{"product_id":"harper-s-weekly-mar-25-1876-thomas-nast-academy-of-music-bessemer-steel-big-ben-supplement-included","title":"Harper’s Weekly Mar 25 1876 – Thomas Nast, Academy of Music, Bessemer Steel, Big Ben, Supplement Included","description":"Harper’s Weekly Mar 25 1876 – Thomas Nast, Academy of Music, Bessemer Steel, Big Ben, Supplement Included\n\n\n---\n\nDESCRIPTION\n\nStep back into Gilded Age America with this original March 25, 1876 Harper’s Weekly, complete with the rare supplement included. This issue bursts with political satire, high-society New York scenes, industrial progress, Victorian London views, and lively British culture.\n\nA standout week for Thomas Nast, plus multiple double-page spreads and rich pictorial content. A perfect issue for framing, collecting, or gifting.\n\n\n---\n\n🌟 SUPPLEMENT INCLUDED (Rare!)\n\nThis copy comes with the original 1876 supplement, which is missing from many surviving issues. Supplements often carried:\n\nExtra large-format engravings\n\nCultural features\n\nAdditional illustrations\n\nSerialized literary content\n\nPremium advertising and graphic work\n\n\n💥 Having the supplement dramatically boosts collectibility and completeness.\n\nIf you’d like a page-by-page breakdown, just ask!\n\n\n---\n\n⭐ MAJOR ILLUSTRATIONS\n\n🎭 Thomas Nast Front Page\n\n“Fixing Things – A Proper Steering Apparatus Found”\nNast skewers Democratic leadership, featuring:\n\nJefferson Davis\n\nFernando Wood\n\n\nOne of his boldest political pieces of 1876.\n\n\n---\n\n👒🎉 The Martha Washington Reception – Academy of Music\n\nA gorgeous full-page engraving capturing a grand high-society New York event. Crisp, beautifully composed, and perfect for framing.\n\n\n---\n\n🦴💨 Double-Page Thomas Nast Centerfold\n\n“It Struck (in Blowing Over) – Picking Even the Poor Soldiers’ Bones to Feather Their Nest”\nA powerful, emotional Nast attack on corruption tied to Civil War veterans.\nEnormous impact — a collector favorite.\n\n\n---\n\n🔥⚙️ Full Page – Bessemer Steel Manufacture\n\nA dramatic industrial scene showing molten steel and early Gilded Age metalworking.\nFantastic for engineering, industrial, or science enthusiasts.\n\n\n---\n\n🕰️🇬🇧 “A Visit to Big Ben, Westminster”\n\nA rich ¾-page engraving of London’s iconic clock tower — interior, architecture, gears, structure.\nA must-have for London lovers. 🕰️\n\n\n---\n\n🐝📚 Double-Page “Sketches at a Spelling Bee in England”\n\nA lively and humorous Victorian social scene — charming characters, expressive faces, and energetic storytelling. Perfect display piece! 🐝\n\n\n---\n\n📚 ADDITIONAL CONTENT\n\nIncludes Gilded Age commentary, U.S. and European news, serialized writing, humor columns, and wonderful 1870s advertisements.\n\n\n---\n\n📜 Condition\n\nI photograph every single page.\nPlease review all images and ask questions if you want clarification or closer photos — I’m happy to help.\n\n\n---\n\n🖼️ Framing Available\n\nGreat candidates include:\n\n🎭 Nast front page\n\n🦴💨 Nast double-page centerfold\n\n👒🎉 Academy of Music reception\n\n🔥⚙️ Bessemer Steel\n\n🕰️ Big Ben\n\n🐝 Spelling Bee\n\n\nMessage me for frame styles, mockups, or suggestions!\n\n\n---\n\n📦 Shipping\n\nShips flat, never rolled.\n\n\n---\n\nSEO TAGS\n\nharpers weekly 1876, march 25 1876, thomas nast political cartoon, jefferson davis satire, martha washington reception, academy of music new york, big ben engraving, victorian spelling bee, 19th century steel manufacture, bessemer process print, harpers weekly supplement, 19th century newspaper\n\n\n---","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52264011333852,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0849\/4759\/9580\/files\/8ebabdea-il_fullxfull.7488505610_89yb.jpg?v=1786496606","url":"https:\/\/thekeenantiquarian.com\/products\/harper-s-weekly-mar-25-1876-thomas-nast-academy-of-music-bessemer-steel-big-ben-supplement-included","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}