3 Covers to Celebrate the 100th Birthday of Eustace Tilley

The very first edition of The New Yorker was published on this date in 1925.

Feb 17, 2025

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The very first edition of *the New Yorker*, published on this date in 1925... featuring the famous ‘dandy’ known later as Eustace Tilley, drawn by Rea Irvin

February 17, 2025
New York, NY

It was on this day in 1925 that the plucky little upstart magazine, conceived by a married couple in their apartment, first appeared on Manhattan newsstands. The discrepanc…

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