Name/Title
WILMINGTON JOURNAL, MAY 5, 1866Entry/Object ID
2003.166.1.2Description
Color: Black; White
"The Wilmington Journal," Volume 2, Number 25, May 5, 1866. The newspaper has the paper's name on the masthead, with the slogan "In Union We Are Invincible" underneath it. 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, A. A. Polhamus & Co., is listed in a box at the upper left along subscription, adverisement, and job work terms. The first page consists of state and national news, as well as miscellany and a poem about the preservation of the Union. Page two has mainly state and national news, editorials, and a listing of shipments from the harbor at Wilmington. Page three has all advertisements, including two relating to military needs at Drum Barracks, the Union camp near Wilmington. The ads are for Wilmington and Los Angeles businesses. Page four has two columns of general news and the remaining three are for advertisements, including columns specifically for shipping and for miscellany. In poor condition, the item is brittle, has a long tear repaired by adhesive tape, many creases, soiling, darkening, print fading, flaking on the right edge, horizontal third folds, edge losses, edge stains, and many tears.Lexicon
Search Terms
Two-dimensional, Newspapers, A. A. Polhamus & Co., Businesses--Los Angeles (Calif.), Real estate--Los Angeles County (Calif.), Railroads--Los Angeles (Calif.), Courts--Los Angeles (Calif.), Courts--Los Angeles County (Calif.)