1896 War Correspondent in Cuba, Naval Maneuvers, Chinese Ambassador — Sep 12

🗞️ HARPER'S WEEKLY · September 12, 1896
Complete Issue · New York

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A globally ranging Gilded Age issue — two full pages on a war correspondent in Cuba with Spanish artillery firing on Maceo and Gomez, North Atlantic naval maneuvers, the Chinese Ambassador's visit, a Populist campaign front page, and the advertising industry. Strong content for Cuba history collectors, naval history enthusiasts, and Chinese-American diplomatic history buffs.

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🇨🇺 A WAR CORRESPONDENT IN CUBA
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📰 TWO FULL PAGES — "A WAR CORRESPONDENT IN CUBA"
Two full pages documenting the experience of a war correspondent covering the Cuban War of Independence — a vivid primary document of the most dangerous and romanticized form of Gilded Age journalism. In 1896 the American press was sending its boldest correspondents into Cuba to cover the independence struggle, and their reports — often smuggled out past Spanish censors — were inflaming American public opinion against Spain and building the pressure that would lead to the Spanish-American War of 1898. Richard Harding Davis, Stephen Crane, and Frederic Remington were among the celebrated journalists and artists who covered the Cuban conflict, making war correspondence itself one of the great stories of the era. A vivid and significant piece of American journalism history and the road to the Spanish-American War.

💥 ONE-THIRD PAGE — "SPANISH ARTILLERY FIRING UPON THE RETREATING FORCES OF MACEO AND GOMEZ AT THE BEGINNING OF MACEO'S LAST RAID THROUGH HAVANA PROVINCE"
A one-third page illustration of Spanish artillery engaging the forces of General Antonio Maceo and General Máximo Gomez — the two greatest Cuban independence commanders — at the beginning of what is described as "Maceo's Last Raid Through Havana Province." Maceo — "The Bronze Titan" — would be killed in combat in December 1896, just three months after this issue. This illustration is an unknowing primary document of the final campaign of one of the most celebrated military figures of the Cuban independence struggle. A significant piece of Cuban history.

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⚓ NORTH ATLANTIC NAVAL MANEUVERS
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🚢 FULL PAGE — "NAVAL MANEUVERS ON THE NORTH ATLANTIC STATION"
A full-page illustration of the U.S. Navy's North Atlantic Squadron conducting maneuvers — a significant piece of American naval modernization history, as the new steel navy built in the 1880s and 1890s was being trained and exercised for the combat that would come in 1898. A significant piece of American naval history and Spanish-American War precursor.

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🇨🇳 THE CHINESE AMBASSADOR'S VISIT
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🏛️ FULL PAGE — "THE VISIT OF THE AMBASSADOR OF CHINA"
A full-page illustration of the visit of the Chinese Ambassador — a significant piece of Gilded Age Chinese-American diplomatic history, published in the wake of Li Hongzhang's celebrated American visit earlier that summer. A significant piece of American-Chinese diplomatic history.

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🖼️ INSIDE THE ISSUE
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🗳️ FULL FRONT PAGE — "ON A POPULISTIC BASIS"
A full front-page political illustration on the Populist movement's influence on the 1896 Democratic campaign — Harper's Weekly's satirical commentary on the Bryan campaign's fusion with the People's Party. A significant piece of Gilded Age political cartoon history.

🎨 ONE-THIRD PAGE — "CHARLES STANLEY REINHART"
A portrait of Charles Stanley Reinhart — the celebrated American illustrator who worked alongside Winslow Homer and Frederic Remington at Harper's Weekly, known especially for his European figure studies and his illustrations of American social life. A significant piece of American illustration history.

🏢 FULL PAGE — "ADVERTISING AGENCY ORGANIZATION"
A full-page illustration of advertising agency organization — a vivid and historically significant piece of the birth of the American advertising industry, published at the exact moment when modern advertising agencies were transforming American commerce and media.

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Publication ········ Harper's Weekly
Date ··············· September 12, 1896
City ··············· New York
Format ············· Complete issue

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