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Essential for historians, educators, and collectors of American social history.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"harper-s-weekly-july-16-1887-coney-island-front-page-art-and-nature-at-the-west-end-of-coney-island-montgomery-alabama-supplement","title":"HARPER’S WEEKLY — July 16, 1887, Coney Island Front Page • “Art and Nature at the West End of Coney Island” • Montgomery, Alabama Supplement","description":"HARPER’S WEEKLY — July 16, 1887\n\nConey Island Front Page • “Art and Nature at the West End of Coney Island” • Montgomery, Alabama Supplement\n\nStep back into the summer of 1887 with this complete, original issue of Harper’s Weekly, an iconic illustrated newspaper known for capturing America’s culture, travel, entertainment, and politics through exceptional engraved artwork.\nThis issue features Coney Island, Montgomery, Alabama, and a strong mix of Gilded Age social and regional art.\n\n\n---\n\n🎡 Front Page: “Art and Nature at the West End of Coney Island”\n\nA lively, humorous, and wonderfully detailed full-page engraving by F. 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Richards, depicting the chaos, color, and entertainment of late-19th-century Coney Island:\n\nMerry-go-round scenes\n\nSideshows and carnival booths\n\n“Wild Woman of the Catskills” exhibit\n\nLightning sketch artists\n\nComedic annotations throughout\n\n\nThis is one of the most display-worthy Coney Island prints Harper’s ever produced — perfect for collectors of New York history, amusement park ephemera, or Victorian popular culture.\n\n\n---\n\n🏛️ Supplement: “Montgomery, Alabama” — Large, Frameable Southern City Views\n\nThis issue includes a fantastic multi-page Southern supplement featuring detailed engravings of Montgomery, Alabama, including:\n\n• The Market (street view, horses, vendors, architecture)\n\n• The Capitol\n\n• Government Building\n\n• Riverfront \u0026amp; steamers\n\n• The Old Mansion\n\n• The Fort Place\n\n• Public Square \u0026amp; fountains\n\n• The Citadel\n\nThese are beautifully rendered, highly frameable cityscapes—ideal for buyers with ties to Alabama, historians of the Reconstruction\/Gilded Age South, or anyone seeking regional Americana.\n\n\n---\n\n🚢 Inside the Issue — Additional Engravings \u0026amp; Features\n\nThroughout the 16 pages you’ll also find:\n\nGilded Age society scenes\n\nHumorous vignettes\n\nPortraits of prominent figures\n\nHarbor \u0026amp; travel views\n\nSteamboats, ships, and coastal art\n\nPeriod advertisements (cosmetics, appliances, medicine, books, clothing)\n\n\nThis is a rich, diverse issue with broad collecting and framing potential.\n\n\n---\n\n🖼 CUSTOM ARCHIVAL FRAMING AVAILABLE\n\nI offer museum-quality framing for any single or double-page engraving in this issue:\n\nAcid-free matting\n\nUV-protective acrylic\n\nMultiple color\/mat options\n\nPerfect for home libraries, offices, coastal décor, amusement collectors, or Southern heritage displays\n\n\nGreat for gifts — especially for New Yorkers or Alabamians who love historical art.\n\n\n---\n\n📏 SIZE\n\nEach page approx. 16 × 11 inches\n\nCenterfolds approx. 22 × 16 inches when opened\n\nThe Montgomery supplement includes full-page and double-page views ideal for framing\n\n\n\n---\n\n✔️ CONDITION\n\nVery Good for age.