THE AMERICAN MAGAZINE, FEBRUARY 1928

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

"THE AMERICAN MAGAZINE," FEBRUARY 1928

Entry/Object ID

2002.58.1.1

Description

Color: Black; Blue; Green; Red "The American Magazine" February 1928 issue, published by The Crowell Publishing Company. The 182-page artifact has the title, month of issue, and cost of twenty-five cents at the top of the front cover superimposed over an image of a woman dressed in winter clothing and standing on a snowy mountain slope holding wooden skis. The artist's name, Haskell Coffin, is at the lower right of the image. At the bottom is the title and author's name of a featured article on Abraham Lincoln. The table of contents lists articles, including the feature, and others on industry, American places, money matters, personality, the possibility of life on Mars, and others; fiction, consisting of six items, including two serialized novels; and short features, such as hunger, a question and answer column, interesting people, a prize contest announcement for the most interesting family, the announcement of winners for a previous contest, and family issues. There are photograph and drawing illustrations and many advertisements about household and daily life items. In fair condition, the item's cover is loose, there are cover creases, soiling, small tears, and wear; the back cover has a fairly large section missing at the top left; and there is some page discoloration and musty smells.

Lexicon

Search Terms

Three-dimensional, Magazines (periodicals), Crowell Publishing Company, The, Literature, American, Popular culture--United States

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Magazines (Periodicals)