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Front page, printed in French, and back page, printed in English, of "The Thibodaux Sentinel," Thibodaux, Louisiana dated December 13, 1862 printed on wallpaper. Wallpaper is printed with a Renaissance Revival pattern with central bouquet on a shelf surrounded by c-scrolls, strapwork and floral swags. Roller-printed in two grays, three greens, red, pink, two yellows and blue on ungrounded paper.
newspapers
wallpapers
paper (fiber product)
newsprint
Renaissance Revival
Newspaper
Waterhouse, Dorothy S.
Unknown
Thibodaux, Louisiana, United States
14 1/8 x 19 1/4 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bernard Scott
2001.281.619
1862 (date of newspaper)
United States
Machine Printed
Newpaper
Ungrounded
Original
Machine Made
Sidewall/Fill
Paper
Floral
Bouquet
C-scrolls
strapwork
Renaissance Revival
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