\n\nClean, supple pages\n\nLight edge wear\n\nTypical binding holes from removal from a bound volume\n\nPerfect for both collecting and display\n\n\n\n---\n\n🎯 APPEAL\n\n• New York \/ Coney Island collectors\n\n• Alabama \/ Southern history collectors\n\n• Architecture \u0026amp; cityscape art buyers\n\n• Gilded Age Americana enthusiasts\n\n• Amusement park, carnival, and circus ephemera collectors\n\n• Interior designers looking for frameable 19th-century art\n\n• Gift buyers (birthplace, hometown, nostalgia)","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52264015757532,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0849\/4759\/9580\/files\/b9741d2d-il_fullxfull.7447404876_5mun.jpg?v=1786496649"},{"product_id":"1861-alabama-delegation-secession-harpers-weekly-feb-09-montgomery-map","title":"1861 Alabama Delegation Secession Harper's Weekly Feb 09 Montgomery Map","description":"This February 9, 1861, issue of Harper's Weekly is a pristine example of Civil War journalism, capturing the moment the Southern Confederacy truly took shape. With Alabama’s departure from Congress and the focus on the newly established capital in Montgomery, this issue is a foundational document for any collection of American history.\n\n\n​Title: 1861 Alabama Delegation Secession Harper's Weekly Feb 09 Montgomery Map\n\n\n​📜 ABOUT THIS PIECE OF HISTORY 📜\n​📜 The Alabama Secession: The front page features a powerful full-page print titled \"The Seceding Alabama Delegation In Congress,\" documenting the nine men who followed the path of South Carolina and Mississippi by resigning their federal seats. This visual record of the \"empty seats\" in Washington emphasized the reality of the Union's dissolution to Northern readers.\n​📜 The Birth of a Capital: This issue provides a timely look at Montgomery, Alabama, featuring a print of the State House where the Provisional Confederate Congress met on February 4th. This makes it one of the earliest \"Confederate Capital\" issues in existence.\n​🌟 FEATURED HIGHLIGHTS 🌟\n​🗺️ Strategic Maps \u0026amp; Southern Cities:\n​Half-Page Map: \"The Harbor of Pensacola, Florida\" — A vital strategic guide showing the Navy Yard and the forts (including Fort Pickens) that were then the focus of a tense standoff.\n​\"The City of Vicksburg, Mississippi\" — Showing the strategic location where batteries were already being raised to control river traffic.\n​⚔️ Military Infrastructure:\n​\"Interior of Fortress Monroe, Virginia\" — A detailed view of this critical Union stronghold.\n​Naval Innovation: Rare prints of the cutting-edge iron-plated warships \"Warrior\" and \"La Gloire,\" showing the shift toward modern naval warfare just as the American war began.\n​🌍 Global \u0026amp; Domestic Curiosities:\n​\"The U.S. Steam Sloop 'Niagara' at Jeddo, Japan\" — Documenting the return of the Japanese Ambassadors, a major diplomatic event of the era.\n​\"The Old Indian Agency at Des Moines, Iowa\" — A nostalgic look at the disappearing American frontier.\n​📖 Literary \u0026amp; Satirical Content:\n​Includes an original serialized portion of \"Great Expectations\" by Charles Dickens.\n​The North And The South: The back page features five biting political cartoons illustrating the cultural divide between the two sections.\n​🔍 CONDITION \u0026amp; TRANSPARENCY 🔍\n​Completeness: This is the complete 16-page issue, including the original front page and all historical prints.\n​Authenticity: Guaranteed original woodblock printing from February 9, 1861, not a modern reproduction.\n​Condition Report: This issue is in uncommonly nice condition, with bright pages and sharp engravings, making it an ideal candidate for archival preservation or high-end display.\n​🥂 WHY IT IS A MUST-HAVE 🥂\n​Alabama Historians: The definitive front-page record of Alabama's transition from the Union to the Confederacy.\n​Vicksburg \u0026amp; Pensacola Collectors: Significant early-war prints of these two major strategic theaters.\n​Dickens Bibliophiles: A beautifully preserved installment of Great Expectations as it appeared in the American press.\n​Custom Framing: I offer professional framing for any item in my shop. The Alabama Delegation front page or the Pensacola harbor map would make a museum-quality historical focal point!