Original Harper's Weekly: A Journal of Civilization. Vol. V, No. 228. New York, Saturday, May 11, 1861. Early Civil War issue. Tears and folds. Period advertisements at the back.
Front page: features Colonel Ellsworth of the fire zouaves and Colonel Wilson of the Wilson Zouvaves. Centerfold content on the destruction of the United States Navy Yard at Norfolk, Virginia by far by the United States troops on April 20, 1861. Original 1861 printing, not a modern facsimile reprint.
Measurements
• Each page: about 16 x 11 1/2 inches
• Opened centerfold: about 16 x 23 inches
Condition
Antique newsprint with age toning. Tears and folds, including edge wear and a damaged corner on an ads page. Loose pages. Text and woodcuts remain legible. Please review photos of the cover, the Fort Pickens page, the Brooklyn berth-deck scene, and the advertisements.
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