🗞️ HARPERS WEEKLY · February 7, 1891
Complete Issue · New historically significant issue combining three Frederic Remington prints of the Sioux Wars final review at Pine Ridge with the written account "The Story of Wounded Knee" — making this a dual text-and-image primary document of the event that ended the Indian Wars era, confirmed by the Buffalo Bill Center of the West which catalogs the "Final Review" cavalry print as published on page 109 of this exact issue. Combined with New Yorks poultry show, a fireboat in action, and a city garbage cartoon, this is one of the most varied and collectible issues of early THREE FREDERIC REMINGTON PRINTS — PINE RIDGE & WOUNDED FULL PAGE — FREDERIC REMINGTON: "THE SIOUX WAR — FINAL REVIEW OF GENERAL MILESS ARMY AT PINE RIDGE: THE CAVALRY"
A full-page Remington illustration of the cavalry at General Miless final review of his forces at Pine Ridge — cataloged by the Buffalo Bill Center of the West as published in Harpers Weekly, February 7, 1891, p. 109, held in the collection of the Center of Military History, Department of the Army. The final review at Pine Ridge marked the formal end of the Ghost Dance campaign that had culminated in the Wounded Knee Massacre of December 29, 1890. General Nelson Miles — who had also captured Geronimo in 1886 and Chief Joseph in 1877 — assembled his forces for the last military review of the Indian Wars era. A primary document of the closing chapter of a defining period in American history.🪖 FULL PAGE — FREDERIC REMINGTON: "THE SIOUX WAR — FINAL REVIEW OF GENERAL MILESS ARMY AT PINE RIDGE: THE INFANTRY"
A companion full-page Remington illustration of the infantry at the same final review — together the two prints form a comprehensive visual document of General Miless entire Pine Ridge force assembled for the last time. A significant and very displayable matched pair of Remington prints from the Indian Wars final campaign.💥 THREE-QUARTER PAGE — FREDERIC REMINGTON: "THE HOTCHKISS CANNON"
A three-quarter page Remington illustration of the Hotchkiss mountain gun — the rapid-fire artillery piece that the 7th Cavalry deployed at Wounded Knee, firing an estimated 2,000 rounds into the Lakota encampment during the massacre. The Hotchkiss gun was the technological expression of the Armys overwhelming firepower advantage, and Remingtons documentation of it in the same issue as "The Story of Wounded Knee" gives this illustration a dark historical resonance. A significant piece of American military technology and Indian Wars "THE STORY OF WOUNDED TEXT — "THE SIOUX REBELLION — THE FINAL REVIEW" AND "THE STORY OF WOUNDED KNEE"
Written accounts accompanying the Remington prints — "The Story of Wounded Knee" is a contemporaneous narrative of the massacre published just 40 days after the event, making this one of the earliest published written accounts of Wounded Knee to appear in the national press. Combined with three Remington illustrations in the same issue, this text-and-image combination makes this a comprehensive primary document of the event that ended the Indian Wars. An essential piece for any serious collection of Native American history, Indian Wars history, or Western INSIDE THE FULL FRONT PAGE CARTOON — "KING GARBAGE REIGNS" — NEW YORK CITY
A full front-page political cartoon about New York Citys garbage crisis — a vivid and pointed piece of Gilded Age municipal politics and public health history, targeting the citys notoriously corrupt and ineffective sanitation system.🐔 FULL PAGE — "THE POULTRY SHOW AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN"
A full-page illustration of the poultry show at Madison Square Garden — a vivid and charming piece of Gilded Age New York agricultural and exhibition culture, capturing one of the annual livestock shows that made Madison Square Garden a center of American commercial life.🚒 FULL PAGE — "THE FIRE BOAT NEW YORKER" — IN ACTION
A full-page illustration of the fireboat New Yorker fighting a fire on the Hudson River — a significant and vivid piece of New York City fire service history and maritime photograph every page of every issue so you can inspect the condition closely before purchasing. Please review all images carefully and dont hesitate to ask any questions — Im happy to provide additional detail or close-up shots of any page, illustration, or area of concern before you ········ Harpers Weekly
Date ··············· February 7, 1891
City ··············· New York
Format ············· Illustrated newspaper, complete in 16 SHIPPING & Stored in an acid-free protective bag and flat-shipped in a padded envelope with heavy cardboard reinforcement
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