Bound Volume of Harper's Weekly Magazine for the Year 1886

THF105538 / Bound Volume of Harper's Weekly Magazine for the Year 1886 / spine detail
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Artifact Overview

An engraving in this volume of Harper's Weekly shows well-to-do families attending an 1886 horse race in horse-drawn carriages. For some families the top of the coaches provided a perch for viewing the race and a private space for food and drink. Others socialized picnic-style and viewed the race from the rail. This scene has similarities to the tailgaters of today.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Magazine (Periodical)

Date Made

1886

Subject Date

1886

Collection Title

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2011.0.20.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Leather
Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Engraving (Printing process)
Printing (Process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)
Gold (Color)
Brown

Dimensions

Height: 16 in
Width: 11.5 in

Inscriptions

Imprinted on spine of volume: HARPER'S / WEEKLY / 1886
Bound Volume of Harper's Weekly Magazine for the Year 1886