Name/Title
"THE MENTOR," JUNE 1928Entry/Object ID
2001.161.1.5Description
Color: Blue; White; Yellow
"The Mentor," June 1928 issue. The periodical has a gold leaf-and-vine design within a blue-colored background border and the words "SCIENCE;" "TRAVEL;" "ART;" "HISTORY;" "LITERATURE" in scrolls placed within these designs. These subjects are those covered by articles found within the publication. Within the border is the periodical title, cost per copy, and date and year of publication. An image, in blue and gold, of Thomas Edison takes up much of the cover. At the bottom are the words "PERSONALITY NUMBER: EDISON PIONEERS - GREAT MEN / OR ACHIEVEMENT - NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS - ILLUSTRATED." Articles are about such topics as Edison and the related empire of electric companies that bore his name; portrait paintings of American notables, including Henry E. Huntington; Nobel prize winners from the United States and the prize generally; famous writers John Burroughs and Jules Verne; the inventor of the telegraph Samuel F. B. Morse; photography; steamboats; modern furniture, mainly in Art Deco style; and dioramas. There are many black and white photographs and other illustrations, as well as many advertisements. At the upper right corner of the front cover is the stamped price of 15 cents. In fair condition, there are cover soiling, tears, and some stains; mustiness; discoloration to some pages; and losses on the spine.Lexicon
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Authors, Photography, Cameras, Dioramas, Steamboats, Nobel prizes, Portrait paintings, FurnitureSearch Terms
Three-dimensional, Magazines (periodicals), Inventors--United StatesLegacy Lexicon
Object Name
Magazines (Periodicals)