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1938-09-13 Look Magazine Contents

1938/09/13 — ITEM DESCRIPTION:
Volume 2, Number 19 of LOOK Magazine, from the early days when it consisted entirely of photo-essays.

Paging through the issue some of the contents are as follows:

  • “Yellowstone National Park Completes Its 66th Season as The Nation’s Most Famous Vacation Spot” — 2-pages
  • “Aimee Semple McPherson — I Am God’s Best Publicity Agent” — 4-pages
  • “Women vs. Men” is a page of cartoons by Jefferson Machamer
  • “Insiders Say One of These Three Congregationalists Will Be Republican Presidential Nominee in 1940” — 1 page of mostly text with a photo of each of the three: Senator Arthur Vandenberg, Congressman Bruce Barton and Senator Harry S. Bridges
  • “The Case For and Against … The American Legion” — 4-pages
  • “I Didn’t Want to Be a Songwriter — The Story of Irving Berlin” — 2-pages
  • “Why Do Women Kill?” — 4-pages of female murderers
  • “My Toughest Fights by Jack Dempsey” is 2-pages of 28 small photos with captions from the famous 1927 “Long Count” fight vs Gene Tunney
  • “America’s Most Famous Freshman — Bill De Correvont — Can He Live Up to His Ballyhoo as a Football Hero?” — 1-1/2 pages
  • “LOOK’s New Movie Preview — Suez” starring Tyrone Power, Loretta Young, Annabella — 2-pages
  • “Lud … The World’s No. 1 Model” about Ludmilla Fedossew Boucoiram — 2-pages
  • “Bunk! There is No Feud Between Helen Moody and Helen Jacobs” – 1 page
  • “I Used to Look Like a Blimp … But Look At Me Now Says Patsy Kelly” — 1-page
  • “Meet Mr. Moto … If You Want a Broken Arm” is a half-page with Peter Lorre and stuntman Harvey Parry
  • “Joan Bennett Takes a $25,000 Bubble Bath” is on the inside back cover
  • Plus several other features.
  • 52 pages total including the covers.