James Gordon Bennett Sr.
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James Gordon Bennett Sr. was a British-born American businessman who was the founder, editor and publisher of the New York Herald and a major figure in the history of American newspapers.
Bennett c. 1851
New York Herald
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The New York Herald was a large-distribution newspaper based in New York City that existed between 1835 and 1924. At that point it was acquired by its smaller rival the New-York Tribune to form the New York Herald Tribune.
Cover of New York Herald on June 20, 1861, covering news of the American Civil War
New York Herald Building (1908) by architect Stanford White. It was demolished in 1921
François Flameng (1856–1923), A winter evening in a crowded Herald Square at the New York Herald Building, oil on board 62.4 x 52.4 cm, signed l.r. and dated 1909. Provenance: Simonis & Buunk Fine Art, The Netherlands.
The New York Herald, December 8, 1862