The Dallas Morning News Building, Inside and Out — ca. 1900
by Paula Bosse
Turn-of-the-century DMN newsroom (click for larger image)
by Paula Bosse
Above: the empty (and almost sterile) “newsroom” of The Dallas Morning News, around 1903. There’s either a big fire somewhere, or news has taken the day off.
Below: the new Morning News building, about 1900. Located at the northwest corner of Commerce and Lamar, this is the Lamar side.
And the somewhat show-bizzy sign, studded with bulbs — one hopes it flashed at night.
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Photo of the Dallas Morning News newsroom, circa 1903-1905, from the Belo Records collection, DeGolyer Library, Central University Libraries, Southern Methodist University; more info here.
Photo of the Dallas Morning News building (slightly cropped), circa 1900-1901, from the Belo Records collection, DeGolyer Library, Central University Libraries, Southern Methodist University. Original photo, along with additional information, can be found here.
See the other photos of the building from 1900 in these other posts:
- “Loitering In Front of the Dallas Morning News Building — ca. 1900,” here
- “Lively Street Life Outside the Dallas Morning News Building — ca. 1900,” here
All images larger when clicked.
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