1918/06/27 -

Mid-Week Pictorial - Published Weekly by the New York Times Company. Measures 11" X 16". Volume 7, Number 17 - June 27, 1918

Largely consisting of photos with captions though with occassional blocks of longer text, the Mid-Week Pictorial is photojournalism before LIFE. Basically a roto section of The New York Times.

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

Cover: SCOTTISH TROOPS IN ACTION AMID THE RUINS OF A VILLAGE IN FRANCE

  • Map + Photos: Austria's New Offensive on the Italian Front
  • Photos + Articles: Searchlights of Vital Use in Fighting on Land and Sea at Night
  • Full-page photo: British Artillery Moving Forward to Stop the German Advance
  • Photos: American Coast Artillerymen on the Western Front
  • Full-page photo: Some of the French Heavy Guns Which Have Helped to Foil the Latest German Offensive
  • Full-page photo: Camoflage Screens Which Prevent Detection of Troop Movements Along Roads in France
  • Center page: The Wonderful Growth of the United States Navy with world map showing positioning of fleets, brief article, bordered by photos of Rear Admirals such as Sims, Mayo, Gleaves, Rodman, Dunn, Wilson, and more
  • 2 pages photos: What an American Infantry Brigade Look Like When Drawn Up in Complete Formation
  • Large illustration on a full page with text below: Types of French Soldiers: No. 8 - The Stretcher-Bearer
  • Photos with brief article: Austria's Desperate Attempt to Crush Italy
  • Our Nations Roll of Honor -- 2 pages showing 53 faces total of those Americans killed in action
  • Full page ad on back cover: D.W. Griffith's Supreme Triumph "Hearts of the World" with 8 photos including shots of Dorothy Gish, Lillian Gish and Bobby Harron, Little Ben Alexander, Harron alone, 3 with Griffith