1920/10/07 -

Mid-Week Pictorial - Published Weekly by the New York Times Company. Measures 11" X 16". Volume 12, Number 6 - October 7, 1920

Largely consisting of photos with captions though with occassional blocks of longer text, the Mid-Week Pictorial is photojournalism before LIFE.

Interesting contents picked up from paging through this particular issue are as follows:

Cover: CLARA KIMBALL YOUNG - Beautiful Screen Star whose powerful portrayal of emotional roles has won her nation-wide popularity

  • Flood of Immigrants Reaching Great Proportions - 2 full pages with article, 6 photos of mostly immigrant children, and 1 map
  • Seizure and Holding of Italian Factories by Workmen - 2 photos
  • Winners of Baseball Championship Pennant in National League for 1920 -- Large team photo of the Brooklyn Dodgers with headshots of standouts Al Mamaux and Ed Pefeffer underneath
  • Stirring Plays in Recent Baseball Games - 5 photos over 1 page include BABE RUTH crossing the plate after his 50th Home Run, Ross Young scoring
  • Frightening Developments in Irish Affairs That Seem Rapidly Approaching a Criss - 8 pages and small article fill the center two pages of this issue
  • Leading Actresses and Striking Scenes in plays of Current Metropolitan Season -- 6 photos spread over 2 full pages include: Helen Wolcott - Hope Hampton - Marjorie Gateson - Lois Wilson - Marguerite Zender
  • Second American Legion Convention at Cleveland, Ohio - 3 photos
  • Districts of Italy Devastated by Earthquake - 3 phtos on back cover of September 7 in Tuscany
  • Plus, believe it or not, more pages with several more photos!