First American daily to feature illustrations...
THE DAIY GRAPHIC, An Illustrated Evening Newspaper, New York, Feb. 9, 1875 This was the first American newspaper to feature daily illustrations. It would exist for 16 years.
The front page is entirely taken up with a print captioned: "The Trial of Rev. Henry Ward Beecher--Mr. Tilton, the Plaintiff, on the Witness Stand".
The Beecher-Tilton Scandal was the sensation of the day.
Pages 4 & 5 are entirely taken up with ten prints, including a half page: "Bull Fighting In Spain" & a half page of: "Sketches in the Fiji Islands". The back page shows tobogganing in Yonkers, New York.
Eight pages, minor margin wear, good condition.
Item from our most recent catalog - #371 - released for October, 2026
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