Williamsburg, VA: John Pinkney [publisher], 1775. 16 ¾ x 10 ½”. The text of the "Causes and Necessity of their Taking Up Arms" appears on pages 2 and 3 of the newspaper. The Second Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia on May 10, 1775, only about seven months after the..... More
Leadville, Colorado: No publisher. 1881. The discovery of silver at Leadville was the beginning of the Colorado Silver Boom (1879-1893). Leadville was founded in 1877 by mine owners Horace Tabor and August Meyer. As the numerous images in this newspaper demonstrate, it had become a thriving metropolis by 1881. Indeed..... More
Salida, Colorado: Moore, M. R., 1882. Page size: (23 1/2 x 16 1/2"). The Mountain Mail newspaper was published weekly in Salida, Colorado from about August, 1880 to July, 1882, during the early years of the Colorado Silver Boom that began in 1879. The paper is loaded with local news..... More
Turnwold [Plantation.], Putnam County, Georgia. Turner, J.A., 1862. The Countryman is the only newspaper known to have been published on a Southern plantation. J.A. Turner was the owner of the Turnwold plantation and editor of the newspaper. This issue features a full-page editorial titled “God Bless Our Southern Women!” which..... More
Canon, Colorado: Henry W. Comstock, Publisher, 1883. 15 x 11.”. An interesting and uncommon newspaper devoted exclusively to mining activities in Colorado at the time of the Colorado Silver Boom. The paper features numerous stories, statistics and advertisements related to the area’s robust mining activities. For instance, this paragraph about..... More
