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1921-04-21 Mid-Week Pictorial Magazine Contents

1921/04/21 –

Mid-Week Pictorial – Published Weekly by the New York Times Company. Measures 11″ X 16″. Volume 13, Number 8 – April 21, 1921

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: MISS MARY MILES MINTER (Photo credited to Edward Thayer Monroe)

  • Principals and Jury in Georgia Murder Case – 3 photos on a half page featuring the Jury which brought in a verdict of guilty against pictured John S. Williams, a wealthy Georgia Planter, who had Clyde Manning (pictured), overseer of his plantation, kill eleven negroes at his mater’s instigation
  • Large photo of First Home Run of 1921 Baseball Season, New York, April 13 hit by Ward of the New York Yankees
  • President’s First Golf Game Since Inauguration – Features large photo of President Harding with some text
  • Women of Note and Fashions in Vogue – 5 photos on a single page, the largest of which is a full-length shot of Tallulah Bankhead
  • Rowing, Racing, Baseball, Golf and Other Leading Sporting Events in America, Europe and Asia — 9 photos over 2 full-pages
  • President Harding Reading HIs Message at Joint Session of the Sixty-Seventh Congress, April 12, 1921 — Huge photo of Congress spans the entire 2-pages in the center of the issue with some descriptive text underneath
  • Death of the Ex-Kaiserin at Doorn Holland — 3 photos of Augusta Victoria, one from 1884, one family photo in 1895, a half-page photo as she appeared during the war
  • Exciting and Important Work of Harbor Police — 4 photos with text over a single page, includes one nearly half-page shot from New York Harbor with skyline in background
  • Leading Actresses on Stage and Screen and Striking Scenes from Current Theatrical Productions — 9 photos over two pages including large headshots of each John Barrymore and Ethel Barrymore, a half-page photo of George Arliss in “The Green Goddess”, smaller pics of Anna Q. Nilsson, Ruth Renick, Maurine Powers, and others
  • Full-page ad on the back cover for D.W. Griffith’s “Dream Street” featuring Carol Dempster and Ralph Graves
  • Plus, believe it or not, more pages with several more photos!
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    1920-12-30 Mid-Week Pictorial Magazine Contents

    1920/12/30 –

    Mid-Week Pictorial – Published Weekly by the New York Times Company. Measures 11″ X 16″. Volume 12, Number 18 – December 30, 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: The New Year Girl — Specially posed by Miss Dorothy Gish for The Mid-Week Pictorial

  • “Best Minds” Conference at President-Elect’s Home picturing former President Taft, Charles Evans Hughes, Elihu Root, Henry Cabot Lodge, William E. Borah, and others
  • American Champions in the Leading Indoor and Outdoor Sports for the Year Now Drawing to Its Close – Several photos over two pages including: Willie Hoppe – Bill Tilden – team photo of the 1920 A.L. Champion Cleveland Indians – BABE RUTH – Ed Strangler Lewis – MAN O’WAR – others
  • Destruction and Reprisal Still Rife in Ireland — 6 photos with captions over two full-pages
  • Famine in China That Is Sweeping Five Provinces – 5 photos over a full-page
  • New Rulers, Presidents and Premiers of 1920 – Several photos over a full-page including: Alfredo De Zayas , The President of Cuba – President Warren G. Harding of the U.S. – King Constantine I of Greece – President Alex-Andre Millerand of France – Several Others
  • Notable Plays That Have Won Popular Favor in 1920 — 12 photos over the 2 pages in the middle of this issue
  • Founder and Recipient of Nobel Prizes – 7 photos over a full page, includes: Alfred Nobel – Woodrow Wilson – Knut Hamsun – Charles Guillaume – Carl Spitteler – Others
  • Climactic Scenes in Some of the Most Successful Photoplays That Have Been Presented in 1920 — Several photos over two-full pages include shots of Lillian Gish in “Way Down East” – John Barrymore in “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” – Pola Negri in “Passion” – Douglas Fairbanks – Gloria Swanson in “Male and Female” – Lon Chaney in “The Penalty” – many others
  • Recent Internal Developments in Soviet Russia – Several photos of 2 full-pages including a shot of Lenin
  • A half-page ad for Selznick Pictures on the back cover features Elaine Hammerstein – William Faversham – Eugene O’Brien – Owen Moore – Conway Tearle – Martha Mansfield
  • Plus, believe it or not, more pages with several more photos!
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    1920-10-28 Mid-Week Pictorial Magazine Contents

