LOS ANGELES DAILY STAR, APRIL 19, 1874

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

LOS ANGELES DAILY STAR, APRIL 19, 1874

Entry/Object ID

2003.175.1.1

Description

Color: Black; White "Los Angeles Daily Star," Volume 8, Number 93, April 19, 1874. The newspaper has the title at the top and below is the city of publication, day and date, and volume and issue number. On the first page are eight columns of advertisements. Page two has editorials, general items, a column of poetry, and three columns of advertisements. Page three covers local news, including a brief note about the incorporation of the Los Angeles and Independence Railroad and the election of F. P. F. Temple as President. There are also some national news by telegrah and a little over five columns of advertising. Page four consists entirely of advertising. The name of original owner, L. P. Fisher, is written in ink at the upper right of the front page and a stamp from the Bancroft Library, a secondary owner is below Fisher's name. With light creases, some soiling, yellowing, a center horizontal half fold, light stains, and small edge tears, the item is in good condition.

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Search Terms

Two-dimensional, Newspapers, Railroads--Los Angeles (Calif.), Journalism--Los Angeles (Calif.)

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Newspapers