{"product_id":"harper-s-weekly-august-13-1887-packing-peaches-march-to-peekskill-new-hampshire-coast-newfoundland-bait-fishing-complete-issue","title":"Harper’s Weekly – August 13, 1887 – Packing Peaches, March to Peekskill, New Hampshire Coast, Newfoundland Bait Fishing – Complete Issue","description":"---\n\nHarper’s Weekly – August 13, 1887 – Packing Peaches, March to Peekskill, New Hampshire Coast, Newfoundland – Complete Issue\n\nThis is an original August 13, 1887 issue of Harper’s Weekly, featuring rich Americana, military illustration, and coastal life—an especially displayable issue packed with frame-worthy art.\n\n\n---\n\n✨ Featured Illustrations\n\n• Full Front Page:\n“Packing Peaches for the New York Market” — a beautifully rendered harvest scene with a prominently featured Black worker at center. Highly frameable and historically important.\n\n• Full Page:\n“The 22nd Regiment on the March to Peekskill” — marching columns, campfire views, and military movement.\n\n• Full Page:\n“A Bit of New Hampshire Coast” — 10 charming vignette scenes of lighthouses, rocky shoreline, sailboats, and coastal villages.\n\n• Half Page:\n“In Search of Bait on the Newfoundland Coast” — rugged maritime life and fishing culture.\n\n• Full Page:\n“Salt Water Day on the Coast of New Jersey” — seaside recreation and family scenes.\n\n\n---\n\n📰 Additional Content\n\nNational and international reporting\n\nPeriod commentary and serialized literature\n\n1887 advertisements (soap, medical tonics, machinery, food goods, etc.)\n\n\n\n---\n\n📏 Condition\n\nComplete in 16 pages\n\nDisbound from a bound volume (typical for Harper’s)\n\nBright impressions, clean interior pages\n\nLight edge wear consistent with age\n\nSolid VG condition\n\n\n\n---\n\n🖼️ Archival Framing Available\n\nI offer custom archival framing for any single or double-page illustration:\n\nAcid-free matting\n\nUV-protective acrylic\n\nConservation-grade backing\n\nProfessionally sealed\n\nReady to hang\n\n\nFraming transforms these engravings into stunning period wall art—perfect for home, office, libraries, or historical décor.\n\n\n---\n\n📦 Shipping\n\nYour issue will be shipped flat, never rolled, between thick archival boards for maximum protection.\nI take great care in packaging to ensure safe delivery.\n\n\n---\n\n🎁 Perfect For\n\nAmericana \u0026amp; agricultural art lovers\n\nBlack history collectors\n\nMilitary history enthusiasts\n\nNew England coastal décor\n\nNautical and maritime collectors\n\nPeach orchard, farmhouse, or rustic kitchen décor\n\nGifts for historians, teachers, or collectors\n\n\n\n---","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52264015069404,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0849\/4759\/9580\/files\/ef03b5bf-il_fullxfull.7499356599_uwjx.jpg?v=1786496642","url":"https:\/\/thekeenantiquarian.com\/products\/harper-s-weekly-august-13-1887-packing-peaches-march-to-peekskill-new-hampshire-coast-newfoundland-bait-fishing-complete-issue","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}