"Ides Febrvarii MDCCCLXVIII," cartoon, Harper's Weekly Magazine, February 22, 1868, zoomable image.

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IDES FEBRVARII MDCCCLXVIII "Shame on the policy that first began To tamper with the heart to hide its thoughts." --- Harvard's Regules. "The seal of truth is on thy gallant form, For none but cowards lie." Murphy's Alonzo.
Source citation

Harper's Weekly Magazine, February 22, 1868, p. 116.

Dead-Letter Office, U.S. Post Office, Washington, D.C., February 1868, artist's impression, detail.

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The Dead-Letter Office at Washington. - Sketched by Theodore R. Davis.
Source citation

Harper's Weekly Magazine, February 22, 1868, p. 113.

Source note

Cropped and enlarged from the fuller image, also available here.

Dead-Letter Office, U.S. Post Office, Washington, D.C., February 1868, artist's impression.

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Yes
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The Dead-Letter Office at Washington. - Sketched by Theodore R. Davis.
Source citation

Harper's Weekly Magazine, February 22, 1868, p. 113.

"The Baby That Won't Talk At Present," cartoon, Harper's Weekly Magazine, February 15, 1868.

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THE BABY THAT WON'T TALK AT PRESENT. NURSE W-----DE. "Bless your souls, ladies, the child won't talk for several months yet." DAME A.J. "Say 'My Policy!', that's a little dear." MOTHER W.H. S-------D. "Yes, Baby: say 'My--my--My Policy!" that's a nice 'little darling." LADY BEN W----E. "Now, my Precious, put down that 'ittle horse one minute, and say 'Con-gress.'' GRANNY HENRY W------N. "Yes, my Pet, say 'Re-con-struc-tion.'" MADAME A.T. S-------T. "Here's a penny for Baby: say 'Greenbacks,' darling --- 'Greenbacks!'"
Source citation

Harper's Weekly Magazine, February 12, 1868, p. 112.

Destruction by fire of the Academy of Music in Albany, New York, January 29, 1868, artist's impression.

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Burning of the Academy of Music, Albany.
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Harper's Weekly Magazine, February 15, 1868, p. 109.

Native Americans spearing salmon in Oregon, 1868, artist's impression, zoomable image.

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Indians fishing for salmon in Oregon.
Source citation

Harper's Weekly Magazine, February 15, 1868, p. 108.

W.S.L. Jewett, "Broadway, February, 1868," Harper's Weekly, February 15, 1868, zoomable image.

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Broadway, February, 1868. - Drawn by W.S.L. Jewett.
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Harper's Weekly Magazine, February 15, 1868, p. 104.

Fire in Chicago, January 28, 1868, artist's impression.

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The Great Fire in Chicago, January 28, 1868. - Sketched by W.B. Baird.
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Harper's Weekly Magazine, February 15, 1868, p. 97.

Eruption of Mount Vesuvius, Campania, Italy, December 20, 1867, artist's impression.

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Mount Vesuvius in a state of eruption, December 20, 1867.
Source citation

Harper's Weekly Magazine, February 8, 1868, p. 93.

"A Funeral at the Alms House," from W.H. Davenport, "The Story of a Pauper," Harper's Weekly, February 8, 1867, detail.

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" A Funeral at the Alms House," The Story of a Pauper.
Source citation

Harper's Weekly Magazine, February 8, 1868, p. 92.

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Cropped from the full version of this image, also available here.

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