The Union and Advertiser

A former newspaper in Rochester, New York

Rochester Daily Union and Advertiser of April 15, 1865

The Union and Advertiser, also known as the Daily Union and Advertiser was a newspaper in Rochester, New York.[1] It was published by Curtis, Butts & Co.[2] from 1856 until at least 1886. For at least part of its history it was a daily. Several volumes are part of the Library of Congress' collection. It was succeeded in 1918 by the Rochester Times-Union.

Papers it competed with over the years included the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.[3]

## History

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The Rochester Daily Advertiser was published from 1826.[citation needed]

The New York Times reported on the paper's American Civil War era coverage in 1863.[4]

The paper covered the National Convention of Spiritualists in Rochester August 26–28, 1868.[5]

The Union and Advertiser, May 1895 advertising poster by Harvey Ellis

Artist Harvey Ellis had a work published in the paper in 1895. It is now held by the Boston Public Library.[6]

In 1908, the Union and Advertiser press was used to publish a publication on the origin and development of Rochester's park system.[7]

March 9, 1911 the paper ran an obituary on William Webster, landscape artist at the Glen Iris Estate,[8] home to the William Pryor Letchworth's residence that became the Glen Iris Inn and the land that is now part of Letchworth State Park.

## References

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1. ^ "Rochester Union and Advertiser (Rochester, N.Y.) 1856-1860". Library of Congress.
2. ^ Humanities, National Endowment for the. "Rochester daily union and advertiser. [volume]" - via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
3. ^ Kronk, Gary W. (September 19, 2017). Lewis Swift: Celebrated Comet Hunter and the People's Astronomer. Springer. ISBN 9783319637211 - via Google Books.
4. ^ "The Democratic Party and the Peace; Movement". The New York Times. June 8, 1863.
5. ^ "1868 Rochester Daily Union and Advertiser". iapsop.com.
6. ^ "The union and advertiser, May number". September 3, 2013 - via Flickr.
7. ^ "The origin & development of Rochester's park system". Union and advertiser press. May 26, 1908. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.37138. `{{cite journal}}`: Cite journal requires `|journal=` (help)
8. ^ "A Glimpse of..." www.letchworthparkhistory.com.