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Step into the American West of 1887 with this complete, richly illustrated issue of Harper’s Weekly, dated July 30, 1887 — including its original supplement featuring South Pittsburg, Tennessee. This issue is exceptionally desirable for its detailed artwork of Mormon temples and Utah Territory scenes, alongside classic Americana engravings from New England, the Midwest, and the South. FEATURED ILLUSTRATIONS
🕍 Major Highlight — Mormon Temples & Utah Territory
A beautifully engraved full-page composite titled “Sketches in Utah” contains nine Utah-related scenes, including:
The Mormon Temple at Logan — detailed early view of the Logan LDS Temple
The Tabernacle & New Temple at Salt Lake City — rare engravings of two of the most iconic structures in Latter-day Saints history
Additional vignettes of frontier life, settler communities, and Utah landscapes
This content has strong appeal to collectors of LDS / Mormon history, Western Americana, and Utah regional art.
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🛶 “Views In & About Marblehead” — Massachusetts
A full-page plate with six charming coastal and village scenes, ideal for New England décor or historical display.
🌾 “Wheat Harvest in Dakota”
A striking, large agricultural engraving showing frontier work life — excellent for rustic, Americana, or farm-themed framing.
🐎 “A Deer Hunt on Belle Meade Farm, Near Nashville, Tennessee”
A dramatic double-page sporting scene (from the supplement section), filled with motion and classic equestrian detail.
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📄 SUPPLEMENT INCLUDED — South Pittsburg, Tennessee
The issue retains its original supplement page, featuring:
Large engraving of the South Pittsburg industrial works
Additional Tennessee landscape and industrial vignettes
Most surviving copies lack this leaf — having it increases completeness and value.
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📐 SIZE
Approx. 11” × 16”, standard Harper’s Weekly folio format.
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⭐ CONDITION
Very Good overall:
Clean pages and crisp impressions
Light edge wear and small binding holes from disbinding (typical)
Supplement present and fully intact
This is a complete 16-page issue with the 4-page supplement, not a ARCHIVAL FRAMING AVAILABLE
I offer museum-quality framing for any single or double-page print:
Acid-free matting
UV-protective acrylic
Custom color options
Shipped ready to hang
The Utah Mormon Temple engravings, Dakota harvest, Marblehead views, and the South Pittsburg supplement are especially stunning framed.
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🎁 IDEAL FOR
LDS / Mormon history collectors
Utah, Massachusetts, Tennessee, or Dakota regional historians
Western Americana collectors
Libraries & museums
Interior decorators seeking authentic 19th-century SHIPPING
Securely packaged with rigid archival backing for safe delivery.
