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Printing House Square, New York City, 1868 lithograph

W. C. Rogers & Co. · 1868

A hand-colored 1868 lithograph of newspaper buildings on Park Row. Its far-right sign is for The Revolution, the newspaper Stanton and Susan B. Anthony founded that year.

Shows the street-level location of The Revolution, the paper Stanton helped found in 1868 to campaign for women's rights.

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Hand-colored lithograph of Printing House Square, New York City, showing multi-story buildings with signs for The Sun, The Daybook, The Tribune, The World, and Scientific American, with horse carriages, street trams, pedestrians, a flagpole, and a tree.
W. C. Rogers & Co., Printing House Square, 1868, lithograph for Jos. Shannon's Manual.

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What it is

This is a hand-colored lithograph titled Printing House Square, 1868. The printed caption reads 'PRINTING HOUSE SQUARE 1868' and credits W. C. Rogers & Co. for Jos. Shannon's Manual, 1868. It shows multi-story newspaper buildings with signs for The Sun, The Daybook, The Tribune, The World, and Scientific American, along with horse carriages, street trams, and pedestrians. At the far right is the sign for The Revolution, placed below The World and above Scientific American.

Why it matters

The Revolution was established in 1868 by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony to press for women's rights. The picture shows the busy newspaper district where it was located, at 37 Park Row. The site is now part of the Women's Rights Historic Sites and is marked as the 'Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton Corner.' The image reveals how crowded and commercial New York's press was, and how a women's rights paper had to find its place among them.

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  • Which newspapers share this square, and what does their presence suggest about the city's news business?
  • Where do you find The Revolution's sign, and why might it be placed there?
  • What does this street scene leave out about the women who ran the paper?

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