"Cumberland Chronicle" Masthead

This very worn masthead was used by the editors of the "Cumberland Chronicle" newspaper published in Huntsville, Tennessee by James F. Baker, grandfather of Howard H. Baker Jr., in 1890. This was the first newspaper in Huntsville and the second one published in Scott County. This weekly paper had 175 subscribers and a crew of five men managed to churn out 250 issues a week. Before the development of radio and television, this newspaper brought national events and local happenings to a rural audience. This masthead was manufactured in reverse so a "positive" was produced when printing. The "Cumberland Chronicle" was in circulation for 25 years and ceased publication in 1915.

This worn masthead was used to publish the first newspaper in Huntsville, the "Cumberland Chronicle"

This shows how the "Cumberland Chronicle" masthead looked when first published in 1890.