\n​📦 SHIPPING \u0026amp; PRESERVATION 📦\n​Safe Storage: Housed in an acid-free archival folder with a Mylar overlay to protect the 165-year-old newsprint.\n​Flat Shipping: Shipped with heavy-duty reinforcement to ensure the issue arrives in its uncommonly nice condition.\n​Tracked: All orders include tracking for your peace of mind.\n​🏷️ TAGS (SEO) 🏷️\n​1861 Harpers Weekly, Alabama Secession Delegation, Montgomery Alabama Confederate Capital, Pensacola Harbor Map, Vicksburg Mississippi Battery, Fortress Monroe Virginia, Great Expectations Dickens, February 9 1861.\n​","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52264021000412,"sku":null,"price":55.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0849\/4759\/9580\/files\/d920b8bf-il_fullxfull.7811484577_rp3r.jpg?v=1786496714"},{"product_id":"the-great-speckled-bird-february-1-1973-underground-newspaper-charley-pride-interview-vietnam-war-abortion-rights-bo-diddley","title":"The Great Speckled Bird | February 1, 1973 | Underground Newspaper | Charley Pride Interview, Vietnam War, Abortion Rights, Bo Diddley","description":"🌟 Rare Original Underground Newspaper 🌟\nIssue: The Great Speckled Bird – February 1, 1973\nPublished in Atlanta, Georgia\n\n📖 Complete issue – approx. 28 pages, full tabloid size (about 11\" x 17\").\n📰 One of the most influential Southern underground papers, packed with radical politics, labor news, and music culture.\n\n✨ Highlights in this issue include:\n\n🎤 Charley Pride Interview → feature on the pioneering Black country music star\n\n🇻🇳 Vietnam War Coverage → “The People Winning in Vietnam” + “The War at Home” Atlanta protests\n\n🏥 Health \u0026amp; Labor → “Mental Health Care for Profit,” Grady interns organize, nursing home strikes\n\n🚫 Conscientious Objector Rights → “No CO Discharges” policy fight\n\n🌿 Pot Penalty Lowered → coverage of marijuana law changes\n\n♀️ Women’s Rights → abortion rights activism, “How Women Won the Right to Abortion” forum\n\n🎶 Music \u0026amp; Culture → ads for Bo Diddley, Elephant’s Memory (John Lennon’s backup band), Mose Jones, Wet Willie, Kudzu, Ellen McIlwaine, Doobie Brothers, and more\n\n\n📌 Condition:\nLight toning and some edge wear typical of age, but overall complete and intact — excellent survival for 50+ years old.\n\n🎯 Perfect for collectors of underground press, Vietnam War ephemera, women’s rights history, Black history \u0026amp; music, or counterculture culture.","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52264027750620,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0849\/4759\/9580\/files\/4cc9aa1e-il_fullxfull.7285060435_ebvc.jpg?v=1786496782"},{"product_id":"vintage-underground-newspaper-the-great-speckled-bird-march-12-1973-international-women-s-day-ufw-labor-protest-history","title":"Vintage Underground Newspaper – The Great Speckled Bird – March 12, 1973 – International Women’s Day, UFW, Labor \u0026 Protest History","description":"For sale is a complete, original issue of The Great Speckled Bird, dated March 12, 1973 📰.\n\nPublished in Atlanta, Georgia, The Great Speckled Bird was one of the South’s most influential underground newspapers (1968–1976). Known for its radical politics and bold design, it documented civil rights, women’s liberation, antiwar protests, labor organizing, and the music scene of the early 1970s.\n\nThis issue is a standout for its International Women’s Day coverage, alongside major features on prison justice, labor strikes, economic struggles, and 1970s music ephemera.