Searches digitized images/text of American periodicals from 1740 to 1940. Coverage varies by title.
From the Center for Research Libraries.
Full description here. Highlights:
– 89 journals published between 1740 and 1800
– Many titles from the first half of the 19th century (including more than 20 women's magazines)
– 118 periodicals published during the Civil War (1861-1865) and Reconstruction (1865-1877) eras
– Trade magazines from the 19th and early 20th centuries