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Franklin Court is a complex of museums, structures, and historic sites within Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.It is located at the site which American printer, scientist, diplomat, and statesman Benjamin Franklin had his Philadelphia residence from 1763 to his death in 1790.
Keimer and Bradford were then the only printers in the colony of Pennsylvania. Keimer had come to America with an old printing press, and a worn-out font of English letters. [2] When Benjamin Franklin, aged 17, came to Philadelphia looking for a job in 1723, [4] he went first to Bradford’s printing business. [4]
Benjamin Franklin in 1729, who bought and reoriented the publication into a 'news only' newspaper: Founded: 1728; 297 years ago () (as The Universal Instructor in all Arts and Sciences: and Pennsylvania Gazette) Political alignment: Non partisan: Ceased publication: 1800 () Headquarters: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
In 1939, the United States Postal Service issued a stamp depicting John Day's printing press and commemorating the 300th anniversary of publishing during the colonial era. Beginning in the early 18th century, Benjamin Franklin became the most active printer and publisher in the Thirteen Colonies.
Frasca, Ralph (Autumn 2004). "Benjamin Franklin's Printing Network and the Stamp Act". Pennsylvania History: A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies. 71 (4). Penn State University Press: 403– 419. JSTOR 27778636. Frasca (May 2006). "The Emergence of the American Colonial Press". Pennsylvania Legacies. 6 (1). University of Pennsylvania Press: 11– 15.
Benjamin Franklin Bache 1769–1798 Journalist, printer and publisher. Founded the Philadelphia Aurora, a newspaper that supported Jeffersonian philosophy, known for its attacks on Federalist leaders, including George Washington. Known for polarizing the press, prompting the Alien and Sedition Acts
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The following year they consolidated as the Union Traction Company (UTC). In 1902 UTC went bankrupt; it was reorganized as the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company (PRT) on July 1. Despite efforts by Thomas E. Mitten, PRT itself went bankrupt in 1939. A new Philadelphia Transportation Company was formed in 1940 to assume PRT's business.