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First issue of a German language newspaper from San Francisco...



Item # 705122

June 17, 1871

HUMORIST, San Francisco, California, June 17, 1871  A smaller size newspaper totally in the German language, obviously for the German immigrants in the Bay area. The masthead features a devil-like engraving. This is the volume 1, number 1 issue--the first published.
Eight pages with very wide margins, 9 3/4 by 12 inches, a lower corner is missing but not affecting any text, various small margin tears.

Item from Catalog 354 (released for May, 2025)

Category: The Old West