Harper's Weekly, 28 July 1877

U.S.A., 1877

16 x 11 in (39 x 28 cm)

ID #LBXSTABLEHARPERMIXBAG-S

"New York Athletic Club Grounds / Intercollegiate Athletes"

An inventive page on the various sports one could participate in at the New York Athletic Club Grounds, including shot-oput, hammer throwing, hurdling, and long jumping.

Harper's Weekly, A Journal of Civilization, was an American political magazine that ran from 1857 to 1916. It covered the American Civil War quite extensively, and used renowned illustrators at the time, notably Winslow Homer, Granville Perkins, Porte Crayon, and Livingston Hopkins. Perhaps most famous, however, was political cartoonist Thomas Nast, who was known as the 'father of political cartooning'. This print is part of several in our collection from Harper's Weekly.

Artist: A "Special Artist"

Publisher: Harper & Brothers

Year: 1877

Condition: Take notice of rips along top and a smaller one on the bottom right; Please note that this poster is currently linen-backed. Email us at postermuseum@gmail.com for more details.

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