New Year's Address of the Carriers of the Providence Evening Press. 1861.
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Description
The broadside is a newspaper carriers' address from 1861, which includes a two-column poem that is surrounded by a decorative border. In the poem, the carriers summarize the news of the year in verse. During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, carriers' addresses were commonplace. On the first of each year, newspaper carriers would deliver these addresses, usually printed on a single sheet, to their customers in hopes of receiving a tip in return.
Description Source
Special Collections at Brown University. https://library.brown.edu/exhibits/archive/focus/carriers/topics.html (accessed July 17, 2018).
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Approximate Creation Date
1861
Measurement
18 3/4 X9 7/8 inches
Materials and Techniques Display
ink on paper
Inscription
recto, top right corner, handwritten: 400.00 / 1060909 recto, top center: NEW YEAR'S ADDRESS / OF THE / CARRIERS / OF THE / PROVIDENCE EVENING PRESS. / 1861.
Subjects
Newspaper carriers' writings, American
Work Type
broadside
Class
Ephemera
Preferred Citation
[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.
Rights
Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
ID
6994
Current Location
Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)
Repository
Mississippi State University Libraries.
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.