Army Needs, Athletics, Theatre, Autos, Harper's Weekly Complete Aug 16, 1913

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You are bidding on a complete issue of Harper's Weekly published Aug 16, 1913. The pages measure approximately 13.5 x 9 inches and this issue includes pages 1-32, excluding front and back cover pages. All pages may not be shown due to space constraints. Great pictures, humor, science, literature, news of the day and wonderful old ads.
It is 1913
.
Woodrow Wilson
succeeds
Howard Taft
as president. Among other things, women's suffrage is an issue.
Pancho Villa
returns to Mexico from El Paso to challenge
Huerta
for control. The
17th Amendment
to the Constitution is ratified making Senators vie for the popular vote to get elected. The U.S. puts limitations on
Japanese immigration
and declares they cannot become citizens.
Henry Ford
introduces the first moving assembly line for the
Model-T
.
Ebbets Field
is opened as the
Brooklyn Dodgers'
home. The first ship passes through the
Panama Canal,
and the first crossword puzzle is introduced.
Please see the table of contents (second picture) for an overview of this issue. I have taken a variety of pictures as a sample of the contents.
A flagship issue introducing
Norman Hapgood
as editor.
James Montgomery Flagg illustrations.
I am not a book or paper dealer so please view pictures to determine condition. Very nice original issue with crisp pages.
This lot will be packaged in a protective acetate sleeve, packed flat and mailed first class USPS. I will pay half of the just under .00 cost for first class
.
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Thanks for looking and please visit my present and upcoming listings of Harper's Weekly Issues.
Harper's Weekly, A Journal of Civilization was an American political magazine based in New York City. Published by Harper & Brothers from 1857 until 1916, it featured foreign and domestic news, fiction, essays on many subjects, and humor, alongside illustrations. It carried extensive coverage of the American Civil War, including many illustrations of events from the war. During its most influential period, it was the forum of the political cartoonist Thomas Nast.