1918/03/21 -

Mid-Week Pictorial - Published Weekly by the New York Times Company. Measures 11" X 16". Volume 7, Number 3 - March 21, 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: SIGNAL CORPS MEN OBSERVING ENEMY TERRITORY

  • Our Nation's Roll of Honor - Photos of 14 U.S. soldiers killed in action
  • Photos: Camera Records of National Army Men in Training at Camp Upton, Long Island, NY
  • 2 pages of photos: The American Expeditionary Force Finding Itself More at Home Every Day on the Front and Behind the Lines
  • Full-page photo: A French Anti-Aircraft Gun in Action on the Western Front
  • Full-page map: The Teutonic Threat at Russia's Integrity
  • Full-page photo: Italian Defense Positions in the Frensela Valley Surrounded by Alpine Heighs
  • Photos: Glimpses from the Scene of the Italian Campaign
  • Huge 2-page photo spreading the center two pages of the issue: A BUSY MORNING SCENE AT A PORT IN FRANCE WHERE AMERICAN TROOPS ARE LANDING ALMOST EVERY DAY
  • Full-page photo: British Soldiers Watering Horses at a Frozen Trough on the Western Front
  • Large photo with text under: Wartime Changes at the National Capital Due to Growth of Administrative Activities
  • 2 huge full-page photos (one with a column of text at right): Big Guns Which Play the Dominant Part in Modern Warfare
  • Full-page photo: The Daily Review at the Naval Training Station in the Exposition Grounds, San Diego, California
  • Full-page photo: Training Sailors for the Navy in Sunny California
  • Full-page photoL An Airplane Photographed at an Altitude of 10,000 Feet
  • Full-page photo on back cover: American Soldiers Getting Used to Gas Attacks (shown below)