Category: Other Magazines

On September 01, 1883, several Cincinnati newspapers announced that The Week: Illustrated, a new illustrated newspaper, would begin publishing issues starting that same day. Mike Morgan and Henry Farny were…

For the entire month of 1883 Farny was on the move. He’d been lucky enough to join President Henry Villard’s Northern Pacific Last Spike procession that transported four trains of…

Farny and Felix Oswald teamed up for this short article on Mexican Railroads, which included a single illustration by Farny for what was then Our Continent magazine (learn more about…

The December 27, 1882, issue of The Continent included a poem called “Lady Yeardley’s Guest“. The writer, Margaret Junkin Preston, was a prolific writer, producing articles, poetry, and novels. She…

In July of 1879, Lippincott’s Magazine of Popular Literature and Science began a series of Farny’s sketches, a bunch of them, that accompanied an article titled “Summerland Sketches or Rambles…

The July 1878 issue of St. Nicholas Magazine included Farny’s sketch for Charles H. Woodman’s true account of how a little girl saved future War of 1812 General John R….

In June of 1878, William O Stoddard’s Dab Kinzer: A Story of a Growing Boy began serialization in the St. Nicholas Magazine, volume 5, number 8. That issue contained four…

Launched in 1869, Golden Hours Magazine For Boys and Girls (not to be confused with Golden Hours for Sunday Reading, for adults) was designed for boys and girls. According to…

Henry Farny’s trip to Europe between August 1875 and August 1876 interrupted what had become a steady flow of illustrations in books and other outlets. Upon Farny’s return he may…

Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Weekly’s November 7, 1874, issue featured Farny’s “Balloon Wedding” illustration. Wedding nuptials in a balloon, touted by PT Barnum’s marketing as the first such event, was advertised…