FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER

Entry/Object ID

N 127

Description

Newspaper, full edition, "No. 211, - Vol. lX," eight pages; "FRANK LESLIE'S / ILLUSTRATED / NEWSPAPER" appears at center top of first page; contents include "THE HARPER'S FERRY INSURRECTON," DEATH AND BURIAL OF WASHINGTON IRVING (four pages)," "BISHOP PAYNE on NEGRO REGENERATION," "Wizard's Steam Ice Travelling (sic) Car," THE LOSS OF THE INDIAN," foreign and social news, anecdotes, advertisements; illustrations of "THE LATE WASHINGTON IRVING, HISTORIAN," "FUNERAL OF WASHINGTON IRVING. THE DEPARTURE OF THE CORPSE FROM HIS SECOND DUTCH CHURCH, TARRYTOWN. -- FROM A SKETCH BY OUR OWN ARTIST," "BURIAL OF WASHINGTON IRVING IN HIS FAMILY LOT AT THE CEMETERY, NEAR TARRYTOWN - THE LAST MOURNER AT THE GRAVE - FROM A SKETCH BY OUR OWN ARTIST," 'WRECK OF THE CANADIAN MAIL STEAMSHIP INDIAN, OFF MARIE JOSEPH, NOVA SCOTIA, NOV. 21, 1859. - SEE PAGE 35," "JOHN BROWN (five illustrations)."

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper

Date made

Dec 17, 1859

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

16 in

Width

11 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 16 x 11 in. (40.6 x 27.9 cm)

Material

Paper, ink

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Pages intact and legible; rough edge along outside spine from being removed from a binder; some long holes along spine; slight tears along top of first page; last page nicked and bent along edges; yellowing, staining and surface dirt on first and last pages; foxing and brown stains on interior pages, especially the third and fourth pages; surface dirt on interior pages.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Washington Irving (1783-1859)

Notes

Subject

Person or Organization

John Brown

Notes

Subject

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 31D

Note Type

Department

Note

Library