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An iconic issue of Harper’s Weekly, dated September 20, 1873, featuring one of the most celebrated images in American art:
⭐ Winslow Homer’s “Snap the Whip” — Double-Page Centerfold ⭐
This joyous scene of schoolchildren at play outside a rural schoolhouse became a national symbol of the innocence of childhood and the vanishing American agrarian way of life following the Civil War. It is widely considered one of Homer’s most desirable and collectible engravings, and it displays beautifully when framed. & ILLUSTRATIONS:
Winslow Homer double-page centerfold: “Snap the Whip”
Front page: “The New School Mistress” (touching rural education scene)
Full page: “Saved!”
Illustrated campus article: “The Northwestern University”
“The Fête Napoleon at Chiselhurst — Reception by Ex-Empress Eugénie”
Supplement engravings:
“Humors of Railroad Travel”
“The Latest Fashionable Intelligence”
“Rip Van Winkle at the Village Tavern”
A rich cultural document of post-Civil War America, education, nostalgia, literature, satire, and transatlantic to VG+ overall.
This issue was previously bound, with the expected stitch holes along the inner margin.
Pages are clean with light, even toning appropriate to age.
No major tears or losses.
The “Snap the Whip” centerfold is clean, strong, and excellent for display or ARCHIVAL FRAMING AVAILABLE 🖼️
I offer professional archival framing for the centerfold or any selected page.
Framing includes:
Acid-free mat
UV-protected acrylic (prevents yellowing and fading)
Matte black metal gallery frame
Fully sealed, ready to hang
Just send a message or select the Framing Upgrade listing in my shop — I’m happy to help you choose the page with the strongest visual 16” x 11” (standard Harper’s flat, reinforced and protected — never rolled. 📦
