Newspaper vendor's cart with Philadelphia, New York and Baltimore papers – Antique Print
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A window into the past: Newspaper vendor's cart with Philadelphia, New York and Baltimore papers, preserved in this historic image. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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Newspaper vendor's cart with Philadelphia, New York and Baltimore papers
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A newspaper vendor's cart, stocked with papers from Philadelphia, New York and Baltimore, is the detail that sets this picture apart from other street scenes on the Civil War board. The three cities were the main news hubs of the period, and a cart carrying all of their dailies suggests how eagerly people in the war years followed dispatches from the front. Such carts were a common sight in towns and near camps, where soldiers, officers and civilians depended on papers for casualty lists, battle reports and rumor. Look closely at the mix of titles on display, since it reflects the regional divisions and the competing loyalties that shaped wartime journalism.
| Original scan | 6,992 × 6,668 px · prints to 23 × 22 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 01140a newspaper vendor |
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