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First Issue of Leifur

A scan of the first issue of Leifur. The paper’s title is bold at the top, with volume and issue information beneath. The page contains dense, closely set columns of Icelandic text. A purple oval stamp appears in the top-left corner.

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A scan of the first issue of Leifur, an Icelandic-language newspaper published in Winnipeg on May 5, 1883. The lead article, titled “Ávarp til Íslendinga,” opens with a message to the Icelandic community.