Harper’s Weekly – June 4, 1887 – Trade Dollars at the Treasury, Western Paymaster Escort Centerfold, Vassar Brothers Hospital & More

Harper’s Weekly – June 4, 1887 – Trade Dollars at the Treasury, Western Paymaster Escort Centerfold, Vassar Brothers Hospital & More

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Harper’s Weekly – June 4, 1887 – Trade Dollars at the Treasury, Western Paymaster Escort Centerfold, Vassar Brothers Hospital & More
  • Harper’s Weekly – June 4, 1887 – Trade Dollars at the Treasury, Western Paymaster Escort Centerfold, Vassar Brothers Hospital & More
  • Harper’s Weekly – June 4, 1887 – Trade Dollars at the Treasury, Western Paymaster Escort Centerfold, Vassar Brothers Hospital & More
  • Harper’s Weekly – June 4, 1887 – Trade Dollars at the Treasury, Western Paymaster Escort Centerfold, Vassar Brothers Hospital & More
  • Harper’s Weekly – June 4, 1887 – Trade Dollars at the Treasury, Western Paymaster Escort Centerfold, Vassar Brothers Hospital & More
  • Harper’s Weekly – June 4, 1887 – Trade Dollars at the Treasury, Western Paymaster Escort Centerfold, Vassar Brothers Hospital & More
  • Harper’s Weekly – June 4, 1887 – Trade Dollars at the Treasury, Western Paymaster Escort Centerfold, Vassar Brothers Hospital & More
  • Harper’s Weekly – June 4, 1887 – Trade Dollars at the Treasury, Western Paymaster Escort Centerfold, Vassar Brothers Hospital & More
  • Harper’s Weekly – June 4, 1887 – Trade Dollars at the Treasury, Western Paymaster Escort Centerfold, Vassar Brothers Hospital & More
  • Harper’s Weekly – June 4, 1887 – Trade Dollars at the Treasury, Western Paymaster Escort Centerfold, Vassar Brothers Hospital & More
  • Harper’s Weekly – June 4, 1887 – Trade Dollars at the Treasury, Western Paymaster Escort Centerfold, Vassar Brothers Hospital & More
  • Harper’s Weekly – June 4, 1887 – Trade Dollars at the Treasury, Western Paymaster Escort Centerfold, Vassar Brothers Hospital & More
  • Harper’s Weekly – June 4, 1887 – Trade Dollars at the Treasury, Western Paymaster Escort Centerfold, Vassar Brothers Hospital & More
  • Harper’s Weekly – June 4, 1887 – Trade Dollars at the Treasury, Western Paymaster Escort Centerfold, Vassar Brothers Hospital & More
  • Harper’s Weekly – June 4, 1887 – Trade Dollars at the Treasury, Western Paymaster Escort Centerfold, Vassar Brothers Hospital & More
  • Harper’s Weekly – June 4, 1887 – Trade Dollars at the Treasury, Western Paymaster Escort Centerfold, Vassar Brothers Hospital & More
  • Harper’s Weekly – June 4, 1887 – Trade Dollars at the Treasury, Western Paymaster Escort Centerfold, Vassar Brothers Hospital & More
  • Harper’s Weekly – June 4, 1887 – Trade Dollars at the Treasury, Western Paymaster Escort Centerfold, Vassar Brothers Hospital & More
  • Harper’s Weekly – June 4, 1887 – Trade Dollars at the Treasury, Western Paymaster Escort Centerfold, Vassar Brothers Hospital & More
Harper’s Weekly – June 4, 1887 – Trade Dollars at the Treasury, Western Paymaster Escort Centerfold, Vassar Brothers Hospital & More

Harper’s Weekly – June 4, 1887 – Trade Dollars at the Treasury, Western Paymaster Escort Centerfold, Vassar Brothers Hospital & More

$45.00
✨ Description HARPER’S WEEKLY, New York, June 4, 1887 A complete 16-page issue featuring powerful engravings on American finance, Western military life, and late-19th-century institutional growth. This issue includes multiple frame-ready illustrations and is rich with Gilded Age history. --- 🌟 Highlights in This Issue 🏦 Full Front Page: “Redeeming Trade Dollars in the N.Y. Sub-Treasury” A dramatic and historically significant scene showing clerks and laborers handling massive bags of Trade Dollars as citizens redeem them. This reflects the turbulent end of the U.S. Trade Dollar experiment and is highly desirable for collectors of numismatic or economic history. Excellent wall-art candidate. --- 🏥 Half-Page Engraving: “The Vassar Brothers Hospital at Poughkeepsie” A finely detailed architectural rendering of one of the Hudson Valley’s major 19th-century institutions. Great for New York state collectors and medical history enthusiasts. --- 🤠 Double-Page Centerfold: “With a Paymaster’s Escort” A superb and highly displayable Western frontier engraving showing mounted soldiers escorting a pay wagon through rugged terrain. This is the standout illustration of the issue — bold, cinematic, and ideal for framing. Perfect for collectors of: Western Americana U.S. military history Frontier imagery Gilded Age scenes of the West --- 🎨 Additional Illustrated Content Based on your photos, this issue also includes: Japanese art and antiquities — multiple sculpture engravings Architectural views (university buildings, institutional structures) Portrait engravings Studio & workshop scenes Charming Victorian domestic illustrations A full-page Pears’ Soap advertisement (“You Dirty Boy!”) — highly collectible Dozens of period advertisements (Cocoa, Castoria, Spencerians, filters, tonics, etc.) --- 🖼 Archival Framing Available I offer museum-quality framing for any single-page or centerfold image in this issue. Includes: Acid-free mat UV-protective acrylic Archival backing Gallery-quality finish Best candidates for framing: Trade Dollar Sub-Treasury front page Western paymaster centerfold Japanese sculpture plate Pears Soap advertisement --- 📏 Condition VG for age Light toning Clean impressions From a bound volume (expected binding holes) No major losses visible Crisp pages with strong contrast --- 📦 Shipping Ships flat, never rolled Archival board + moisture barrier Rigid outer packaging Tracking included --- 🎁 Ideal For Collectors Of: Numismatic & financial history Western Americana U.S. military history Victorian advertising 19th-century architecture Harper’s Weekly originals

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