As historical artifacts, old newspapers can convey some aspects of the past with freshness and immediacy. But beyond current events, newspapers have also conveyed a sense of history to their contemporaries. In 1937 the Aurora Beacon-News marked the Centennial of Aurora with a large special edition devoted to local history. The cover of the section devoted to agriculture portrayed Aurora as a bright light at the center of the Fox River Valley. Villages in DuPage, Kane, and DeKalb counties are seen as its tributaries, strung out along rail and water transportation lines.

Creator: Aurora Sunday Beacon-News
Source: Newberry Library (+F 896055.05)