Grateful Dead Sources: 1880

A political cartoon from 1880.

Note the skeleton's hat.

Latin phrase from A Dictionary of Quotations, 1822

Another example, from the 1813 Pantologia:

The Trial of Alexander MacLeod, 1841

Bartlett's Dictionary of Americanisms, 1859

Dwight's Journal of Music, 1857

Ballou's Monthly Magazine, 1866

The Telegrapher, 1866

The Round Table, 1866

Concord Railroad hearing, 1869

Common Sense, 1874

Printers' Circular, 1879

The Universal Postal Union, 1878

Theatrical and Circus Life, 1882

Our American Cousins, 1883

The Theatre, 1886

Punch, 1893

Americanisms Old & New, 1889

Slang and Its Analogues, 1891

Railroad Trainmen's Journal, 1892

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This site is a collection of sources on the early Grateful Dead - articles, show & album reviews, interviews, etc. - any interesting & informative texts that haven't been reprinted in books.

Many vintage Dead articles are gathered here so that you can read through the Dead's early history as it was seen & reported in the press at the time, without hindsight.

These pieces usually speak for themselves, but I often add comments on their contexts, mistakes, or points of interest.

Most of the pieces here have been transcribed from scans around the web, particularly dead.net's Clippings.

There are many rare old articles I haven't found, so anyone who has early Dead material not included here is encouraged to
contact me.

Grateful Dead Sources

Aug 15, 2017

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