1918/04/04 -

Mid-Week Pictorial - Published Weekly by the New York Times Company. Measures 11" X 16". Volume 7, Number 5 - April 4, 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: "OVER THE TOP" - BAYONET PRACTICE AT CAMP UPTON, YAPHANK, N.Y.

  • 2 pages of photos: The Civilian Administrators in Whose Hands Is Vested the Supreme Control of the Nation's War Activities - includes pics of Woodrow Wilson, Herbert Hoover, Newton D. Baker, Edward R. Stettinius, Bernard Baruch, and others
  • 2 pages with huge map of U.S. and article, a few photos: Where the New Fighting Forces of America Are Being Trained for Warfare on Land and Sea and in the Air
  • 5 photos on a page: The Nation's War Chiefs on Land and Sea with largest photo in center of General John J. pershing
  • 7 photos on a page: Leading Men in the Work of the War Department
  • 2 pages of photos with brief article: Londoners and Parisians Protecting Their Homes and Art Treasures Against Attacks by Enemy Air Raiders
  • Huge 2-page map in center pages of issue: Where Germany Is Making Another Mighty Effort to Smash the Armies of the Allied Nations
  • Full-page photo: A Typical Farm nin Territory Won Back by the French and Now Being Restored to Its Original Condition
  • 2 pages of photos with article: The Growing Power of the United States Navy
  • 2 pages of photos: How America's New Soldiers Are Shaping at the End of the Nation's First Year's Preparation for War
  • Full-page photo: Legislators Who Are Enacting War Measures on Behalf of Nation - A group photo of a large number of members of Congress at he steps of the Capitol