Fans of Civil War-Era newspapers rejoice – we have added new high-quality scans of Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper and Harper’s Weekly from July 1861.
Something about these old news magazines really catches my interest. Whether it is the dramatic reporting, or the beautiful but often imaginative illustrations, it’s a window into the past. This month, we have two new additions to add to our collection: issue 237 of Harper’s Weekly and 296 of Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper. These are high-quality scans of the 1861 originals. Frank Leslie’s is missing pages 149 and 150 (which I didn’t know when purchasing it), but I will add them if I’m able to find them.
Head on over to our Artifacts page to check out our small but growing collection!
Spirit of '61 