Episode Eleven: Newspapers from 1879

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From the Carlisle Weedkly Herald, March 27, 1879, p. 3.

In this episode Jim Gerencser and I discuss some of the notable findings from my exploration of several commercially-produced newspapers from 1879. The newspapers I’m using are The New York Times, New-York Tribune, The Washington Post, Evening Star (Washington, D.C.), The Philadelphia Inquirer, Harrisburg Telegraph, Carlisle Weekly Herald, and The Valley Sentinel (Carlisle, Pa.).

When I’m referring to the two famous photographs of the first students, if you’re not familiar with them, they are First group of male students [version 1], 1879 | Carlisle Indian School Digital Resource Center (dickinson.edu) and First group of female students [version 1], 1879 | Carlisle Indian School Digital Resource Center (dickinson.edu).

Here is an example of the “small group” photos I also mention:

Fred Smith, Joseph Gun, and John Primaux, 1879. Cumberland County Historical Society, PO#22.

And since I mention several times how detailed it is, here is the artcle from the Newark Daily Advertiser (reprinted in the Carlisle Weekly Herald):

[Sorry, the bottom line of this column was cut off.]

From the Carlisle Weekly Herald, November 13, 1879, p. 2.

As noted, we were just skimming the surface of the content from this year to give you an idea of the kinds of information I’m finding. Hope you found it informative. If you have questions, let me know. I may not be able to answer them, but I’ll do my best.