1918-03-21 Mid-Week Pictorial Magazine Contents

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)