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''The Daily Graphic: An Illustrated Evening Newspaper'' was the first American newspaper with daily illustrations. It was founded in
Canadian Scientists and Inventors: Biographies of People who Shaped Our World
p. 57 (2d ed. 2008)(3 January 1877)
What it Costs to Publish Picture Papers
''Cincinnati Daily Star'', p. 2., col. 1-2 (1877 news report explains unprofitability of paper to date) The business management of the paper was initially headed up by Charles and James Goodsell. David Croly, former managing editor of the '' New York World'', was the initial editor of the paper, serving from 1873 through 1878.Harp, Gillis J
Positivist Republic
p. 185 (1995) Mark Twain wryly commented to Croly after seeing the first issue: "I don't care much about reading ... but I do like to look at pictures, and the illustrated weeklies do not come as often as I need them."Kobre, Sidney
Development of American journalism
p. 373 (1969) Croly was an admirer of Walt Whitman, and published a number of his poems in the ''Graphic''.The New York Daily Graphic
''The Walt Whitman Archive'', Retrieved 17 May 2014(13 September 1883)
The Graphic
''The American Stationer'', p. 425 An early publicity stunt pulled by the ''Graphic'' in 1873 was the sponsoring of a cross-Atlantic balloon trip by Washington Donaldson. The flight proved unsuccessful, but it did draw significant attention to the paper.(22 August 1883
New York Gossip
''Omaha Daily Bee'', p. 2, col. 2
Engraver Stephen Henry Horgan helped push the photographic printing efforts of the paper. The paper published an image of
Beyond the Lines: Pictorial Reporting, Everyday Life, and the Crisis of Gilded Age America
pp. 67, 267-68 (2002)(2 December 1873)
Steinway Hall (from a photograph by Pach)
''Daily Graphic'' (on page 2, right bottom column, of the same edition, it states: "It is worthy of inspection, too, as being the first picture ever printed in a newspaper directly from a photograph. There has been no intervention of artist or engraver but the picture is transferred directly from a negative by means of our own patented process of 'granulated photography'.") ''The Daily Graphic'' was also the first American paper to print a daily weather map, which started in its May 9, 1879 edition.McCardell, Paul (12 May 2012)
First U.S. weather map debuted 136 years ago
'' Baltimore Sun''(9 May 1879)
The Graphic and the Weather
''Daily Graphic'' (article noting first appearance that day of the weather map
p.495 of same issue showing map
The U.S. government provided the map through its Weather Services and paid the paper $10 a day to run it, which ran through September 1882 when the service ended.Monmonier, Mar
Maps with the News: The Development of American Journalistic Cartography
p. 114 (1989) Isaac M. Gregory served as editor of the paper from 1882-1885 before moving on to edit '' Judge'' magazine.(May 1893)
Sketch on Gregory
''Art in Advertising'', Vol. 7, No. 3, p. 89 A ''Weekly Graphic'' compilation was also offered by the paper, and was available by delivery by mail.
File:US presidential seals 1885 Daily Graphic.png, Seal of the President of the United States, 1885 ''Daily Graphic''
File:Edison The Wizards Search New York Daily Graphic 1879.png, "The Wizard's Search" - 9 July 1879 New York ''Daily Graphic''
File:Steinway hall 1873.jpg, Steinway Hall, ''Daily Graphic'' 1873
File:Battle of Liberty Place.gif, Battle of Liberty Place, Sept 23, 1874 ''Daily Graphic''
File:New York Daily Graphic Ezekiel Stone Wiggins Jan 17 1883 by Grant Hamilton.jpg,
''Daily Graphic'' archives
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in 1873 by Canadian engravers George-Édouard Desbarats George-Édouard-Amable Desbarats (5 April 1838 – 18 February 1893) was an influential Canadian printer and inventor.
Life and career
The Desbarats were an established printing family. The first of the family to settle was Joseph Desbarats f ...
and William Leggo, and began publication in March of that year. It continued publication until September 23, 1889.
