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"Harvester News" Illustration

Date: 1920
Description: Illustration of a news boy holding a blank copy of "Harvester News" over the caption: "Extra!"
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The Newsboy Statue and Fountain

Date: 1895
Description: View of a statue and fountain in a grassy park depicting a boy selling a newspaper. Installed in 1895 and funded by Colonel William L. Brown, the statue c...
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Madison Newspaper Carriers

Date: 03 27 1951
Description: Group portrait of the Wisconsin State Journal newspaper carrier boys, participants in the journal's annual subscription contest. Taken in Felly's re...
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Gerald Edgren

Date: 04 14 1951
Description: 17-year-old Gerald Edgren, a newspaper carrier for the Capital Times, won a trip to Detroit and Canada in a magazine and newspaper contest sponsored by the...
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Newsstand in Union Railroad Station

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Description: A man working behind the counter of a very elaborate and ornate newsstand in a Union Railroad Passenger Station. Caption reads: "New Stand, Union Passenger...
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Prizes for WSJ Circulation Contest

Date: 03 29 1952
Description: Boy modeling jacket, one of 11 prizes in the Wisconsin State Journal circulation contest. The other prizes pictured on 10 negatives are: flashlight, axe & ...
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Paper Boy Delivering Newspapers

Date: 1918
Description: A boy wearing a coat and hat standing on a sidewalk while delivering newspapers to nearby homes. Attached to his newspaper bag is a sign reading: "Cook Cou...
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Studio Portrait of Newsboy

Date: 1900
Description: Studio portrait of an African American boy dressed in the costume of a stereotypical newsboy. The child holds up a newspaper in one hand and holding a stac...
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"The Detroit News" Truck

Date: 1925
Description: An International Model SL truck owned by "The Detroit News" parked in front of Cook & Dyer Drugstore. A man is removing piles of newspapers from the truck ...
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NAACP Youth Council Flyer

Date: 03 1948
Description: Flyer announcing a special meeting of the Youth Council of the Milwaukee branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on Tuesda...
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Paper Delivery

Date: 02 16
Description: "Bicyclist, Mark Musack, one of Theresa's best 'Paper Persons,' making the rounds on 'The Reporter' route."
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Wisconsin State Journal Newspaper Carriers

Date: 06 29 1954
Description: Portrait of the eleven Wisconsin State Journal newspaper carriers who won three-day trips to Chicago and Milwaukee in a subscription contest sponsor...
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Chicago Journal of Commerce Truck

Date: 01 18 1939
Description: View from across street of a man unloading newspapers from the back of an International D-Series panel truck owned by the Charles Levy Circulation Company....
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"The Sun" Newspaper Truck

Date: 09 22 1937
Description: A man unloads a bound stack of newspapers from the back of an International D-2 panel truck owned by "The Sun" newspaper.
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Top Carriers Leave on Washington Trip

Date: 05 18 1956
Description: Thirty carrier boys for Madison Newspapers wave goodbye before leaving on a train for a four-day vacation trip to Washington D.C. These boys won the trip b...
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Wisconsin State Journal Carriers Press Award Winners

Date: 10 03 1957
Description: Group portrait of twelve Wisconsin State Journal carrier boys from southwestern Wisconsin who were honored with Inland Daily Press awards for their ...
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Wisconsin State Journal Carriers Press Award Winners

Date: 10 03 1957
Description: Group portrait of six Wisconsin State Journal carrier boys from Madison who were honored with Inland Daily Press Awards. They are wearing traditiona...
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Top Carrier Salesmen

Date: 06 28 1958
Description: John Canny, left, circulation manager for Madison Newspapers, Inc., presents trophies to five of the Wisconsin State Journal's most efficient carrier sales...
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Subscription Contest Winner

Date: 08 07 1958
Description: Original caption states: "Everyone benefits. Jans Jackson, Spring Green, champion subscription salesman, of the Wisconsin State Journal's carrier bo...
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Carrier Salesmen Subscription Contestants

Date: 03 31 1959
Description: Four Madison Newspapers, Inc., carrier salesmen (or newspaper home delivery boys) look over possible awards for new subscriptions, such as prizes, cash, or...

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