Harper's Weekly
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Harper's Weekly was a widely read 19th-century American political and literary magazine known for its illustrations, news coverage, and influence during the Civil War era.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Harper’s Weekly | 8 |
| Harper's Weekly canonical | 7 |
| 1861 cartoon "Scott’s Great Snake" | 1 |
| Harper's Weekly: A Journal of Civilization | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T235542 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Harper's Weekly Context triple: [Winslow Homer, employer, Harper's Weekly]
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A.
The Atlantic Monthly
The Atlantic Monthly is a long-running American magazine known for its influential essays, literary works, and commentary on politics, culture, and ideas.
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B.
North American Review
North American Review is a long-running American literary and cultural magazine known for publishing influential essays and commentary by prominent writers and public figures.
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C.
Free Press
Free Press is an American publishing imprint known for releasing influential works of nonfiction, including titles in politics, history, and current affairs.
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D.
Life magazine
Life magazine was a hugely influential American weekly publication best known for its pioneering photojournalism and vivid visual coverage of 20th-century events and culture.
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E.
Argosy magazine
Argosy magazine was a long-running American pulp and men's adventure periodical known for sensational stories and features that helped popularize mysteries like the Bermuda Triangle.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Harper's Weekly Target entity description: Harper's Weekly was a widely read 19th-century American political and literary magazine known for its illustrations, news coverage, and influence during the Civil War era.
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A.
The Atlantic Monthly
The Atlantic Monthly is a long-running American magazine known for its influential essays, literary works, and commentary on politics, culture, and ideas.
-
B.
North American Review
North American Review is a long-running American literary and cultural magazine known for publishing influential essays and commentary by prominent writers and public figures.
-
C.
Free Press
Free Press is an American publishing imprint known for releasing influential works of nonfiction, including titles in politics, history, and current affairs.
-
D.
Life magazine
Life magazine was a hugely influential American weekly publication best known for its pioneering photojournalism and vivid visual coverage of 20th-century events and culture.
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E.
Argosy magazine
Argosy magazine was a long-running American pulp and men's adventure periodical known for sensational stories and features that helped popularize mysteries like the Bermuda Triangle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American magazine
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illustrated periodical ⓘ political magazine ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Harper's Weekly
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surface form:
Harper's Weekly: A Journal of Civilization
|
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coveredEvent |
American Civil War
ⓘ
Gilded Age politics ⓘ Reconstruction era ⓘ |
| endPublicationYear | 1916 ⓘ |
| featuredContributor |
Charles Dickens
ⓘ
George William Curtis ⓘ Mark Twain ⓘ Thomas Nast ⓘ Winslow Homer ⓘ |
| finalIssueDate | May 13, 1916 ⓘ |
| firstIssueDate | January 3, 1857 ⓘ |
| format | large-format illustrated weekly ⓘ |
| hasDigitalArchive |
HarpWeek
ⓘ
Library of Congress ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
illustrated magazine
ⓘ
literary magazine ⓘ news magazine ⓘ political journalism ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn |
development of American political cartooning
ⓘ
shaping Northern public opinion during the Civil War ⓘ |
| influenced |
American editorial cartoon tradition
ⓘ
later American news magazines ⓘ |
| ISSN | 1040-1742 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print magazine ⓘ |
| notableFor |
American Civil War coverage
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influence on public opinion in the 19th century ⓘ political cartoons ⓘ woodcut illustrations ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Harper & Brothers ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Republican Party
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surface form:
Republican Party (during the Civil War era)
|
| publicationFrequency | weekly ⓘ |
| publisher | Harper & Brothers ⓘ |
| regionCovered |
United States national news
ⓘ
international news ⓘ |
| startPublicationYear | 1857 ⓘ |
| subjectFocus |
arts and culture
ⓘ
current events ⓘ literature ⓘ national politics ⓘ |
| targetAudience | American middle-class readers ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
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Harper's Weekly: A Journal of Civilization
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Harper’s Weekly
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Harper’s Weekly
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Harper’s Weekly
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Harper’s Weekly
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Harper’s Weekly
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Harper’s Weekly
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