Old Newsboys; Homer S. Ferguson.

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Description:

Old Newsboy, identified as Homer S. Ferguson, sells newspaper to young woman, with group of people watching. "In 1914 James J. Brady founded the Old Newsboys' Goodfellow Fund of Detroit (Detroit Goodfellows), he, along with a small group of Detroit-area businessmen, sold newspapers on the street corners of Detroit to raise money to purchase Christmas gift packages for underprivileged children," from America's Charities website.

Notes:

Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu., Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library

Date Issued:

1929-12-17T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Wayne State University. Libraries and Walter P. Reuther Library

Collection:

Virtual Motor City

Place:

Michigan

Subject Topic:

Businesspeople, Newspapers, Fraternal organizations, Charitable giving, and Gifts

Format:

photographs

Rights:

Copyright Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University

URL:

http://digital.library.wayne.edu/item/wayne:vmc961