{"product_id":"1867-lindell-hotel-st-louis-fire-nast-ignis-fatuus-new-york-personals-apr-20","title":"1867 Lindell Hotel St. Louis Fire, Nast \"Ignis Fatuus,\" New York Personals โ€” Apr 20","description":"๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ HARPER'S WEEKLY ยท April 20, 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 varied and historically rich issue โ€” two illustrations of the spectacular Lindell Hotel fire in St. Louis (the largest hotel in America, destroyed in a single night), a Thomas Nast \"Ignis Fatuus\" political cartoon, a charming double-page centerfold of New York newspaper personals, and a steamship launch. Strong content for collectors of St. Louis history, Nast, and Victorian social 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”ฅ THE LINDELL HOTEL FIRE โ€” ST. LOUIS\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”ฅ TWO HALF PAGES โ€” \"BURNING OF THE LINDELL HOTEL, AT SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI\"\nTwo half-page illustrations documenting the destruction of the Lindell Hotel in St. Louis on March 30, 1867 โ€” confirmed by the House Divided Project at Dickinson College as published in this exact issue (Harper's Weekly Magazine, April 20, 1867, p. 244) and documented by the Missouri Historical Society, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia. The Lindell, which had opened in 1863, was reportedly the largest hotel in the United States โ€” a six-story ornate Italian-style building on Sixth Street and Washington Avenue with 270 bedrooms, its own barbershop and Turkish baths, and 400 guests on the night of the fire. When fire broke out in the upper stories at approximately 8:30 p.m., the hotel's very height worked against it โ€” the city's fire hoses could not reach the roof, and the fire spread downward through the entire structure until it was completely consumed. The fire was visible 27 miles from the city. Financial losses were estimated at $1.6 million. Luckily, because most guests had not yet retired, no serious injuries were reported. The Missouri Historical Society holds daguerreotype photographs of the ruins. The Lindell was rebuilt in 1874 and stood as a St. Louis landmark for decades. A primary document of one of the great hotel fires of the Gilded Age, confirmed by multiple historical institutions.\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”\nโœ๏ธ THOMAS NAST โ€” \"IGNIS FATUUS\"\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”ฆ FULL FRONT PAGE โ€” THOMAS NAST: \"IGNIS FATUUS\"\nA full front-page Thomas Nast political cartoon โ€” \"Ignis Fatuus\" is Latin for \"will-o'-the-wisp,\" the eerie marshland light that lures travelers from safe paths to their doom. In Reconstruction context, Nast uses the will-o'-the-wisp as a pointed allegory for the false and dangerous promises of President Johnson's lenient Reconstruction policies โ€” a path that led the nation away from justice and into the swamps of continued racial oppression. Confirmed as a documented Nast work by Wikimedia Commons's Harper's Weekly Nast collection (file: \"Nast Ignis Fatuus.jpg\"). A significant piece of Nast's Reconstruction-era allegorical work.\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 DOUBLE-PAGE CENTERFOLD\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’Œ DOUBLE-PAGE CENTERFOLD โ€” \"'PERSONALS' FROM THE COLUMNS OF A NEW YORK DAILY NEWSPAPER\" โ€” SEVERAL ILLUSTRATIONS\nA charming and witty double-page centerfold illustrating the \"personals\" columns of a New York daily newspaper โ€” the Victorian predecessor of the modern classified personal ad, in which lonely New Yorkers sought connection, romance, and correspondence in the pages of the daily press. A delightful, warm, and very frameable piece of Victorian New York social history and the history of personal advertising.\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\nโ›ต HALF PAGE โ€” \"LAUNCH OF THE STEAMSHIP 'ERIE,' AT NEWBURYPORT, MASSACHUSETTS\"\nA half-page illustration of the launch of the steamship Erie at Newburyport โ€” a significant piece of New England maritime history and the era's thriving shipbuilding industry.\n\n๐ŸŒผ TWO QUARTER PAGES โ€” \"THE WRONG SIDE OF THE STREAM\" AND \"SWEET VIOLETS\"\nTwo small quarter-page genre illustrations โ€” charming pieces of Victorian American rural and floral life.\n\n๐ŸŒ™ HALF PAGE โ€” \"BEDTIME\"\nA warm half-page illustration of bedtime โ€” a tender piece of Victorian domestic and childhood 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“‹ 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 April 20, 1867\nCity ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท New York\nFormat ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท Illustrated newspaper, complete in 16 pages\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 Stored in an acid-free protective bag and flat-shipped in a padded envelope with heavy cardboard reinforcement\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\nLindell Hotel fire St Louis, Lindell Hotel burning 1867, St Louis hotel fire antique, Lindell Hotel Missouri Historical, largest hotel America fire, St Louis Lindell antique, Lindell fire Harper's Weekly, Missouri hotel disaster antique, St Louis fire 1867, Nast Ignis Fatuus, Nast will-o-wisp Reconstruction, Thomas Nast Ignis Fatuus, Nast false light cartoon, Reconstruction Nast allegory, New York newspaper personals, Victorian personal ads, New York personals centerfold, Victorian romance classified, New York daily newspaper, Erie steamship launch, Newburyport Massachusetts launch, New England shipbuilding antique, Harper's Weekly 1867, antique newspaper 1867, Reconstruction era newspaper, Victorian illustrated newspaper, antique illustration engraving, framing quality print, St Louis history collector, Nast collector, history lover gift, rare newspaper collectible, museum quality ephemera","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52264016019676,"sku":null,"price":38.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0849\/4759\/9580\/files\/6e9431c7-il_fullxfull.8362969579_7irj.jpg?v=1786496655","url":"https:\/\/thekeenantiquarian.com\/products\/1867-lindell-hotel-st-louis-fire-nast-ignis-fatuus-new-york-personals-apr-20","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}