Newspapers

1–12 of 12, free to read, from the world's archives.

Where these come from, and who sees what

Every page is shown from the archive that keeps it: the Internet Archive, Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and, where this server is set up for them, Europeana and Trove. Nothing is copied to this site. Each work's page names its archive, links to the work there, and states its licence or status as the archive does.

Comics and magazines carry no age ratings, and Golden Age comics and the pulps are full of horror, crime, violence and racist caricature, so each work is placed cautiously from what its archive says about it. Erotica is left out altogether.

Little OnesFunny-animal comics and nursery magazines.
KidsComics and magazines made for children, such as St. Nicholas and Child Life, unless they deal with ghosts, monsters, spies or fights.
TweensHumour and teen comics, science, computing, sport and hobby magazines, true stories and education.
TeensEverything else, including the pulps and anything we cannot tell about; horror, crime, war, westerns, superheroes and romance go no lower; every newspaper, since historic papers carry graphic reports and racist content.
AdultWorks with racist caricature (named, or a series known for it, such as The Spirit's Ebony White), wartime comics of 1941–1946 and jungle comics, which commonly carried it, each with a note saying so; the true-crime magazines and the "weird menace" pulps; sexual themes and gore.
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The New York Times

1852–1930 · United States · Internet Archive

32,153 issues of The New York Times, published in New York, New York, from 1852 to 1930, scanned from microfilm and kept by the Internet Archive.

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Chicago Daily Tribune

1849–1930 · United States · Internet Archive

26,850 issues of Chicago Daily Tribune, published in Chicago, Illinois, from 1849 to 1930, scanned from microfilm and kept by the Internet Archive.

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The Atlanta Constitution

1868–1930 · United States · Internet Archive

21,849 issues of The Atlanta Constitution, published in Atlanta, Georgia, from 1868 to 1930, scanned from microfilm and kept by the Internet Archive.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

1879–1930 · United States · Internet Archive

18,377 issues of St. Louis Post-Dispatch, published in St. Louis, Missouri, from 1879 to 1930, scanned from microfilm and kept by the Internet…

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Los Angeles Times

1862–1930 · United States · Internet Archive

17,296 issues of Los Angeles Times, published in Los Angeles, California, from 1862 to 1930, scanned from microfilm and kept by the Internet Archive.

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Abendpost

1889–1921 · United States · Internet Archive

10,925 issues of Abendpost, published in Chicago, Illinois, from 1889 to 1921, scanned from microfilm and kept by the Internet Archive.

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Alexandria Gazette

1793–1922 · United States · Internet Archive

7,597 issues of Alexandria Gazette, published in Alexandria, Virginia, from 1793 to 1922, scanned from microfilm and kept by the Internet Archive.

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The Christian Science Monitor

1908–1930 · United States · Internet Archive

6,777 issues of The Christian Science Monitor, published in Boston, Massachusetts, from 1908 to 1930, scanned from microfilm and kept by the…

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The Irish Times

1859–1930 · Ireland · Internet Archive

5,186 issues of The Irish Times, published in Dublin, from 1859 to 1930, scanned from microfilm and kept by the Internet Archive.

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The Jewish Chronicle

1841–1930 · United Kingdom · Internet Archive

4,637 issues of The Jewish Chronicle, published in London, from 1841 to 1930, scanned from microfilm and kept by the Internet Archive.

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Daily Worker

1924–1930 · United States · Internet Archive

2,137 issues of Daily Worker, published in New York, New York, from 1924 to 1930, scanned from microfilm and kept by the Internet Archive.

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The Washington Post

1926–1930 · United States · Internet Archive

1,824 issues of The Washington Post, published in Washington, D.C., from 1926 to 1930, scanned from microfilm and kept by the Internet Archive.