1898 Frederic Remington "Storming of San Juan" Centerfold — Aug 6
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🗞️ HARPER'S WEEKLY · August 6, 1898
Complete Issue · New York
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A collector's issue of the highest significance — a double-page centerfold by Frederic Remington of the Storming of San Juan, drawn from life as the most celebrated American artist of the era covered the war in Cuba firsthand. Combined with closing scenes at Santiago, Manila and the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and a navy band playing the Star-Spangled Banner, this is one of the most visually and historically important Spanish-American War issues in the Harper's Weekly run. Remington original prints command premium prices at auction — this is the real thing, in a complete original issue.
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🎨 FREDERIC REMINGTON — "THE STORMING OF SAN JUAN"
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⚔️ DOUBLE-PAGE CENTERFOLD — "THE STORMING OF SAN JUAN — THE HEAD OF THE CHARGE — SANTIAGO DE CUBA, JULY 1" — BY FREDERIC REMINGTON
The showpiece of the issue and one of the most significant illustrations in the entire 1898 Harper's Weekly run — a double-page centerfold by Frederic Remington depicting the charge up San Juan Heights on July 1, 1898, the most celebrated land battle of the Spanish-American War. Remington was America's most famous artist of military and Western subjects, and Harper's Weekly had sent him to Cuba as a war correspondent-illustrator to cover the conflict firsthand. He witnessed and sketched the Cuban campaign from the beaches of Siboney to the slopes of San Juan Hill, producing illustrations that shaped American visual memory of the war in the same way his earlier work had defined the American West. This double-page centerfold — captioned "The Storming of San Juan — The Head of the Charge — Santiago de Cuba, July 1" — depicts the Rough Riders and Buffalo Soldiers ascending the heights under fire, the moment that made Theodore Roosevelt a national hero and launched him toward the White House. Remington's San Juan illustrations are sold regularly at major auction houses including Sotheby's and Christie's; this original Harper's Weekly centerfold is the primary published source of that iconic image. An original print — not a reproduction — by one of the most collected American illustrators and painters of the 19th century.
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⚔️ THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR
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🎵 FULL FRONT PAGE — "THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER — A NAVY BAND PLAYING"
A dramatic full front-page illustration of a Navy band playing the Star-Spangled Banner — a stirring patriotic image at the height of America's most popular war, capturing the national pride of a nation that had just won stunning victories on two oceans.
📸 FULL PAGES — "CLOSING SCENES AT SANTIAGO"
Photographs of the final scenes at Santiago as Spain surrendered the city on July 17 — primary photographic documents of the war's defining victory.
🌏 FULL PAGES — "MANILA AND THE PHILIPPINES"
Photographs and illustrations of Manila and the Philippines — documenting the Pacific theater of the war as American forces consolidated their hold on Spain's former Pacific empire.
🇵🇷 FULL PAGES — "IN PUERTO RICO" AND "PUERTO RICO AND SAN JUAN"
Photographs and illustrations of the Puerto Rico campaign — documenting the American invasion of Puerto Rico that began July 25, 1898, the third front of the Spanish-American War and the acquisition that made the United States a Caribbean power.
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📋 CONDITION
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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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📌 DETAILS
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Publication ········ Harper's Weekly
Date ··············· August 6, 1898
City ··············· New York
Format ············· Illustrated newspaper, complete in 28 pages
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📦 SHIPPING & PRESERVATION
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• Housed in an acid-free archival folder with Mylar overlay to protect the 128-year-old newsprint
• Flat-shipped with heavy-duty reinforcement to ensure safe arrival of the centerfold
• Fully tracked for your peace of mind
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1898 Frederic Remington "Storming of San Juan" Centerfold — Aug 6
$39.93