{"product_id":"1881-longshoremen-nyc-garfield-bullet-located-hunters-point-caldron-nast-aug-13","title":"1881 Longshoremen NYC, Garfield Bullet Located, Hunter's Point Caldron, Nast — Aug 13","description":"1881 Longshoremen NYC, Garfield Bullet Located, Hunter's Point Caldron, Nast — Aug 13\n\n📜 ABOUT THIS PIECE OF HISTORY 📜\nThis August 13, 1881 issue of Harper's Weekly is a historically charged and visually powerful summer number — Thomas Nast's defiant political commentary, the raw humanity of New York's longshoremen waiting for work on South Street, the continuing Garfield assassination drama as doctors attempt to locate the bullet, the industrial horror of Hunter's Point, and the summer beauty of the Thousand Islands. For collectors of Thomas Nast, New York labor history, Garfield assassination history, New York City industrial history, and Gilded Age Americana, this issue is an exceptional primary source.\n\n🎨 FULL FRONT PAGE — THOMAS NAST: \"THE GOVERNOR AND THE PEOPLE OF NEW YORK DEFIED\"\nThe full front page delivers a Thomas Nast political cartoon — \"The Governor and the People of New York Defied\" — a fierce and timely commentary on the ongoing Albany political crisis, where the New York State Legislature's refusal to fill the Senate seats vacated by Conkling and Platt had become a prolonged act of defiance against both the governor and the popular will. Nast's characteristic righteous fury is at full force here, capturing a moment when New York's political dysfunction had become a national scandal. A fully displayable Nast original of great historical significance for collectors of American political cartooning, New York political history, and Garfield administration history.\n\n⚓ \"ON SOUTH STREET, NEW YORK — LONGSHOREMEN WAITING FOR A JOB\"\nA full-page illustration of longshoremen gathered on South Street along the East River waterfront, waiting in the hope of a day's work — one of the most significant and humanly powerful labor history images in the Harper's Weekly run. South Street in 1881 was the beating heart of New York's maritime economy, and the longshoremen who loaded and unloaded the great ships were among the most essential and most precarious workers in the city. This engraving captures the dignity, the patience, and the economic vulnerability of the waterfront worker with rare and moving directness — a primary source document of American labor history, immigration history, and New York City working-class life of exceptional historical importance. A prized piece for collectors of American labor history, New York City history, and Victorian social documentary illustration.\n\n🏝️ \"AMONG THE THOUSAND ISLANDS\" — SEVEN SCENES\nA fine full-page illustration presenting seven scenes of the Thousand Islands region of the St. Lawrence River — the beloved summer retreat of Gilded Age New York society, where wealthy families built elaborate island cottages and spent their summers boating, fishing, and socializing among the most beautiful freshwater island landscapes in North America. Seven distinct vignettes capture the scenery, the leisure activities, and the social world of this celebrated summer destination. A charming and displayable piece of Gilded Age leisure history and American landscape illustration.\n\n🏭 DOUBLE-PAGE CENTERFOLD — \"THE DEATH CALDRON AT HUNTER'S POINT\"\nThe double-page centerfold delivers a devastating and visually dramatic document of the industrial pollution crisis at Hunter's Point on Newtown Creek in Queens — \"The Death Caldron\" — a follow-up to the previous week's coverage of the same industrial wasteland. The centerfold expands on the toxic refineries, rendering plants, and chemical operations that made Newtown Creek one of the most poisonous and environmentally catastrophic sites in America, earning it the chilling designation of \"Death Caldron\" from the Harper's Weekly press. A landmark primary source document of New York City environmental history, industrial history, and the origins of the environmental reform movement — of exceptional interest to collectors of New York City history, industrial history, and Victorian urban environmental documentation.\n\n🔬 \"THE WOUNDED PRESIDENT — ASCERTAINING THE LOCATION OF THE BULLET\"\nA half-page illustration documenting one of the most dramatic and poignant episodes of the Garfield assassination ordeal — the attempts by physicians, including Alexander Graham Bell using his newly invented metal detector, to locate the bullet lodged in the President's body. This half-page print is a primary source document of a pivotal moment in both presidential history and the history of American medicine and technology — a moment when the most advanced science of the day was brought to bear on the effort to save a president's life. A deeply significant piece for collectors of Garfield assassination history, medical history, and the history of technology.\n\n🔍 CONDITION \u0026amp; TRANSPARENCY 🔍\nCompleteness: Complete 16-page issue.\nAuthenticity: Guaranteed original woodblock printing from August 13, 1881 — not a reproduction.\nCondition Report: Presents well for its 144-year age. Natural toning to the newsprint consistent with age. The Nast front page, the South Street longshoremen full page, the Thousand Islands scenes, the Hunter's Point centerfold, and the wounded president illustration are all clear and displayable.\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 — I'm happy to provide additional detail or close-up shots of any page, illustration, or area of concern before you buy.\n\n📦 SHIPPING \u0026amp; PRESERVATION 📦\n\nHoused in an acid-free archival folder with Mylar overlay to protect the 144-year-old newsprint\nFlat-shipped with heavy-duty reinforcement to ensure safe arrival of the centerfold\nFully tracked for your peace of mind\n\n\n🏷️ TAGS\n1881 Harpers Weekly, Longshoremen South Street New York, Garfield Bullet Located Alexander Bell, Thomas Nast Governor New York Defied, Hunter's Point Death Caldron, Thousand Islands St Lawrence, New York Labor History 1881, Garfield Assassination Medical History, Newtown Creek Industrial Pollution, Alexander Graham Bell Metal Detector, Antique Newspaper 1881, 19th Century Americana, New York Waterfront History, Gilded Age Labor History, Victorian Environmental HistorySonnet 4.6","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52264013136092,"sku":null,"price":38.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0849\/4759\/9580\/files\/4f92ad6a-il_fullxfull.7875834778_j759.jpg?v=1786496622","url":"https:\/\/thekeenantiquarian.com\/products\/1881-longshoremen-nyc-garfield-bullet-located-hunters-point-caldron-nast-aug-13","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}