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rare depression era american outdoor "chicago daily news" street vendor hand-painted wood newsstand with pivoting loose change cups
  • rare depression era american outdoor "chicago daily news" street vendor hand-painted wood newsstand with pivoting loose change cups
  • rare depression era american outdoor "chicago daily news" street vendor hand-painted wood newsstand with pivoting loose change cups
  • rare depression era american outdoor "chicago daily news" street vendor hand-painted wood newsstand with pivoting loose change cups
  • rare depression era american outdoor "chicago daily news" street vendor hand-painted wood newsstand with pivoting loose change cups
rare depression era american outdoor "chicago daily news" street vendor hand-painted wood newsstand with pivoting loose change cups

rare depression era american outdoor "chicago daily news" street vendor hand-painted wood newsstand with pivoting loose change cups

SKU: UR-15214-12
nicely worn and weathered american outdoor chicago street vendor newsstand with an old hand-painted finish. the freestanding open-ended cabinet contains three equally spaced shelves used for storing papers. the cabinet contains two hand-furnished pivoting loose change cups and sliding wood rods for hanging papers on the sides of the stand. the faint lettering is found on the sides and along the backsplash. the primitive newsstand is comprised of pine wood. the small tabletop has been refinished and sealed with a clear coat lacquer. fabricated by or for the chicago daily news, inc., chicago, il. despite the surface wear, the stand remains structurally sound and stable. the chicago daily news was founded by melville e. stone, percy meggy, and william dougherty in 1875 and began publishing early the next year. it strove for mass readership in contrast with its primary competitor, the chicago tribune, which was more influential among the city's elites; for many years, the daily news boasted a 1¢ newsstand price. byron andrews, fresh out of hobart college, was one of the first reporters. victor f. lawson bought the chicago daily news in 1876 and became its business manager. stone remained involved as an editor and later bought back an ownership stake, but lawson took over full ownership again in 1888. during the longtime tenure of victor f. lawson, the chicago daily news pioneered certain areas of reporting, opening one of the first foreign bureaus among u.s. newspapers in 1898 and starting one of the first columns devoted to radio in 1922. lawson introduced many innovations to the business including advancements in newspaper promotion, classified advertising, and syndication of news stories, serials, and comics. the chicago daily news became known for its distinctive, aggressive writing style which 1920's editor henry justin smith likened to a daily novel. in its heyday from the 1930's to 1950's it was widely syndicated and boasted a first-class foreign news service. in 1929 the daily news moved into a new 26-floor headquarters located in downtown chicago. designed by architects holabird & root, the art deco structure became a chicago landmark, and stands today under the name riverside plaza. it featured a mural by john w. norton depicting the newspaper production process. the chicago daily news published its last edition on saturday, march 4, 1978. measures 19 1/2 x 13 x 33 1/2 inches.

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