Name/Title
"THE AMERICAN MAGAZINE," JULY 1928Entry/Object ID
2002.58.1.3Description
Color: Black; Blue; Brown; Red
"The American Magazine" July 1928 issue, published by The Crowell Publishing Company. The 164-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 young boy riding a rocket with a bright blue sky in the background. The artist's name, George Brehm, is at the lower right of the image. At the bottom are the title of a feature article on Henry Ford. The table of contents lists articles, including the features, and others on economics, the railroad, the Fourth of July, Harry Houdini, radio broadcasting of sports, and celebrities, among others; fiction, consisting of five items, including one serialized novel; and short features, such as a question and answer column, interesting people, a prize contest announcement for what auctions mean, a publisher-sponsored auction, the announcement of winners for a previous contest on luckiest events in a person's life, 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 has creases, soiling, spine losses, small stains, some tears, and overall wear, and there is slight discoloration of the paper.Lexicon
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ConjuringSearch Terms
Three-dimensional, Magazines (periodicals), Crowell Publishing Company, The, Literature, American, Popular culture--United StatesLegacy Lexicon
Object Name
Magazines (Periodicals)