Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Newspaper |
Title |
Newspaper, "Free Press of Louisville" vol. 1 no. 3 |
Catalog Number |
1997.44.11 |
Creator |
Hume, Gary |
Date |
1970 |
Material(s) |
Paper/Ink |
Dimensions |
H-17.5 W-11.375 inches |
Description |
Newsprint alternative newspaper with cover featuring white man, white woman and black man in purple ink. The woman in staring at the viewer, while the mens' profiles are seen; masthead features quarter. At the top, in a purple box in white lettering is "FREE PRESS of / LOUISVILLE." To the left of these words, but still in the purple box is the face-side of a quarter with the word "REVELATION" printed at the upper edge of the coin. Underneath the image of the three people is the word "UNITE!" also in purple ink. The ink fades from purple to maroon to purple left-to-right across the page. On the back cover is a nude woman wearing a gas mask leaning against a wall with a gun upright against the wall next to her. To her right are the words "DO IT!." The drawing and words are in maroon ink. The volume is 1, the issue is 3. |
Notes |
Remembered as "underground newspapers" acquired by the donor in high school. |
Collection |
Kenneth A. Huddle Collection |
People |
Hume, Gary Freep Publishing Company |
Subjects |
African Americans Civil rights Civil rights movements Counter culture Free speech News & news events Newspaper clippings Newspapers Press |
Search Terms |
African Americans Civil rights Jefferson County (Ky.) Louisville (Ky.) Newsprint |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |