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Evolution of a Little Guy
🕑 Added 2024-06-11 08:15:54 +0000 UTCAugh. I've got so many things to share with you that I can't share just yet. It's maddening...but summer ought to be interesting!
Meanwhile, there are lots of incidental characters scattered throughout Season 1. So, naturally, we've turned to crew members' cats for inspiration. This little newsie is based on Fable's Cornish Rex kitten, Dirac. Fable did the initial sketches for him, and Kayla Stith followed up with the design.
Also included are some of the actual newsies we referenced. Based on their ages (1910s-1920s), these photos are all almost certainly in the public domain now, but I wish I had original sources. Nearest I can get is to say I found some of them on Shorpy. The bottom left photo is from Olive St. in St. Louis.
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Tiger in man's clothing
Newsies were often lookouts and informants for less than legal organizations. Who pays attention to newsies? Even many servants of the time looked down on newsies.
Jonboy
I can already picture this wee lad ducking into the Little Daisy Cafe for a coffee break in-between selling papers!
