THE AMERICAN MAGAZINE, JUNE 1928

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

"THE AMERICAN MAGAZINE," JUNE 1928

Entry/Object ID

2002.58.1.2

Description

Color: Black; Blue; Green; Red; Yellow "The American Magazine" June 1928 issue, published by The Crowell Publishing Company. The 198-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 man strolling through a field near trees with a fishing rod over his right shoulder. The artist's name, Victor C. Anderson, is at the lower right of the image. At the bottom are the titles and author's names of featured articles. The table of contents lists articles, including the features, and others on divorce, polar exploration, money matters, bridges, Thomas Paine, Harry Houdini, and earthquakes, among others; fiction, consisting of six items, including one serialized novel; and short features, such as a question and answer column, interesting people, a prize contest announcement for what people hate to pay for, the announcement of winners for a previous contest on what people hate to do, 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

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Conjuring

Search Terms

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

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Magazines (Periodicals)