1891 Tournament of Roses Pasadena, NY Rabbi Front Page, Last Sioux War — Feb 14
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🗞️ HARPER'S WEEKLY · February 14, 1891
Complete Issue · New York
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A historically varied Valentine's Day issue — one of the earliest illustrated documentations of the Tournament of Roses at Pasadena in its second year, a rare full front-page portrait of a New York rabbi with article, the last scene of the Sioux War, coal mining in Chile, tobogganing in New Jersey, and the University of Pennsylvania library. Strong content for California history collectors, Jewish Americana enthusiasts, and Sioux War history buffs.
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🌹 THE TOURNAMENT OF ROSES — PASADENA
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🌹 FULL PAGE — "THE TOURNAMENT OF ROSES AT PASADENA, CALIFORNIA" — SIX ILLUSTRATIONS
A full page of six illustrations documenting the Tournament of Roses at Pasadena — published in its second year of existence, making this one of the earliest illustrated documentations of what would become the most famous parade and the Rose Bowl game in American history. The Tournament of Roses was founded on January 1, 1890, by members of the Valley Hunt Club, who wanted to showcase Southern California's mild winter climate to visitors from the East — the parade of flower-decorated carriages, games, and festivities was designed to make Easterners suffering through January cold envious of Pasadena's roses in bloom. The Rose Bowl football game would be added in 1902. This Harper's Weekly illustration — published just over a year after the first tournament — is a primary document of one of America's most beloved annual traditions at its very beginning. A significant piece of California history, Pasadena history, and American holiday and parade history.
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✡️ A NEW YORK RABBI — FRONT PAGE
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🕍 FULL FRONT PAGE — "A NEW YORK RABBI" — WITH ARTICLE
A rare and significant full front-page portrait of a New York rabbi — an unusual and notable editorial choice for Harper's Weekly, reflecting the enormous growth of New York's Jewish community in the 1880s-90s as waves of Eastern European Jewish immigrants transformed the Lower East Side into one of the most vibrant communities in the world. A rabbi commanding the full front page of America's most widely circulated illustrated newspaper is a meaningful piece of American Jewish history and the growing visibility of Jewish religious life in Gilded Age New York. A significant and rare piece of Jewish Americana.
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⚔️ THE LAST SCENE OF THE SIOUX WAR
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🏕️ FULL PAGE — "THE LAST SCENE OF THE LAST ACT OF THE SIOUX WAR"
A full-page illustration documenting the final chapter of the Ghost Dance campaign — the last formal military action of the Indian Wars era that had begun at Wounded Knee on December 29, 1890. Published six weeks after Wounded Knee and two weeks after Lieutenant Casey's killing by Plenty Horses, this "last scene" illustration captures the moment the Army stood down and the Lakota returned to their reservation — a bittersweet and historically charged conclusion to four centuries of conflict between Native Americans and the U.S. government. A significant piece of Native American history and Indian Wars primary documentation.
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🖼️ INSIDE THE ISSUE
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⛏️ FULL PAGE — "COAL-MINING IN CHILE" — FIVE ILLUSTRATIONS
A full page of five illustrations documenting coal mining operations in Chile — a significant piece of South American industrial history and Victorian global economic history, as American and British capital was transforming Chilean mining in the 1890s.
🛷 FULL PAGE — "TOBOGGANING AT ORANGE, NEW JERSEY"
A full-page illustration of tobogganing at Orange, New Jersey — a vivid and charming piece of Victorian American winter leisure and sporting history.
🏛️ FULL PAGE — "THE LIBRARY BUILDING OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA"
A full-page illustration of the new University of Pennsylvania library — a significant piece of Philadelphia architectural and American educational history, capturing one of the great Ivy League university's landmark buildings.
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I 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.
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Publication ········ Harper's Weekly
Date ··············· February 14, 1891
City ··············· New York
Format ············· Illustrated newspaper, complete in 16 pages
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• Fully tracked for your peace of mind
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1891 Tournament of Roses Pasadena, NY Rabbi Front Page, Last Sioux War — Feb 14
$150.50