Date Original
1884
Description
This collection contains a masthead from the Arkansaw Traveler, circa 1884, and a negative image of the masthead.
Biographical/Historical Note
Opie Read was born in Nashville, Tennessee in 1852 to Guilford and Elizabeth Read. Opie was a writer and a lecturer who worked for several newspapers including three in Little Rock, Arkansas: the Arkansas Gazette, the Arkansas Evening Democrat, and the Evening Ledger. He earned a reputation as a humorist writer while working for the Gazette. In 1882, he and his brother-in-law, Philo D. Benham, founded the "Arkansaw Traveler," a comic newspaper.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Little Rock, Pulaski County (Ark.); Tennessee
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.014.005
Resource Type
Text
Collection
"Arkansaw Traveler" masthead, SMC.014.005
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
"Arkansaw Traveler" masthead, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
