{"product_id":"1891-remington-indian-fishing-front-page-j-bruce-ismay-pre-titanic-badminton-apr-4","title":"1891 Remington Indian Fishing Front Page, J. Bruce Ismay Pre-Titanic, Badminton โ€” Apr 4","description":"๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ HARPER'S WEEKLY ยท April 4, 1891\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 remarkable issue connecting 1891 to the future โ€” a Frederic Remington front page of Native Americans fishing on Lake Nipigon (the source of a later Remington Art Museum oil painting), J. Bruce Ismay photographed 21 years before the Titanic disaster, the proposed Cathedral of St. John the Divine, badminton in tuxedos, and General Johnston at his death. An extraordinary cross-section of Gilded Age life spanning art, maritime history, religion, and sport.\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”\n๐ŸŽจ FREDERIC REMINGTON โ€” \"BIG FISHING\" 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\n๐ŸŽฃ FULL FRONT PAGE โ€” FREDERIC REMINGTON: \"BIG FISHING โ€” INDIANS HAULING NETS ON LAKE NEPIGON\"\nA full front-page Remington illustration of Ojibwe (Chippewa) fishermen hauling gill nets on Lake Nipigon โ€” the vast lake north of Lake Superior in Ontario, Canada, famous for its giant brook trout and its indigenous fishing culture. This illustration is documented by Google Arts \u0026amp; Culture and the Frederic Remington Art Museum as the direct source for Remington's later oil painting \"Hauling the Gill Net\" (ca. 1905-06), held permanently in the Frederic Remington Art Museum in Ogdensburg, New York. The oil painting replaced the original sloop with a birch bark canoe and developed the scene in full color โ€” making this Harper's Weekly front page the primary source from which that museum work grew. The print is also separately sold as a collectible antique engraving (11ร—15 inches) by dealers serving museums, institutions, and art collectors worldwide. An original print โ€” not a reproduction โ€” of a work directly connected to the Frederic Remington Art Museum's permanent collection.\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”\n๐Ÿšข J. BRUCE ISMAY โ€” 21 YEARS BEFORE THE TITANIC\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\n๐Ÿšข FULL PAGE โ€” \"MEN WHO CONTROL THE GREAT STEAMSHIP LINES\" โ€” INCLUDING J. BRUCE ISMAY\nA full-page documentary of the men who controlled the world's great steamship companies โ€” including a photograph of J. Bruce Ismay, who in 1912 would become one of the most vilified men in the world as chairman and managing director of the White Star Line, owner of RMS Titanic. When Titanic struck the iceberg and sank on April 15, 1912, killing more than 1,500 people, Ismay stepped into a lifeboat and survived โ€” an act that drew furious condemnation from newspapers, particularly William Randolph Hearst's press, which branded him \"J. Brute Ismay.\" The American inquiry into the disaster called him \"an unfortunate but voluntary witness\" whose escape while so many others perished was seen as a catastrophic failure of duty. This 1891 photograph โ€” taken 21 years before the disaster โ€” shows Ismay at the outset of his career in the shipping industry, before he became its most notorious figure. A primary document of Titanic history with extraordinary historic irony.\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›ช THE CATHEDRAL OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE\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›ช ILLUSTRATION โ€” \"THE PROPOSED PLANS FOR THE CATHEDRAL OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE, NEW YORK CITY\"\nAn illustration of the proposed plans for the Cathedral of St. John the Divine โ€” the great Episcopal cathedral on Amsterdam Avenue at 112th Street in Manhattan, whose cornerstone would be laid on December 27, 1892, just eighteen months after this issue. The cathedral โ€” designed in Romanesque Revival style by Heins \u0026amp; LaFarge before being redesigned in Gothic by Ralph Adams Cram โ€” remains unfinished to this day, making it one of the longest construction projects in architectural history. This 1891 illustration of the proposed design is a primary document of one of New York's most ambitious architectural projects at its very planning stage.\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ธ BADMINTON IN TUXEDOS\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 MIDWINTER GAME OF BADMINTON\" โ€” MEN IN TUXEDOS AND WOMEN IN LONG DRESSES\nA full-page illustration of badminton โ€” men playing in formal tuxedos and women in long Victorian dresses, capturing the sport at a moment when it was still a novelty among the American upper classes. The Badminton Association of England had only codified the rules in 1887, and in 1891 the game was still primarily a drawing-room and country house entertainment for the elite. A vivid and charming piece of Victorian sporting and 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–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\n๐ŸŽ–๏ธ QUARTER PAGE โ€” \"GENERAL JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON\" โ€” WITH ARTICLE\nA quarter-page portrait of General Joseph E. Johnston โ€” the Confederate commander who had surrendered to Sherman and served as a pallbearer at Sherman's funeral on February 19, standing hatless in the cold rain โ€” and who died of pneumonia on March 21, 1891, just two weeks before this issue. The Johnston article captures a remarkable piece of Civil War closure: he died six weeks after the man he had surrendered to, reportedly from the illness contracted at Sherman's funeral. A poignant piece of Civil War memorial history.\n\n๐Ÿ™๏ธ FULL PAGE โ€” \"THE CITY OF ST. JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND\"\nA full-page illustration of St. John's, Newfoundland โ€” a significant piece of Canadian and North Atlantic maritime history.\n\n๐Ÿ›๏ธ ILLUSTRATIONS โ€” \"THE GOVERNMENT'S EXHIBIT AT THE COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION\" AND \"THE GOVERNMENT BUILDING FOR THE COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION\"\nTwo illustrations previewing the U.S. Government's presence at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago โ€” a primary document of the greatest World's Fair in American history in its planning stage.\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 4, 1891\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\nRemington Big Fishing Lake Nipigon, Remington Indians hauling nets, Remington Lake Nepigon front page, Remington Art Museum source antique, Hauling Gill Net Remington source, Remington Ojibwe fishing antique, Remington Native American antique, J Bruce Ismay pre-Titanic, Ismay steamship 1891, Ismay White Star Line antique, Titanic chairman Ismay, Ismay Titanic history, Brute Ismay antique photo, Titanic company history, White Star Line antique, Cathedral St John Divine plans, St John Divine proposed antique, Cathedral New York antique, badminton Victorian tuxedos, early badminton antique print, Victorian badminton sport, General Johnston death article, Johnston Sherman funeral antique, Civil War closure antique, Columbia Exposition Government, World's Fair 1893 planning, St John's Newfoundland antique, Harper's Weekly 1891, antique newspaper 1891, Gilded Age newspaper, antique illustration engraving, framing quality print, Remington collector, Titanic history collector, history lover gift, rare newspaper collectible, museum quality ephemera","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52264013791452,"sku":null,"price":84.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0849\/4759\/9580\/files\/0937b2bb-il_fullxfull.8383352985_to86.jpg?v=1786496632","url":"https:\/\/thekeenantiquarian.com\/products\/1891-remington-indian-fishing-front-page-j-bruce-ismay-pre-titanic-badminton-apr-4","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}