Category: Harpers Weekly

In 1888 the Cincinnati held its Centennial Exposition. Harper’s Weekly covered the story in its July 14, 1888, issue and… read more 1888-07: The Cincinnati Centennial Exposition

For the entire month of 1883 Farny was on the move. He’d been lucky enough to join President Henry Villard’s… read more 1883-09: The Northern Pacific Last Spike

In Harper’s Weekly July 24, 1886, Farny’s illustration A Cheyenne Courtship made the cover. It can be viewed below: In… read more 1886-07: A Cheyenne Courtship

As in 1883 and 1884, Farny attended the Southern Exposition in Louisville and Harper’s Weekly published his illustration from the… read more 1885-08: Southern Expo Illustration

The December 06, 1884 issue of Harper’s Weekly included an illustration on page 798 by Farny showing The St. Louis… read more 1884-12: The St. Louis Cattlemen’s Convention

Harper’s Weekly, in its September 20, 1884, issue published a Whale Boat illustration by Farny representing the Cincinnati Industrial Exposition.

In 1884, Farny returned to the Southern Exposition in Louisville, producing another illustration for Harper’s Weekly that appeared in September… read more 1884-09: The Swiss Chalet by Farny

Harper’s Weekly published Farny’s Toilers of the Plain, one of his more famous pieces, in June of 1884. Two years… read more 1884-06: Toilers of the Plain

In 1884, the Ohio flooded again. And, once again, Farny produced illustrations for Harper’s Weekly, this time appearing in the… read more 1884-02: More Flood Illustrations

In March 1884 one of the largest riots in American history took place in Cincinnati. The match that lit the… read more 1884-03: Farny Illustrates Riots