"Life," July-September 1950
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First published in 1883, Life magazine became America's first all-photographic weekly news magazine after being purchased and re-envisioned by publisher Henry Luce in 1936. Under Luce, its popularity boomed, and by the 1950s more than 22 million Americans read the publication. Articles in this July to September 1950 bound volume include Margaret Bourke-White's early coverage of apartheid in South Africa.
First published in 1883, Life magazine became America's first all-photographic weekly news magazine after being purchased and re-envisioned by publisher Henry Luce in 1936. Under Luce, its popularity boomed, and by the 1950s more than 22 million Americans read the publication. Articles in this July to September 1950 bound volume include Margaret Bourke-White's early coverage of apartheid in South Africa.
Artifact
Magazine (Periodical)
Date Made
July 1950-September 1950
Subject Date
July 1950-September 1950
Creators
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
97.54.25
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 13 in
Width: 10.25 in
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