POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY SEPTEMBER 1928

Object/Artifact

-

Homestead Museum

Name/Title

"POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY" SEPTEMBER 1928

Entry/Object ID

2002.173.1.1

Description

Color: Blue; Brown; Green; Orange; Purple; White "Popular Science Monthly," September 1928, published by Popular Science Publishing Co., Inc., New York. At the top of the front cover, in brown letters, are the title, founding date, issue date, and price. At the bottom is a list of featured topics. At the center is an image of an aviator standing next to a globe on a stand and using a protractor as a measuring device. In the background is the front portion of an airplane. Contents in the 152-page publication include stock market news; radio testing; sound motion pictures; polar exploration by air; the effects of fire on buildings; railroad engineering; a fictional story of the oil industry; new cameras; aviation timetables; heating oil; carpentry; iceboxes; television; Amelia Earhart's Atlantic crossing; outboard racing; model ships and airplanes; auto repair; and auto insurance. There are many illustrations, consisting of photographs and some drawings, as well as many advertisements. With spine and edge rubbing, cover creases, soiling, dented corners, and small tears and losses on the spine and back cover, the overall condition is fair.

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Aeronautics, Radios, Televisions, Photography, Motion pictures, Oil industry, Carpentry, Automobiles

Search Terms

Three-dimensional, Magazines (periodicals), Popular Science Publishing Co., Inc.

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Magazines (Periodicals)