The events of the 1899 strike later inspired a 1992 Disney film Newsies, including a character named Kid Blink (who wears an eye patch).
After declining to spend the night, Jack confesses his desire to escape to Santa Fe ("Santa Fe").
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Denton tells Jack that Governor Theodore Roosevelt was grateful that Jack brought the strike to his attention and Roosevelt is offering to give him a ride anywhere.
The cover is a detail of a Lewis W. Hine photograph, called Newsies at Skeeter's Branch, St. Louis, Missouri, 11:00 am, May 9, 1910.
His 25 films include Sweet Charity (1968), The Hospital (1971), The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975), Hook (1991), Lionheart (1991), Newsies (1992), Mr. Saturday Night (1992), and Police Academy: Mission To Moscow (1994).