1920-10-07 Mid-Week Pictorial Magazine Contents

1920/10/07 –

Mid-Week Pictorial – Published Weekly by the New York Times Company. Measures 11″ X 16″. Volume 12, Number 6 – October 7, 1920

Largely consisting of photos with captions though with occassional blocks of longer text, the Mid-Week Pictorial is photojournalism before LIFE.

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

Cover: CLARA KIMBALL YOUNG – Beautiful Screen Star whose powerful portrayal of emotional roles has won her nation-wide popularity

Flood of Immigrants Reaching Great Proportions – 2 full pages with article, 6 photos of mostly immigrant children, and 1 map

Seizure and Holding of Italian Factories by Workmen – 2 photos

Winners of Baseball Championship Pennant in National League for 1920 — Large team photo of the Brooklyn Dodgers with headshots of standouts Al Mamaux and Ed Pefeffer underneath

Stirring Plays in Recent Baseball Games – 5 photos over 1 page include BABE RUTH crossing the plate after his 50th Home Run, Ross Young scoring

Frightening Developments in Irish Affairs That Seem Rapidly Approaching a Criss – 8 pages and small article fill the center two pages of this issue

Leading Actresses and Striking Scenes in plays of Current Metropolitan Season — 6 photos spread over 2 full pages include: Helen Wolcott – Hope Hampton – Marjorie Gateson – Lois Wilson – Marguerite Zender

Second American Legion Convention at Cleveland, Ohio – 3 photos

Districts of Italy Devastated by Earthquake – 3 phtos on back cover of September 7 in Tuscany

Plus, believe it or not, more pages with several more photos!