{"product_id":"1872-grand-central-depot-harpers-weekly-february-03-new-york-city","title":"1872 Grand Central Depot Harper's Weekly February 03 New York City","description":"This original February 03, 1872, edition of Harper's Weekly is a magnificent architectural and historical record, most notably featuring the newly completed Grand Central Depot. This issue captures the technological ambition of New York City alongside striking international news and the continued serialization of Victorian literary classics.\n\n\n​Title: 1872 Grand Central Depot Harper's Weekly February 03 New York City\n\n\n​📜 ABOUT THIS PIECE OF HISTORY 📜\n​📜 The Gateway to Manhattan: This issue features the definitive visual record of the Grand Central Depot (the predecessor to today's Grand Central Terminal) just after its opening. These illustrations showcase the \"Exterior\" grandeur and the \"Interior\" engineering marvel of what was then the largest indoor space in the United States. It represents the iron-and-glass ambition of the Commodore Vanderbilt era.\n​📜 Global Conflict \u0026amp; Justice: From the diplomatic halls of the Geneva Conference—where the U.S. and Britain sought to settle the Alabama Claims—to the brutal \"Execution of a Criminal by Elephant\" in India, this issue provides a raw look at the varied standards of justice and diplomacy across the 19th-century world.\n\n​🌟 FEATURED HIGHLIGHTS 🌟\n​🚂 \"Grand Central Depot, New York\" (Two Full-Page Illustrations):\n​Exterior View: Showing the French Second Empire architecture that dominated 42nd Street.\n​Interior View: Highlighting the massive iron trusses and the bustling platforms of the Vanderbilt rail lines.\n​A premier item for Railroad, NYC Architecture, and Engineering collectors.\n​⚖️ \"The Geneva Conference\" (Full-Page): Contains five detailed portraits of the American Arbitrators and Counsel. This was a landmark moment in international law and the peaceful resolution of conflict.\n​🐘 \"Execution of a Criminal by Elephant\" (1\/3 Page): A shocking ethnographic illustration documenting capital punishment in the Baroda State of India.\n​🇨🇺 \"The Cuban Insurrection\": A 1\/3 page illustration depicting the defeat of Ignacio Diaz near Manzanillo, providing rare contemporary coverage of the Ten Years' War.\n​⛪ Clerical Portraits:\n​\"The Rev. Father Stack\" (Front-Page).\n​\"The Rev. T. De Witt Talmage\" (1\/3 Page) — One of the most famous preachers of the era.\n​🧴 \"Children Cry For It\": A 2\/3 page social or commercial illustration capturing a slice of Victorian domestic life.\n​🗞️ SUPPLEMENT HIGHLIGHTS 🗞️\n​The supplement pages included with this issue expand into wildlife, international royalty, and high literature:\n​🦃 \"Hunting Wild Turkeys\": Features two distinct 2\/3 and 1\/2 page illustrations titled \"The Attack\" and \"The Retreat,\" capturing the sporting life of the American wilderness.\n​🐖 \"At the County Fair — Pigs\": A 2\/3 page rustic illustration of 19th-century agricultural competition.\n​👑 \"View of Sandringham Hall\": A 1\/2 page view of the country retreat of the Prince of Wales, following his recovery from typhoid fever.\n​📚 Serialized Masterpieces: Continues the original publication of George Eliot's \"Middlemarch\" and Wilkie Collins' \"Miss or Mrs.?\". These pages include large-scale engravings of the characters in dramatic scenes.\n​📢 Victorian Marketplace: The back pages feature advertisements for Steinway Pianos, Travelers Insurance, and the Collins Watch Factory.\n​🔍 CONDITION \u0026amp; TRANSPARENCY 🔍\n​Complete Issue: Full 16-page main issue plus the expanded Supplement.\n​Originality: Guaranteed original woodblock printing from 1872—not a reproduction.\n​Condition Study: I take pictures of every single page so you can study them carefully. Pay close attention to the architectural detail in the Grand Central Depot interior; the fine lines of the ironwork are a testament to the skill of 19th-century engravers.\n\n​📦 SHIPPING \u0026amp; PRESERVATION 📦\n​Safe Storage: Housed in an acid-free archival folder with a Mylar overlay.\n​Flat Shipping: Shipped with heavy-duty reinforcement to prevent any damage to the 154-year-old newsprint.\n​Tracked: All orders include tracking for your peace of mind.\n\n​🏷️ TAGS (SEO) 🏷️\n​1872 Harpers Weekly, Grand Central Depot History, New York City Railroad, Geneva Conference 1872, Execution by Elephant India, Wild Turkey Hunting, Sandringham Hall, George Eliot Middlemarch, Wilkie Collins, February 3 1872.\n​","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52264022737116,"sku":null,"price":75.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0849\/4759\/9580\/files\/e72ac84f-il_fullxfull.7753114308_8bx8.jpg?v=1786496734","url":"https:\/\/thekeenantiquarian.com\/products\/1872-grand-central-depot-harpers-weekly-february-03-new-york-city","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}