Heading Herring
This image shows women, some with pipes in their mouths, removing fish heads on a pier. Harper's Weekly: A Journal of Civilization was an American political magazine based in New York City and published by Harper & Brothers from 1857 until 1916. It featured foreign and domestic news, fiction, essays on many subjects and humor, alongside illustrations. It covered the American Civil War extensively, including many illustrations of events from the war.
Image Title
Heading Herring
RegID
SI-OB-262
Date
1861
Title
Heading Herring
Source
Harper's Weekly (Sept. 28, 1861), p.621; also published in Harper's New Monthly Magazine (1857), vol. 14, p. 438.
Language
English
Item sets
Miscellaneous Occupations & Economic Activities
Spatial Coverage
North America
Reproduced In
Harper's Weekly (Sept. 28, 1861), p.621; also published in Harper's New Monthly Magazine (1857), vol. 14, p. 438.
Researchers
Jerome Handler; Michael Tuite; Henry B. Lovejoy Graduate Research Assistants: Tiffany Beebe; Travis May
Last Updated
10-Feb-17
Identifier
HW0014