{"product_id":"1867-buffalo-hunting-on-the-plains-new-boston-masonic-hall-jul-6","title":"1867 Buffalo Hunting on the Plains, New Boston Masonic Hall โ€” Jul 6","description":"๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ HARPER'S WEEKLY ยท July 6, 1867\nComplete Issue ยท New York\n\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n\nA rich and historically varied issue โ€” a spectacular eight-illustration buffalo hunting centerfold, a Fourth of July country celebration, the dedication of Boston's magnificent new Masonic Temple with the President of the United States in attendance, War of the Rebellion relics in Missouri, and New York's arrested rag pickers. Strong content for collectors of Western Americana, Freemasonry history, and post-Civil War American life.\n\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ THE FRONT PAGE\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n\n๐Ÿ”” FULL FRONT PAGE โ€” \"THE FIRST PEAL FOR LIBERTY\"\nA full front-page illustration of a man ringing a bell โ€” a celebratory image of freedom and independence, published in the week of the Fourth of July, 1867, as America was navigating the early years of Reconstruction following the Civil War. A vivid and symbolic piece of post-war American patriotic illustration.\n\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n๐Ÿฆฌ BUFFALO HUNTING ON THE PLAINS\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n\n๐Ÿฆฌ DOUBLE-PAGE CENTERFOLD โ€” \"BUFFALO HUNTING ON THE PLAINS BY OFFICERS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY\" โ€” SIX LARGE AND TWO SMALL ILLUSTRATIONS\nThe showpiece of the issue โ€” a spectacular double-page centerfold of eight illustrations documenting buffalo hunting on the Great Plains by U.S. Army officers, published at the height of the great bison herds, just as the systematic slaughter that would destroy them was beginning. In 1867 the southern plains still held millions of buffalo; by the mid-1880s they would be functionally extinct in the wild. This eight-illustration spread is a primary document of the great buffalo herds at their last moment of abundance, seen through the eyes of Army officers whose campaigns would also contribute to the destruction of the way of life that depended on them. A significant and visually rich piece of Western Americana, Great Plains history, and American environmental history.\n\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ INSIDE THE ISSUE\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n\n๐ŸŽ† FULL PAGE โ€” \"THE FOURTH OF JULY IN THE COUNTRY\"\nA full-page illustration of Fourth of July celebrations in rural America โ€” a warm and vivid piece of American holiday and social history in the immediate post-Civil War era.\n\n๐Ÿ›๏ธ NEARLY FULL PAGE โ€” \"THE NEW MASONIC HALL, BOSTON, DEDICATED JUNE 24, 1867\"\nA nearly full-page illustration of Boston's magnificent new Masonic Temple โ€” dedicated on June 24, 1867, St. John's Day, in one of the grandest civic ceremonies in Boston's history. Twelve thousand Masons from lodges throughout New England, New York, and Washington D.C. formed in procession, and President Andrew Johnson himself attended the dedication. The Temple, built at the corner of Tremont and Boylston Streets following the destruction of its predecessor by fire in 1864, stood as one of the great Masonic buildings of America until another fire destroyed it in 1895. This illustration captures the building at the moment of its dedication โ€” a significant piece of Boston history and American Masonic history.\n\nโš”๏ธ HALF PAGE โ€” \"WAR RELICS IN THE ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE, JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI\"\nA half-page illustration of Civil War relics preserved in the Adjutant General's Office in Jefferson City, Missouri โ€” flags, weapons, and memorabilia from Missouri's bitter Civil War experience as a divided border state. A significant piece of Civil War memory and Missouri history.\n\n๐Ÿ—‘๏ธ HALF PAGE โ€” \"ARRESTED RAG PICKERS IN CITY HALL PARK, NEW YORK\"\nA half-page illustration of rag pickers arrested in City Hall Park, New York โ€” a vivid piece of Gilded Age New York social history and the lives of the city's poorest workers, who made their living collecting and selling salvaged materials.\n\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n๐Ÿ“‹ CONDITION\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n\nI photograph every page of every issue so you can inspect the condition closely before purchasing. Please review all images carefully and don't hesitate to ask any questions โ€” I'm happy to provide additional detail or close-up shots of any page, illustration, or area of concern before you buy.\n\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n๐Ÿ“Œ DETAILS\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n\nPublication ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท Harper's Weekly\nDate ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท July 6, 1867\nCity ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท New York\nItem Number ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท 173108\nPages ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท Complete Issue ยท No supplement\nFormat ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท Illustrated folio newspaper\n\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n๐Ÿ“ฆ SHIPPING \u0026amp; PRESERVATION\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n\nโ€ข Housed in an acid-free archival folder with Mylar overlay to protect the 159-year-old newsprint\nโ€ข Flat-shipped with heavy-duty reinforcement to ensure safe arrival of the centerfold\nโ€ข Fully tracked for your peace of mind\n\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n๐Ÿ” SEO TAGS\nโ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”โ”\n\nbuffalo hunting Plains Army, buffalo hunting officers, Great Plains bison Victorian, buffalo herd antique print, Western Americana buffalo, American bison history, Great Plains hunting centerfold, bison extinction history, buffalo hunting eight scenes, army officers buffalo hunt, First Peal for Liberty, Fourth of July country 1867, Independence Day Victorian, post-Civil War Fourth July, Boston Masonic Temple 1867, New Masonic Hall Boston, Boston Masonic dedication, Freemason temple Boston, Andrew Johnson Masonic dedication, Masonic history antique print, Freemasonry Boston 1867, Grand Lodge Massachusetts, Civil War relics Missouri, Jefferson City Missouri relics, Adjutant General Missouri, Missouri border state Civil War, rag pickers New York City, City Hall Park New York, New York poor Victorian, Reconstruction era New York, Gilded Age poverty print, Harper's Weekly 1867, antique newspaper 1867, Victorian illustrated newspaper, Reconstruction era newspaper, antique illustration engraving, Victorian wall art, framing quality print, buffalo hunting collector, Western Americana collector, Masonic history collector, history lover gift, rare newspaper collectible, museum quality ephemera, Reconstruction era ephemera","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52264020836572,"sku":null,"price":39.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0849\/4759\/9580\/files\/9f674840-il_fullxfull.8211996588_h1zk.jpg?v=1786496707","url":"https:\/\/thekeenantiquarian.com\/products\/1867-buffalo-hunting-on-the-plains-new-boston-masonic-hall-jul-6","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}