Name/Title
LOS ANGELES EVENING EXPRESS, JUNE 20, 1874Entry/Object ID
2003.7.1.1Description
Color: Black; White
"Los Angeles Evening Express," Volume 7, Number 70, June 20, 1874. The newspaper has the words "EVENING EXPRESS" on the masthead, along with an image of a train. The city name and date are at the center just below and the volume is at left, and the issue number at right. The proprietor, Tiffany and Co., is listed in a box at the upper left along with office location and subscription terms. The first page consists of six columns of advertising and one of state, Pacific coast and national news. Page two has local, state, and national news, including dispatches by telegraph, as well as a birth notice and three-and-a-half columns of advertising, including new listings. Page three concerns local news, including San Francisco market prices, freights received at San Pedro, and a report on school promotions. Four columns of advertising are also on this page. Page four features a few more general news items and the remainder is devoted to legal notices and advertising. At the top right of the first page is, in pencil, the inscription "Mechanics Institute." With creases, light soiling, yellowing, some folds, foxing, light stains, edge tears, and overall wear, the condition is fair.Lexicon
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Two-dimensional, Newspapers, Tiffany and Company, Race discrimination--Los Angeles (Calif.), Squatters--Ranches--Los Angeles County (Calif.), Wilmington (Calif.)