{"product_id":"1877-great-railroad-strike-chicago-nez-perce-pursuit-niagara-aug-18","title":"1877 Great Railroad Strike Chicago, Nez Perce Pursuit, Niagara โ€” Aug 18","description":"๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ HARPER'S WEEKLY ยท August 18, 1877\nComplete Issue + Supplement Pages 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\nAn extraordinarily significant issue published at the height of two of the defining American crises of 1877 โ€” the Great Railroad Strike's violent climax in Chicago, and the pursuit of Chief Joseph during the Nez Perce War โ€” alongside Niagara Falls tourism and New York's Centennial celebration, plus a supplement of major Russo-Turkish War content including the historic Russian crossing of the Danube. One of the most historically important issues in the entire run.\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”\n๐Ÿš‚ THE GREAT RAILROAD STRIKE OF 1877\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 FULL PAGE โ€” \"THE GREAT STRIKE โ€” SCENES OF RIOT IN CHICAGO\" โ€” TWO SCENES\nTwo scenes documenting the violent climax of the Great Railroad Strike of 1877 in Chicago โ€” the first nationwide labor uprising in American history. What began as a wage-cut protest by Baltimore \u0026amp; Ohio Railroad workers in West Virginia in mid-July had exploded into a national wave of strikes, riots, and military intervention by the time this issue went to press. Chicago saw some of the strike's most violent confrontations, with clashes between strikers, police, and federal troops leaving dozens dead. This is a primary document of one of the most significant turning points in American labor history โ€” the moment industrial workers first demonstrated their collective power on a national scale. Essential for any serious collection of American labor 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”\n๐Ÿชถ THE NEZ PERCE WAR\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”๏ธ FULL PAGE โ€” \"THE NEZ PERCE CAMPAIGN โ€” IN PURSUIT OF JOSEPH\" โ€” SIX SCENES\nA full page of six scenes documenting the U.S. Army's pursuit of Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce during their extraordinary 1,170-mile fighting retreat across the Pacific Northwest and Rocky Mountains. Published in August 1877, this issue captures the campaign at its most intense, two months before Joseph's eventual surrender in October. A significant primary document of one of the most dramatic and consequential episodes of the Indian Wars, companion to the Chief Joseph portrait Harper's published just weeks earlier.\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\n๐Ÿ“ธ DOUBLE-PAGE CENTERFOLD โ€” \"THE SEASON AT NIAGARA FALLS โ€” PHOTOGRAPHING VISITORS\"\nA double-page centerfold of tourists at Niagara Falls having their photographs taken โ€” a charming and vivid document of Gilded Age tourism culture and the rise of commercial photography as a tourist-trade staple. A wonderful and very frameable piece of American leisure history.\n\n๐ŸŽ‰ ILLUSTRATION โ€” \"NEW YORK'S CENTENNIAL โ€” CELEBRATED AT KINGSTON\"\nAn illustration of New York State's centennial celebration at Kingston โ€” marking one hundred years since Kingston briefly served as the first capital of New York State in 1777, before the British burned it. A significant piece of New York State 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”\nโš”๏ธ THE SUPPLEMENT โ€” RUSSO-TURKISH WAR\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\n๐ŸŒŠ DOUBLE-PAGE โ€” \"THE WAR ON THE DANUBE โ€” RUSSIANS CROSSING THE RIVER AT SIMNITZA\"\nA magnificent and historically significant double-page panorama of the Russian army crossing the Danube at Simnitza on pontoon bridges โ€” dense ranks of soldiers crossing the river toward a distant town, the full scale of the operation spread across both pages. The Russian crossing at Simnitza on June 26-27, 1877 was one of the decisive moments of the entire war: a surprise nighttime crossing that caught Ottoman defenses off guard and opened the road into Bulgaria, leading directly to the capture of Nikopolis and the advance toward Plevna. This engraving is a primary visual document of a turning-point battle in 19th-century European history.\n\n๐ŸŽ ILLUSTRATION โ€” \"ON THE DANUBE โ€” A FLIGHT FROM NICOPOLIS\"\nA dramatic illustration of Cossack cavalry in full motion through a village street โ€” riders with whips raised, pursuing fleeing Ottoman forces in the aftermath of the fall of Nicopolis, a woman and child watching from the roadside. A vivid companion piece to the Simnitza crossing, capturing the chaos following one of the war's early Russian victories.\n\n๐Ÿฝ๏ธ FULL PAGE โ€” \"INTERRUPTED HOSPITALITIES\"\nA full-page domestic interior illustration โ€” a family gathered around a table, a visitor arriving from outside. A warm genre scene offering a quiet contrast to the dramatic war and strike content elsewhere in the issue.\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 August 18, 1877\nCity ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท New York\nItem Number ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท 174166\nPages ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท Complete Issue + 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 148-year-old newsprint\nโ€ข Flat-shipped with heavy-duty reinforcement to ensure safe arrival of the centerfold and supplement\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\nGreat Railroad Strike 1877, Great Strike Chicago riot, 1877 railroad strike history, labor history antique print, Chicago riot 1877, railroad workers strike, American labor movement 1877, Baltimore Ohio strike 1877, Gilded Age labor unrest, Nez Perce campaign pursuit Joseph, Chief Joseph pursuit 1877, Nez Perce War illustration, Indian Wars 1877 campaign, Nez Perce six scenes, Niagara Falls photography Victorian, Niagara Falls tourist Victorian, Gilded Age tourism photography, Niagara visitors Victorian, New York Centennial Kingston, Kingston New York 1777 capital, New York State history 1877, Russians crossing Danube Simnitza, Simnitza crossing 1877, Russo-Turkish War Danube crossing, Russian army Danube pontoon, Battle of Simnitza Victorian, Nicopolis flight Cossacks, Cossack cavalry Nicopolis, Russo-Turkish War 1877, Harper's Weekly 1877, antique newspaper 1877, Victorian illustrated newspaper, Gilded Age newspaper, antique illustration engraving, Victorian wall art, framing quality print, labor history collector, Nez Perce War collector, history lover gift, rare newspaper collectible, museum quality ephemera, Gilded Age ephemera, American labor history print","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52264025587932,"sku":null,"price":39.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0849\/4759\/9580\/files\/ac9b0ddb-il_fullxfull.8147530754_h97a.jpg?v=1786496759","url":"https:\/\/thekeenantiquarian.com\/products\/1877-great-railroad-strike-chicago-nez-perce-pursuit-niagara-aug-18","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}