Harper's Weekly------------- Prof. Mary Kay Duggan, UCB
IS 182: Images of American Cultures in the 1870s

Harper's Weekly, The Journal of Civilization. 62 vols. 1857-1916. New York: Harper & Brothers.
The power of full-page, or even double-page spreads, of lithographs depicting current issues makes Harper's Weekly an important source for the study of American Cultures. The signed political cartoons and images of American culture by Thomas Nast are particularly strong commentary on current events.

1. African Americans in Congress. Political cartoon. Thomas Nast.
2. Chinese Opera in San Francisco.

   Harper's Weekly, 1876-1880: engravings, lithographs, political cartoons
   

1. Apr. 6, 1878, p. 280. Political cartoon on citizenship. "Hard to Please the `White Trash.'" U.S. "I hate the `Nigger' because he is a citizen, and I hate the `Yellow Dog' because he will not become one."Drawn by Th. Nast
2. Jul. 20, 1878, Supplement, p. 581. "In the Early Morning, at Daybreak, the Indian Showed Jean D'Estree the Relics of That Mysterious Fight. They Consisted of a Sword and a Glove." Drawn by F.D.
3. Aug. 10, 1878, p. 1. "The Noble Red Man." The Annual Plague of Chief "Bloody Murder" on the Borders.Drawn by Th. Nast
4. Oct. 5, 1878, pp. 792, 793. Chinese Workers."The Vintage in California--At Work at the Wine-Presses." Lithograph by P. Frenzeny. See page 790.
5. Dec. 7, 1878, p. 1. "A Battle in the Clouds." Drawn by W.M. Cary. See page 970.
6. Dec. 28, 1878, p. 1040. Political cartoon. "Patience until the Indian is Civilized--So to Speak." Secretary of the Interior. "There are two methods of Indian management possible: either to herd and coral the Indians under the walls or guns of a military force, so to speak, so as to watch them and prevent outbreaks; or to start them at work upon their lands, to educate them, and to civilize them.... There are in the Army a great many gentlemen who have good ideas about the Indian Service, but it is one thing to have ideas, and another to carry them out, and I think that the patient labor and care of details necessary to raise the Indian tribes to a state of civilization would not be found among the officers of the Army." Drawn by Th. Nast.
7. Dec. 28, 1878, p. 1041."A Chinese Fortune-Teller." See page 1038. Drawn by Vierge (sp.?)

1. Jan. 25, 1879, Supplement, p. 77. "Chinese Sketches in San Francisco: Scene in the Chinese Theatre."
2. Jan. 25, 1879, Supplement, p. 77. "Chinese Sketches in San Francisco: Chinese Feeding the Dead."
3. Feb. 8, 1879, p. 1. Political cartoon. "Every Dog" (No Distinction of Color) "Has His Day." Red Gentleman to Yellow Gentleman. "Pale face `fraid you crowd him out, as he did me." Drawn by Th. Nast.
4. Mar. 8, 1879, p. 196.Political cartoon. "Ah Sin Was His Name." The Heathen Chinee. "That is just what I have been longing for." Drawn by Th. Nast.
5. Mar. 15, 1879, p. 205. "A Barber's Shop at Standing Rock, Dakota Territory--An Indian Chief Having His Hair Dressed." Drawn by William A. Rodgers.
6. Mar. 15, 1879, p. 212. Political cartoon. "A Matter of Taste." Confucius. "How can Christians stomach such dirt?" [Drawn by Th. Nast.]
7. Jul. 19, 1879, p. 573. "The Chinese School in Mott Street, New York."Drawn by W.P. Snyder, from a sketch by C.A. Keetels.
8. Jul. 26, 1879, p. 593. "Scenes in the National Capitol." Drawn by Miss C.A. Northam. "Cheyenne Visitors."
9. Sep. 13, 1879, p. 1. Political cartoon. "The Poor Barbarians Can't Understand Our Civilized Republican Form of Government." "The Nigger Must Go," and "The Chinese Must Go." ("Political Assassinations. `Taking the Consequences.' South. West.")Drawn by Th. Nast.
10. Nov. 1, 1879, p. 1."The Next Debut." See page 867. "Now Let General M.C. Butler, of South Carolina, Show How Bulldozing Is Done." ("Innocent Amusements South.") Drawn by Th. Nast.
11. Nov. 22, 1879, p. 923. Political cartoon. "Does Not A Meeting Like This, Etc." "Hello, Niggy man! Youlee golee West--Melee golee East." ("Rocky Mountains.") No visable signature.

1. Feb. 21, 1880, p. 120. Political cartoon. "The Unprotected Female." ("United States Sea-Coast `Defenses.'") Drawn by Th. Nast.
2. Mar. 13, 1880, p. 173. "Give the Natives a Chance, Mr. Carl. The Cheapest and Quickest Way of Civilizing Them." ("The ballot, the great protector of the age.") [Drawn by Th. Nast.]
3. Mar. 20, 1880, p. 1. "The Ides of March. Don't--Put Him Out of His Misery." ("Brutus Wanted!") [Drawn by Th. Nast.]
4. Mar. 20, 1880, p. 183. "At Frisco." "See here, me Chinee Haythun, I'm wan of the Committee of National Safety; and bringing to me moind the words of George O'Washington and Dan'l O'Webster in regard to Furrin Inflooince, ye must go. D'ye understand? Ye must go!" [Drawn by West(sp?).]
5. March 20, 1880, p. 188. "A Holiday in Chinatown, San Francisco." Drawn by P. Frenzeny. See page 182.
6. March 20, 1880, p. 189. "A Trial of Patience." Drawn by S.G. McCutcheon.
7. March 27, 1880, p. 203. "Eastward the Star of Empire Returns." ("Humors of the Day. East & West.") [Drawn by Th. Nast.]
8. Apr. 3, 1880, p. 213. "The `Salvation Army.'" ("God is Love.") Drawn by W.P. Snyder.
9. Apr. 3, 1880, p. 221. "Scene in a Chinese Opium Palace, San Francisco." Drawn by Frenzeny. See page 222.
10. Apr. 10, 1880, p. 1. "Social Science Solved." The Modern Archimedes. "Eureka! Eureka!" "Constant Vigilance" (committee) "is the price of Liberty" in San Francisco. ("The New Constitution of California. Kearneyism, Other People's Homes, Savings, Land, Property, Lives. Capital and Honest Labor, Common Stock in the Universal Co-Operative Brotherhood.") Drawn by Th. Nast.
11. May 22, 1880, p. 336. "A Paradox." "A Chinaman has declared his intention to become an American citizen"--the consequences.Drawn by Th. Nast.
12. Jul. 24, 1880, p. 476. "Muster-Day on an Indian Reservation." Drawn by P. Frenzeny. See page 477.
13. Nov. 13, 1880, pp. 728, 729. "Scenes and Incidents of Election Day in New York." Drawn by S.G. McCutcheon. "The First Chinese Vote."
14. Nov. 13, 1880, p. 733 "Inside Southern Cabins. Georgia.--No. 1." "A Greene County Negro." "Negro Cabin."(not reproduced) "Reading the Bible." "A Domestic Quarrel."(not reproduced)
15. Scene from Chinese Opera, San Francisco
16. "More Protection in a Free Country"
17. "Let the Chinese Embrace Civilization and They May Stay."