History
Flush with their printing success in Canada, Desbarats and Leggo relocated to New York in 1873 to found ''The Daily Graphic''. Highly illustrated, its lavish engravings included cartoons, reproductions of paintings, and illustrations of contemporary news events and notable personalities. While pioneering, the paper was not a financial success, and Desbarats later returned to Montreal, with Leggo following at least by 1879.Black, HarryCanadian Scientists and Inventors: Biographies of People who Shaped Our World
p. 57 (2d ed. 2008)(3 January 1877)
What it Costs to Publish Picture Papers
''Cincinnati Daily Star'', p. 2., col. 1-2 (1877 news report explains unprofitability of paper to date) The business management of the paper was initially headed up by Charles and James Goodsell. David Croly, former managing editor of the '' New York World'', was the initial editor of the paper, serving from 1873 through 1878.Harp, Gillis J
Positivist Republic
p. 185 (1995) Mark Twain wryly commented to Croly after seeing the first issue: "I don't care much about reading ... but I do like to look at pictures, and the illustrated weeklies do not come as often as I need them."Kobre, Sidney
Development of American journalism
p. 373 (1969) Croly was an admirer of Walt Whitman, and published a number of his poems in the ''Graphic''.The New York Daily Graphic
''The Walt Whitman Archive'', Retrieved 17 May 2014(13 September 1883)
The Graphic
''The American Stationer'', p. 425 An early publicity stunt pulled by the ''Graphic'' in 1873 was the sponsoring of a cross-Atlantic balloon trip by Washington Donaldson. The flight proved unsuccessful, but it did draw significant attention to the paper.(22 August 1883
New York Gossip
''Omaha Daily Bee'', p. 2, col. 2
Engraver Stephen Henry Horgan helped push the photographic printing efforts of the paper. The paper published an image of Steinway Hall
Steinway Hall (German: ) is the name of buildings housing concert halls, showrooms and sales departments for Steinway & Sons pianos. The first Steinway Hall was opened in 1866 in New York City. Today, Steinway Halls and are located in cities such ...
from a photograph on December 2, 1873. And "A Scene in Shantytown, New York" appeared in the March 4, 1880 issue; the first halftone photograph ever printed by a newspaper.Brown, JoshuaBeyond the Lines: Pictorial Reporting, Everyday Life, and the Crisis of Gilded Age America
pp. 67, 267-68 (2002)(2 December 1873)
Steinway Hall (from a photograph by Pach)
''Daily Graphic'' (on page 2, right bottom column, of the same edition, it states: "It is worthy of inspection, too, as being the first picture ever printed in a newspaper directly from a photograph. There has been no intervention of artist or engraver but the picture is transferred directly from a negative by means of our own patented process of 'granulated photography'.") ''The Daily Graphic'' was also the first American paper to print a daily weather map, which started in its May 9, 1879 edition.McCardell, Paul (12 May 2012)
First U.S. weather map debuted 136 years ago
'' Baltimore Sun''(9 May 1879)
The Graphic and the Weather
''Daily Graphic'' (article noting first appearance that day of the weather map
p.495 of same issue showing map
The U.S. government provided the map through its Weather Services and paid the paper $10 a day to run it, which ran through September 1882 when the service ended.Monmonier, Mar
Maps with the News: The Development of American Journalistic Cartography
p. 114 (1989) Isaac M. Gregory served as editor of the paper from 1882-1885 before moving on to edit '' Judge'' magazine.(May 1893)
Sketch on Gregory
''Art in Advertising'', Vol. 7, No. 3, p. 89 A ''Weekly Graphic'' compilation was also offered by the paper, and was available by delivery by mail.
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newspaper '' The Graphic'', which was founded in 1869, commenced publication of its own "The Daily Graphic" on January 4, 1890. It was illustrated with line drawings and woodcuts; photoengraving and halftone was considered too complex a process.William Gamble, ''Penrose’s Annual. The Process Year Book & Review of the Graphic Arts'', Volume XXIX, 1927 at 2
''The Daily Graphic'' was not connected with the ''New York Evening Graphic
The ''New York Evening Graphic'' (not to be confused with the earlier '' Daily Graphic)'' was a tabloid newspaper published from 1924 to 1932 by Bernarr Macfadden. Exploitative and mendacious in its short life, the ''Graphic'' exemplified tablo ...
'', published from 1924 to 1932, and most famous for Walter Winchell
Walter Winchell (April 7, 1897 – February 20, 1972) was a syndicated American newspaper gossip columnist and radio news commentator. Originally a vaudeville performer, Winchell began his newspaper career as a Broadway reporter, critic and co ...
's gossip column.
Reproduced from ''The Daily Graphic''
Ezekiel Stone Wiggins
Ezekiel Stone Wiggins (December 4, 1839 – August 14, 1910) was a Canadian weather and earthquake predictor known as the "Ottawa Prophet". He was the author of several scientific, educational and religious works.
Early life and education
Ezeki ...
prophesy - Jan 17 1883 by Grant E. Hamilton
References
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''Daily Graphic'' archives
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