American Sentinel, interior

Photograph

Historical Society of Carroll County, Maryland

Name/Title

American Sentinel, interior

Entry/Object ID

1955.528.055

Description

Print, photographic. B/W silver gelatin print, mounted on black board, 8" x 10". Image measures 6.75" x 8", shows the interior of the American Sentinel office, Westminster. Handwritten on back is "Sentinel Office?".

Acquisition

Accession

1955.528

Source or Donor

Carroll County Commissioners

Acquisition Method

Gift

General Notes

Note

The American Sentinel was the successor to the Westminster Carrolltonian and ran from 1855 to 1928. Originally supporting the nativist American Party, the Sentinel was the primary organ for the Republican Party in Carroll County. Its editors included William H. Grammar (1855-1862), Thomas J. Lockard (1862-1868), Harry J. Shellman (1868), William L.W. Seabrook (1868-1873, 1888-1909), Dr. William H. Rippard (1873-1888) and Joseph D. Brooks (1909-1928).