Brooklyn Theatre Fire 1876 North Carolina Black Legislators Leslie's rare nwspprFrank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. (Old Periodicals, 19th Century Newspapers, Americana, Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, Reconstruction, Brooklyn Theatre, Fire, Black Legislators). Issued December 3rd, 1876, New York, by Frank Leslie. Newspaper remains partially uncut and unopened as when originally issued almost 150 years ago paper originally printed as a giant single unfolded sheet on both sides then folded (like today). A very early image