{"product_id":"harper-s-weekly-september-30-1871-complete-issue-with-supplement-thomas-nast-tammany-cartoon-american-river-ganges-mormon-tabernacl","title":"Harper’s Weekly – September 30, 1871 – Complete Issue with Supplement | Thomas Nast Tammany Cartoon, American River Ganges, Mormon Tabernacl","description":"Original and complete issue with supplement of Harper’s Weekly: A Journal of Civilization, dated September 30, 1871 (Vol. XV, No. 770). This historic illustrated newspaper contains 24 pages total, offering some of the most powerful political cartoons and cultural reportage of the Reconstruction era.\n\n✨ Highlights \u0026amp; Illustrations:\n\nFront Page Nast Cartoon: “Too Thin!” – lampooning Boss Tweed and the Tammany Ring amid the stolen voucher scandal.\n\nFull-Page Nast Cartoon: “The American River Ganges” – bishops as crocodiles attacking American schoolchildren, one of Nast’s most famous works.\n\nDouble-Page Engraving: “Sacrament in the Mormon Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, Utah” – rare interior view of the Tabernacle filled with worshippers.\n\nCincinnati Fountain: Engraving of the new Tyler Davidson Fountain, still a Cincinnati landmark today.\n\nUnion Torpedo Explosion: Dramatic New York street disaster scene.\n\nSaratoga Regatta: Portraits of the Ward Brothers, champions of the international rowing race.\n\nSerialized Fiction: Poor Miss Finch by Wilkie Collins, Lord Kilgobbin by Charles Lever.\n\nPeriod Advertisements: 19th-century ads for watches, pianos, books, remedies, and more.\n\n\n📜 Condition:\n\nComplete issue with supplement – 24 pages.\n\nApprox. 11” × 16”.\n\nBinding holes from prior volume, scattered toning and edge wear.\n\nMinor archival repairs in margins; engravings remain bold and sharp.\n\nSold as is – see photos for details.\n\n\n🎁 Why Collect This Issue?\nThis edition is especially desirable for its two major Thomas Nast political cartoons and the Mormon Tabernacle spread, making it an important primary source for American politics, religion, and culture in 1871. A centerpiece issue for collectors of Nast, Boss Tweed, Mormon history, and Reconstruction-era Americana.","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52264028045532,"sku":null,"price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0849\/4759\/9580\/files\/fa3d8495-il_fullxfull.7279406811_ox63.jpg?v=1786496786","url":"https:\/\/thekeenantiquarian.com\/products\/harper-s-weekly-september-30-1871-complete-issue-with-supplement-thomas-nast-tammany-cartoon-american-river-ganges-mormon-tabernacl","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}