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Newspaper The Sun (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916 New York sun / Extra sun / Issues for Apr. 13-Sept. 28, 1840 published as: New York sun / Extra editions issued as: Extra sun

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About this Newspaper

Title

  • The Sun (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916

Other Title

  • New York sun
  • Extra sun
  • Issues for Apr. 13-Sept. 28, 1840 published as: New York sun
  • Extra editions issued as: Extra sun

Names

  • Day, Benjamin Henry, 1810-1889.
  • Beach, Moses Yale, 1800-1868.
  • Beach, Moses Sperry, 1822-1892.
  • Beach, Alfred E. (Alfred Ely), 1826-1896.
  • Dana, Charles A. (Charles Anderson), 1819-1897.
  • Church, Francis Pharcellus, 1839-1906.

Dates of Publication

  • 1833-1916

Created / Published

  • New York [N.Y.] : Benj. H. Day, 1833-1916.

Headings

  • -  New York (N.Y.)--Newspapers
  • -  New York County (N.Y.)--Newspapers
  • -  New York (State)--New York
  • -  New York (State)--New York County
  • -  United States--New York--New York--New York

Genre

  • Penny newspapers--New York (State)--New York
  • Newspapers

Notes

  • -  Daily, 1875-1916
  • -  Vol. 1, no. 1 (Sept. 3, 1833)-v. 83, no. 306 (July 2, 1916).
  • -  Publisher varies: Benjamin H. Day & George W. Wisner, 1833-1835; Benjamin H. Day, 1835-1838; Moses Yale Beach, 1838-1845; M.Y. Beach & Sons, 1848; Beach Bros., 1848-1852; Moses Sperry Beach, 1852-1868; Charles A. Dana, 1868-1897.
  • -  The text of the editorial by F.P. Church titled: "Is there a Santa Claus?" appeared in the Sept. 21, 1897 issue.
  • -  A facsimile of Vol. 1, no. 1 (Sept. 3, 1833) issued by The Sun (New York, N.Y. : 1920) on Sept. 2, 1933.
  • -  Also issued on microfilm by New York Public Library.
  • -  Archived issues are available in digital format as part of the Library of Congress Chronicling America online collection.
  • -  Evening eds.: Evening sun (New York, N.Y. : 1852), <1852>, and: Evening sun (New York, N.Y. : 1887), 1887-1916.
  • -  Weekly eds.: Sun (New York, N.Y. : Ed. for the country), <1836-1839>, and: Sun weekly, <1840-1850>, and: Weekly sun (New York, N.Y. : 1851), <1851>-1869, and: Dollar weekly sun (New York, N.Y.), 1870-1872, and: Weekly sun (New York, N.Y. : 1872), 1872-<1894>.
  • -  Steamer eds.: Sun for Europe, 1846, and: American sun, 1846-<1848>.
  • -  Semiweekly ed.: Semi-weekly sun (New York, N.Y.), <1869-1873>.
  • -  New York press (New York, N.Y. : 1896) (DLC)sn 83030429 (OCoLC)9510687
  • -  Sun and New York press 2330-3824 (DLC)sn 83030430 (OCoLC)9510701

Medium

  • 83 volumes : illustrations ; 33-60 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Newspaper

Library of Congress Control Number

  • sn83030272

OCLC Number

  • 9406339

ISSN Number

  • 1940-7831

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The Sun New York N.Y. -1916. (New York, NY), Jan. 1 1833. https://www.loc.gov/item/sn83030272/.

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(1833, January 1) The Sun New York N.Y. -1916. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/sn83030272/.

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The Sun New York N.Y. -1916. (New York, NY) 1 Jan. 1833. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/item/sn83030272/.