Bound Volume of Harper's Weekly Magazine for the Year 1859
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Artifact Overview
Harper's Weekly began publishing in 1857. Readers could find news, fictional works, essays and illustrations. This 1859 issue, with a serialized story on the front, contains an engraving titled "Fall Games -- the Apple-Bee." This illustration, by Winslow Homer, depicts life and love at an autumn gathering in mid-19th century America.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Magazine (Periodical)
Date Made
1859
Subject Date
1859
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2009.0.3.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Leather
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Engraving (Printing process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Gold (Color)
Brown
Inscriptions
Imprinted on spine of volume: HARPER'S / WEEKLY / 1859
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