Bridgeport, Conn. Newsboys. One of the smallest has been selling for 2 years. Boy highest up on steps has been at it 6 years. Location: Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Summary
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In the 19th and 20th centuries, newspaper publishers relied on newspaperboys (“newsies”) to distribute their newspapers on city streets. The newsboys purchased their papers and usually had to sell all of them to make a decent profit. In 1899, with a sudden rise in the cost of newspapers, a contingent of New York City newsies staged a strike against big-time publishers like Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst.
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Date
01/01/1909
Contributors
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940, photographer
Location
Bridgeport, 41.16704, -73.20483
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on publication.