HARPER’S WEEKLY – August 12, 1876 – Yachting, A.B. Frost, Black Hills Gold, (With Supplement)

HARPER’S WEEKLY – August 12, 1876 – Thomas Nast ⚖️ A.B. Frost 🎣 Black Hills Gold ⛏️ (With Supplement)

HARPER’S WEEKLY, New York
📅 August 12, 1876
📰 Complete in 16 pages – includes original Supplement

A visually rich post-Centennial era issue packed with Thomas Nast political cartoons, an A.B. Frost illustration, Black Hills gold imagery, yachting, and an excellent illustrated supplement covering Native American life and international Centennial scenes.


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⭐ Main Issue Highlights

⛏️ Full front page illustration
➡️ “Struck It Rich! – Prospecting in the Black Hills”
A classic Western scene showing two prospectors examining a freshly found piece of ore during the Black Hills gold rush.

🖋️ Full-page Thomas Nast political cartoon
➡️ “The ‘Blood Shirt’ Reformed”

⚖️ Striking double-page Thomas Nast centerfold
➡️ “Declaration of Equality”
Features the allegorical figure of Justice, with six Black figures and one white figure balanced on opposite sides of the scale — a powerful Reconstruction-era image.

🎣 A.B. Frost cartoon included
A desirable example of Frost’s lively and expressive illustration style, highly collectible in its own right.

⛵ Half-page illustration
➡️ “The Yacht ‘Mohawk’”

🎨 Additional content

Thomas Nast political cartoons

Centennial-related art scenes and exhibition imagery



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📜 ILLUSTRATED SUPPLEMENT – HIGHLIGHTED

This issue includes the original Harper’s Weekly Supplement, featuring four large, display-worthy illustrations:

🪶 Full page: “An Indian Toilet”
🌍 Full page: “The Centennial – Tramps of All Nations on Their Way to the Exhibition”
☕ Full page: “The Centennial – Sketches in the Turkish Café”
🌊 ¾-page: “Fishing Trawlers Returning to Port – Great Yarmouth”

✨ Supplements from this period are frequently missing, and their presence significantly enhances both display appeal and collector value.


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📏 Condition

Overall very good for 1876

Light, even age toning

Minor wear at folds and binding area, consistent with age

Complete with all pages and the supplement


📸 Please review photos carefully — all images shown are of the exact issue offered.


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📦 Shipping

✔️ Ships flat, never rolled
✔️ Securely packaged for safe delivery


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🎯 Perfect for

Thomas Nast collectors ⚖️

A.B. Frost illustration fans 🎣

Reconstruction & Civil Rights history

Western & Black Hills gold rush collectors ⛏️

Centennial Exhibition enthusiasts 🌍



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