San Francisco Newsboys Distributing the Evening Papers

Woodcut engraving from April 14, 1877 edition of Harper’s Weekly.

Perhaps a commentary on the physical state newspapers were received or the chaos on local roads, this print shows three newsboys galloping down a crowded street in San Francisco. Only one has taken the care to bring an umbrella! Wood engraving after a sketch by Paul Frenzeny for Harper’s Weekly.

Frenzeny (1840 – 1902) and Jules Tavernier (1844-1889) were commissioned by Harper’s to record their impressions of the American West, resulting in nearly 100 published illustrations. Ref: Chalmers “Chronicling the West For Harper’s Coast to Coast”