It was provided by former Dallas Unipresser Bill Ryan. ("America's Great Evening Newspaper.") There is no date on the cover of the maps, but the prominence of Korea - listed first among the regions on the picture - and the fact that it was distributed by a merged World-Telegram would seem to place them in the early 1950s.ġ950s UPI flag, with the old logo, measures 17.5 inches x 13 inches, and includes stringing to tie it to a pole. the Scripps co-owned New York World-Telegram and Sun. This is the cover to a series of maps, called United Press Foreign News Maps, distributed by United Feature Syndicate. (Courtesy of Dave Haskell)ġ926 filming of "Old Ironsides" (From memoirs of Frank Batholomew, president of UP/UPI 1955-1962). New England UP editors meeting in Boston.īoston bureau circa 1950s. Two UP Legends - Walter Cronkite and Frank Bartholomew.Ĭross marks the former UPI bureau in Paris near the Opera House at No. This copy was from the Boston Globe, with the back page listing that paper's "Overseas Staff" of 23. It does not contain a copyright or publication date but was clearly issued during the war. It contained space for the paper's own promotion. It carried the name of United Press and was distributed by then co-owned United Feature Syndicate as a promotional supplement for UP subscriber newspapers. Hammond maps of the Pacific war zone of World War II. Miller, who worked off and on for the company from 1938 to 1983.Ĭover to an unfolding series of C.S. Note the UP logo in the left and the headline claim: "United Press - The Dominant News Service."Īd for United Press coverage of World War II, featuring the late correspondent Robert C. Scripps to head UP.ĭecember 1940 trade ad in Variety for the United Press radio news service. Roy Howard, the brash and energetic young man selected while he was still in his 20s by E.W. The masthead indicates it was published by a separate corporate subsidiary of Scripps, but essentially under one roof with UP/UPI at the Daily News Building in New York. Ocean Presswas a news service for ocean liners - comprised of copy from United Press and later United Press International. UP's Newsroom just after moving to new offices at 220 East 42nd Street in New York in 1931.Įlection night Nov. UP moved to 220 East 42nd Street in 1931, and didn't move again for 50 years. That's Karl Bickel standing at center, with Hugh Baillie to his left. UP headquarters at the old World Building in New York during the early 1920s. Santa Barbara earthquake coverage in 1925 ( From memoirs of Frank Bartholomew, president of UP/UPI 1955-1962). This is a print ad for tobacco, featuring testimonials from "world famous reporters" of World War I who "tell why the modern war correspondent smokes Tuxedo." These correspondents are described in the ad as being "among the most brilliant men in the world today - men of genius, able thinkers, talented writers." Two of the illustrations are of William Philip Simms, manager of the Paris UP bureau and Walter Niebuhr, who was "with the German army during the drive for Warsaw for the United Press." (Courtesy of Tom Foty via eBay). Forrest, UP Paris manager, by car that drove him to WWI.ġ916 Tuxedo ad by United Press war reporters. The Cleveland Press, left announces UP's formation W.S. Scripps from Company's 75th Anniversary Report.
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