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Philadelphia Bulletin For the 2004 resurrection of the Bulletin, see The Bulletin (newspaper). The Philadelphia Bulletin was a daily evening newspaper published from 1847 to 1982 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was the largest circulation newspaper in Philadelphia for 76 years and was once the largest evening newspaper in the United States. Its widely known slogan was: In Philadelphia, nearly everybody reads The Bulletin.
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Libraries add eMagazines to collection Libraries add eMagazines to collection. Library members in Northumberland can now download eMagazines for free with no loan periods and no overdue fines. The range of magazines on offer includes over 30 popular magazine titles including Good Housekeeping UK, Cosmopolitan UK, BBC Good Food, Digital Photographer, Auto Express, Prima Baby and more.
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Freedomâs Journal Freedom’s Journal. On March 16, 1827 Samuel E. Cornish (1795-1858) and John Brown Russwurm (1799-1851), both well-educated clergymen, began to edit and publish Freedom’s Journal in New York City. Cornish was born in Sussex county, Delaware and attended the Philadelphia Presbytery.
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- Social movement poster collection displayed by Klaft, Lynne / Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA). The Art Deco Poster provides an oversized and very fine collection of posters profiling some three hundred different examples of the. create between World Wars I and II, and is a 'must' for fans and any collection strong in. and history.
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Ad Age Advertising Century: Timeline Credit: Corbis-Bertman Benjamin Day publishes the Sun, the first successful penny newspaper in New York. By 1837, circulation reaches 30,000, making it the world's largest newspaper.
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- Philadelphia History Museum at the Atwater Kent. History Museum. The Philadelphia History Museum at the Atwater Kent serves greater Philadelphia by fostering among its citizens and visitors a deeper understanding and appreciation of the city, its historical artifacts and its rich legacy.
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Benjamin Franklin Printing House Franklin bought his share of the business and became the sole owner. On October 2, 1729 Franklin seized the opportunity to purchase the Pennsylvania Gazette from his former boss, Samuel Keimer. Under Franklin The Gazette became the most successful newspaper in the colonies. Another successful publication that brought wealth to Franklin was Poor Richard’s Almanak. It was published continuously from 1732 to 1758. However, the most profitable business was becoming the official printer of Pennsylvania in 1730 and of New Jersey in 1740. Franchise. By the early 1730s Franklin wanted to expand his business beyond Philadelphia. His idea was to expand by promoting his best workers and setting them up with a printing shop.
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Price Of Philly Papers Going Up PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – The newstand price of the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News will be going up at the end of the month. Company CEO Greg Osberg told staffers in the newsroom that the 25-cent increase, from 75 cents to $1 will support “content and design enhancements.”.
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Tuscarawas Valley Civil War Round Table to host event The Tuscarawas Valley Civil War Round Table will host an event featuring author and Penn State Behrend University history professor Joseph Beilein at 7 p.m. Feb. 8 in the Community Room of the Dover Public Library, 525 N. Walnut St. Beilein will present The Portrait of a Killer: What Did William Clarke Quantrill Actually Look Like?
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Gardens and Arboretums in PA Explore the most exquisite botanical gardens in Pennsylvania. 54th Street and Lindbergh Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19143. Gorgeous Historic Gardens in Philadelphia! Historic home to the Bartram family, this is America's oldest living botanical garden and home to the oldest Gingko tree in the country. Located near several historic sites in Philadelphia these gardens have been visited by persons such as George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson.
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Selections from The Liberator, William Lloyd Garrisonâs Abolitionist Newspaper Audio introduction by the Author / Researcher / Collector. This is a collection of items which appear in THE LIBERATOR, a Boston-based Abolitionist newspaper, published under the editorship of William Lloyd Garrison, who lived from 1805–1879. The assembled items represent only a tiny portion of what appeared in the 1,803 editions of the paper, published weekly from 1831-1865. .
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About Cameron County press. (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922 Emporium, Cameron County, Pa. (1866-1922) Emporium, a Latinized form of the Greek word for market or center of trade, reflected the citizens’ (all 800 or so) hopes for prosperity. Lumbering and its adjuncts of sawmills and tanneries were the largest industries in town in the late 1800s. Emporium’s population increased by almost 86 percent (to 2,147) between 1880 and 1890, and the Press thrived, claiming 800 readers, despite a major setback when the plant burned down in November 1877.
