{"product_id":"1877-vanderbilt-portrait-ashtabula-disaster-snow-homeless-ny-jan-20","title":"1877 Vanderbilt Portrait, Ashtabula Disaster, Snow Homeless NY โ€” Jan 20","description":"๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ HARPER'S WEEKLY ยท January 20, 1877\nSixteen 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\nA historically packed issue published in the final days of Cornelius Vanderbilt's life โ€” his full front-page portrait appears just days before his death โ€” alongside dramatic coverage of the Ashtabula Bridge disaster, New York snow scenes, and the 1876 Centennial Carriage Exhibit.\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’ฐ FULL FRONT PAGE โ€” PORTRAIT OF CORNELIUS VANDERBILT\nThe full front page is a portrait of Cornelius Vanderbilt โ€” the Commodore, founder of the Vanderbilt dynasty and the wealthiest man in America. Published in the very last weeks of his life, this portrait appeared in Harper's Weekly just before his death on January 4, 1877. A remarkable piece of Gilded Age history โ€” the last major portrait of America's richest man while he still lived, published by the nation's leading illustrated newspaper. A significant collectible for Vanderbilt, railroad, and Gilded Age history enthusiasts.\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 ASHTABULA DISASTER\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 FULL PAGES โ€” \"THE ASHTABULA DISASTER\"\nTwo full pages documenting the catastrophic Ashtabula Bridge disaster of December 29, 1876 โ€” one of the deadliest railroad accidents in American history, in which a bridge over the Ashtabula River in Ohio collapsed under a passenger train, killing 92 people. The wreckage caught fire, making rescue nearly impossible. Published just three weeks after the disaster, these illustrations are primary documents of one of the great American railway tragedies โ€” a significant collectible for railroad history and Ohio history enthusiasts.\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”\nโ„๏ธ NEW YORK IN THE SNOW\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\n๐Ÿš‹ FULL PAGE โ€” \"IN THE SNOW โ€” CLEARING THE STREET RAILWAY TRACKS IN NEW YORK\"\nA full-page illustration of New York City street railway workers clearing snow from the tracks โ€” a vivid document of Gilded Age urban life and the tremendous labor required to keep the city moving through a Victorian winter.\n\n๐Ÿ  FULL PAGE โ€” \"IN THE SNOW โ€” HOMELESS\"\nA powerful full-page illustration of homeless figures in the snow โ€” a sobering social document of poverty and homelessness in Gilded Age New York. A significant piece of Victorian social history and urban documentary 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”\n๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ ADDITIONAL ILLUSTRATIONS\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 PAGE โ€” \"THE CENTENNIAL โ€” CARRIAGE EXHIBIT\"\nA full-page illustration from the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition โ€” the great American world's fair celebrating the nation's 100th birthday โ€” focused on the carriage exhibit. A significant piece of Centennial history.\n\n๐Ÿง’ TWO-THIRDS PAGE โ€” \"THE PLAYMATES\"\nA warm and charming two-thirds page genre scene of children at play.\n\n๐Ÿ‘ค FOUR QUARTER-PAGE PORTRAITS\nFour portraits of prominent political figures:\nยท The Hon. S.J. Randall โ€” Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives\nยท The Hon. Lucius Robinson โ€” Governor-Elect of New York\nยท The Hon. Smith Ely, Jr. โ€” Mayor-Elect of New York City\nยท The Hon. John Kelly โ€” the new boss of Tammany Hall, Tweed's successor\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 January 20, 1877\nCity ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท New York\nItem Number ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท 174106\nPages ยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยทยท Sixteen pages 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 148-year-old newsprint\nโ€ข Flat-shipped with heavy-duty 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\nCornelius Vanderbilt portrait, Vanderbilt death 1877, Commodore Vanderbilt last portrait, Vanderbilt Gilded Age, New York Central Railroad Vanderbilt, Ashtabula Bridge disaster, Ashtabula train wreck 1876, Ohio railroad disaster, Ashtabula bridge collapse, railroad disaster Victorian, New York snow homeless Victorian, homeless Victorian New York, Gilded Age poverty print, street railway snow New York, Victorian New York winter, Centennial Exhibition 1876, Philadelphia Centennial carriage, 1876 world's fair exhibit, Tammany Hall John Kelly, Lucius Robinson New York governor, Smith Ely New York mayor, S.J. 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