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Catalog Number |
NP.HW.1861.07-20 |
Object Name |
Newspaper |
Title |
Harper's Weekly |
Description |
"Harper's Weekly" issue of July 20, 1861, with coverage of the Civil War. Features a double page illustration of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, titled "The Navy-Yard at Brooklyn, New York, June 1861," by artist Charles Parsons, who served as head of the art department for the firm of Harper and Brothers. and Reading the War Bulletins in Broadway Pertains to Charles Parsons (Sr.) The Navy-Yard at Brooklyn, New York, June 161 |
Maker |
Harper & Brothers, publisher |
Place of Origin |
New York, NY |
Date |
July 20, 1861 |
Green-Wood Connection |
Charles Parsons (1821-1910) is interred a Green-Wood (Lot 8045, Sec. 47). The four brothers of the publishing firm Harper and Brothers are interred at Green-Wood; James Harper (1795-1869), John Harper (1797-1875), Fletcher Harper (1806-1877), and Joseph Wesley Harper (1801-1870)(Lot 947, Sec. 95). |
Material |
Paper |
Dimensions |
H-19 W-12 inches |
People |
Parsons, Charles, 1821-1910 Harper, Fletcher, 1806-1877 Harper, James, 1795-1869 Harper, John, 1797-1875 Harper, Joseph Wesley, 1801-1870 |
Subjects |
Newspapers Newspaper editors Military Artists |
Search Terms |
Harper & Brothers American Civil War, 1861-1865 New York Naval Shipyard |