\n\n\n---\n\n🌟 Highlights in this Issue:\n\n👩‍🦰 International Women’s Day – Full-page illustrated special section, including “Women in China” features\n\n✊ Labor \u0026amp; Activism – United Farm Workers (UFW) celebration, Atlanta demonstrations, Georgia Tech waitress strike, wildcat women’s walkout\n\n⚖️ Justice \u0026amp; Repression – “Cop Kills Blacks,” prison updates (Ruchell Magee), due process for the insane, repression in Argentina, Amnesty conference banned\n\n💵 Economic \u0026amp; Social Struggles – “The Mighty Dollar Dwindles” analysis on inflation and capitalism\n\n🎶 Music \u0026amp; Culture Ephemera –\n\nConcert ads for Waylon Jennings, Tammy Wynette \u0026amp; George Jones, Santana, Little Feat, Elephant’s Memory, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Alice Cooper, Pink Floyd, Johnny Winter, Procol Harum, Loggins \u0026amp; Messina, Blackfoot, Hooker\n\nFilm ads for Night of the Living Dead, Black Caesar, Cries and Whispers\n\n\n📚 Counterculture Ads \u0026amp; Community – Radical bookstores, occult shops, feminist collectives, and Atlanta crafts co-op\n\n\n\n---\n\n📏 Details:\n\nPublication: The Great Speckled Bird\n\nDate: March 12, 1973\n\nFormat: Tabloid, approx. 11” x 17” folded \/ 17” x 22” open\n\nPages: 24 (complete issue)\n\nCondition: ✅ Good vintage condition. Light toning, fold line, and some mild edge wear. No missing or loose pages.\n\n\n\n---\n\n💡 Why Collect?\n\nThis issue is especially collectible for its:\n\n👩‍🦰 International Women’s Day special section\n\n✊ Labor \u0026amp; protest history (UFW, women’s strikes)\n\n🎶 Concert ads from legendary artists (Santana, Pink Floyd, Alice Cooper, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Tammy Wynette, George Jones, Waylon Jennings)\n\n\nIt represents the intersection of feminism, radical politics, and 1970s rock culture in the South.","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52264027816156,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0849\/4759\/9580\/files\/a519e7d5-il_fullxfull.7234614714_1txr.jpg?v=1786496784"},{"product_id":"vintage-underground-newspaper-the-great-speckled-bird-january-29-1973-atlanta-counterculture-roe-v-wade-mlk-march-richard-s-rock","title":"Vintage Underground Newspaper – The Great Speckled Bird – January 29, 1973 – Atlanta Counterculture, Roe v. 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Wade ruling (January 22, 1973)\n\n👮 Police \u0026amp; Prisons: “Atmore Plantation Prison” exposé and reports on Atlanta police brutality\n\n⚡ Labor \u0026amp; Protest: “Battle Against Georgia Power,” a D.C. demonstration, and Atlanta AAIC rally\n\n🎶 Music Ephemera:\n\nFull-page ad for the Grand Opening of Richard’s Rock Club featuring Elephant’s Memory (John Lennon’s backup band), Wet Willie, and Bo Diddley\n\nAdditional ads for Marvin Gaye (“Trouble Man”), Townes Van Zandt, Mose Jones, Stephen Stills \u0026amp; Manassas, America, and more\n\n\n👩‍🦰 Women’s \u0026amp; LGBTQ Liberation: “Sappho Was a Right-On Woman”\n\n✍️ Poetry \u0026amp; Commentary: Radical essays, grassroots letters, and underground art\n\n\n\n---\n\n📏 Details:\n\nPublication: The Great Speckled Bird\n\nDate: January 29, 1973\n\nFormat: Tabloid, approx. 11” x 17” folded \/ 17” x 22” open\n\nPages: 28 (complete issue)\n\nCondition: ✅ Good vintage condition. Expected toning, fold line, and mild edge wear. No missing or loose pages. Please see photos.\n\n\n\n---\n\n💡 Why Collect?\n\nThis issue is especially collectible for its:\n\n⚖️ Timely Roe v. Wade abortion rights coverage\n\n🕊️ Reporting on the MLK birthday march in Atlanta\n\n🎶 Rare concert advertisements (John Lennon’s backup band, Bo Diddley, Marvin Gaye)\n\n\nA rare blend of political history and music ephemera, this newspaper captures the voice of Southern counterculture at its peak.","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52264027848924,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0849\/4759\/9580\/files\/152a7e4e-il_fullxfull.7282560191_8g4k.jpg?v=1786496783"}],"url":"https:\/\/thekeenantiquarian.com\/collections\/civil-rights-counterculture.oembed","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}