1918/04/11 -

Mid-Week Pictorial - Published Weekly by the New York Times Company. Measures 11" X 16". Volume 7, Number 6 - April 11, 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: SIX YEARS IN THE PRESIDENT'S LIFE - 3 photos of President Woodrow Wilson, 1912, 1913, 1918

  • Photos: Americans Sent to Help the Allies in Picardy Battle
  • Panoramic Views of Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, Ohio Where the 83rd (National Army) Division Is in Training
  • Full-page photo: Remarkable New Type of Tank Made for the French Army
  • Photos: On the Eve of the German Offensive on the Western Front
  • 2 pages of photos: Some of the Different Types of Field and Heavy Artillery Used by the French Army
  • 2-page spread -- HUGE MAP -- The German Plan to Drive a Wedge Between the British and French Armies and Smash Through the Western Front
  • Full-page photo with text underneath: Amiens and Its Beautiful cathedral in the New Battle Area
  • Our Nation's Roll of Honor -- Photos of 14 Americans killed in action
  • Photos: The Last Scenes in the Tragedy of the Tuscania