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The Story of Independence Day and Americaâs Birthday The first newspaper to print the Declaration was the Pennsylvania Evening Post on July 6, 1776. On July 8th the Declaration had its first public reading in Philadelphia’s Independence Square. Twice that day the Declaration was read to cheering crowds and pealing church bells. Even the bell in Independence Hall was rung.
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Freer and Sackler Galleries Launch âOpen F|Sâ Initiative Jan. 1, 2015 The Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, located at 1050 Independence Ave. S.W., and the adjacent Freer Gallery of Art, located at 12th Street and Independence Ave. S.W., are on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. every day (closed Dec. 25), and admission is free.
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A journey from racism to reason Newspaper: The Clarion-Ledger of Jackson, Miss., was once the most racist paper in the United States, until an offspring of the publishing family decided to make the paper -- and his family name -- respectable. Rea Hederman represented the third generation in this saga of family and of Mississippi. In 1973, he began transforming the newspaper from propagandist for white racism to voice of reason. He made the paper respectable, and even admirable journalistically.
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Contact Philadelphia Inquirer Customer Service Contact Philadelphia Inquirer Customer Service. Contacting Philadelphia Inquirer Customer Service Center. The Philadelphia Inquirer is a daily newspaper serving the residents of the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The newspaper is one of the largest in the United States, with a weekly circulation exceeding 800,000. The Philadelphia Inquirer came into prominence during the Civil War and eventually saw readership expand to its current levels.
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- The 10 Best English Newspapers in the World. 1  TheNew York Times: Since 1851, TheNew York Times has grown to become the most circulated metropolitan newspaper in the country. 2  Washington Post: Like The New York Times, TheWashington Post has been one of the United States premier daily newspapers since its founding in 1877.
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Physical history of the United States Declaration of Independence The Library of Congress's copy of the Dunlap broadside. The Dunlap broadsides were the first published copies of the Declaration of Independence, printed on the night of July 4, 1776. It is unknown exactly how many broadsides were originally printed, but the number is estimated at about 200.
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Philadelphia Museum of Art The museum's attendance figure was 643,096 people in 2014. The Philadelphia Museum of Art administers several annexes including the Rodin Museum, also located on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, and the Ruth and Raymond G. Perelman Building, which is located across the street just north of the main building.
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John Peter Zenger New York City's first newspaper was the New York Gazette, founded by William Bradford in 1725, but it was the city's second newspaper, John Peter Zenger's New York Weekly Journal, which began printing in 1733, that was to have a major effect on the history of journalism.
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The evening world., July 02, 1902, Night Edition, Page 5, Image 5 About The evening world. (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931 The Library of Congress > Chronicling America > New-York tribune. > May 10, 1908 > Page 7, Image 51 Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1789-1925 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present.
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Philadelphia Philadelphia's importance and central location in the colonies made it a natural center for America's revolutionaries. By the 1750s, Philadelphia had surpassed Boston to become the largest city and busiest port in British America, and second in the British Empire, behind London.n 1932, Philadelphia became home to the first International Style skyscraper in the United States, The PSFS Building, designed by George Howe and William Lescaze. It is the United States' first modern skyscraper and considered the most important one built in the first part of the 20th century.
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- The heart of the Delaware Art Museum remains its outstanding collections of American art and illustration. The Museum's permanent collection is focused in four areas; Howard Pyle & American Illustration, British Pre-Raphaelite Art, John Sloan, and American Art, 1757 - Present. Hours of Operation: Wed. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
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- Quintessential Rocky Tour of Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Museum of Art. Once you jog up the steps and snap a photo, keep going and you’ll hit the East Entrance of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the third-largest art museum in the country and an absolute must-see on the city’s cultural circuit.
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The Liberty Bell rings The Liberty Bell rings. In Philadelphia, the Liberty Bell rings out from the tower of the Pennsylvania State House (now known as Independence Hall), summoning citizens to the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence, by Colonel John Nixon.
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George D. McDowell Philadelphia Evening Bulletin Clippings George D. McDowell Philadelphia Evening Bulletin Clippings About this collection Search here for sample clippings from the George D. McDowell Philadelphia Evening Bulletin Collection digitized in 2010 - 2013. For Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accommodation, including help with reading this content, please contact diglib@temple.edu . Browse this collection