Oldest extant copy of the Chicago Tribune

A copy of the oldest existing issue of the Chicago Daily Tribune, dated December 28, 1850, with the headline: Annual Muster of the Trade and Commerce of Chicago for the Year 1850. Reprint from History of Chicago.

Publication date: 1929-10-13

Size: 13 x 15.5 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: black and white

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Chicago (Ill.)

Temporal: 1850-12-28

Subject(s):

• Chicago Tribune
• Newspapers--Illinois--Chicago--1850-1860

Genre(s):

• Newspapers
• Reproductions

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection
• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Advertisement Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (October 13, 1929), p. 8

Format(s):

• image/jpeg
• application/pdf

Contributor(s):

• Andreas, A. T. (Alfred Theodore), 1839-1900