    1920/10/28 –

    Mid-Week Pictorial – Published Weekly by the New York Times Company. Measures 11″ X 16″. Volume 12, Number 9 – October 28, 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: THE SPIRIT OF HALLOWEEN Specially posed by Mae Murray for The Mid-Week Pictorial (Photo credited to Alfred Cheney Johnston)

  • Throngs Listening to Cox and Harding – 2 photos of the crowd
  • Concering Alleged Abuses Committed by Marines in Haiti – 5 photos and 1 map over 1 full-page
  • Coal Miners’ Strike in Great Britain That Threatens One of the Greatest Economic Crises in the Nation’s History — several photos with text spread over two full-pages
  • Exile of Former Austrian Emperor and Family in Switzerland – Several photos over a single page featuring Ex-Emperor Carl of Austria and family
  • Niagara – Mightiest of American Cataracts, Viewed from the Air — 2 large photos of Niagara Falls, each a full-page photo
  • Bolshevist Riots and Propaganda in Various Countries — 2 photos plus 2 poster reproductions spread over a full-page
  • Latest and Greates of American Battleships Now in Service — 3 photos plus text about the Tennessee over a single page
  • Stage and Screen Favorites in Current Productions — 8 larger photos spread over 2 full-pages including: Alla Nazimova – Helen Hayes – Shirley Mason – Celia Adler – Dorothy Maynard – Others
  • Thrilling Plays on College Gridirons East and West — 3 photos with text over a single page include Zink, the Amherst Quarterback – Karl Shlaueman – Kellogg of Syracuse
  • Terrorism Rife in All Parts of Distracted Ireland – 3 photos plus text over a single page
  • Plus, believe it or not, more pages with several more photos!
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    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!
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    1920-09-02 Mid-Week Pictorial Magazine Contents

    1920/09/02 –

    Mid-Week Pictorial – Published Weekly by the New York Times Company. Measures 11″ X 16″. Volume 12, Number 1 – September 2, 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: FLORES LA DUE – Champion woman roper of the world, on her horse, Prince, at the T.S. Ranch, Longview, Alberta, Canada

  • Olympic Games at Antwerp, Belgium, and Some of the Winners – 5 photos include R.W. Landon, J. Myrra, and C.W. Paddock
  • Terrorism in Belfast as SHops are Looted and Scores Killed and Wounded — 2 pages, article with 10 photos and drawings
  • Beautiful and Talented Actresses of Fall Season – 9 photos over 2 full pages: Gail Kane – Grace Valentine – Doris Kelly – Senora Caritos – Marion Coakley – Madge Kennedy – Edna Hibbard – Jane Errol – Charlotte Starbuck
  • Huge 2-page photo captioned: Remarkable Photograph Taken from an Airplane of the Tall Buildings of Lower New York – In the Foreground Is the Battery, With Aquarium at Left, While Beyond Them Scores of Mighty Structures Tower Toward the Sky
  • Progress Being Made in Jerusalem and Ceremonies Marking the Entrance Upon HIs Duties of the British High Commissioner – 11 photos over 2 pages
  • Incidents and Figures in Two Notable Tragedies includes photo of baseball player Ray Chapman ‘s body being carried into St. John’s Roman Catholic Church in Cleveland, a photo of Chapman’s replacement with the Indians, Harry Lunte, and a photo of “new protective headgear for batters” which looks to be a very early batting helmet
  • Reversal of the Fortunes of War That Has Enabled the Poles to Sweep the Bolshevists From Their Territory – 2 pages, article with 7 photos and a map
  • College Students and Graduates Who Have Won Renown as Batters and Fielders on the Baseball Diamond — 2 pages include photos of 12 baseball players: W.L. Kopf – Del Pratt – Dick Rudolph – Red Faber – George Sisler – Wallie Pipp – Claude R. Hendrix – Harry Hooper – Eddie Murphy – W.L. Killefer – Eddie Collins
  • Full-page ad on back cover for D.W. Griffith ‘s classic Way Down East starring Lillian Gish and Richard Barthelmess, with photos from the film surrounding Griffith’s image
  • Plus, believe it or not, more pages with several more photos!
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    1920-08-19 Mid-Week Pictorial Magazine Contents

    1920/08/19 –

    Mid-Week Pictorial – Published Weekly by the New York Times Company. Measures 11″ X 16″. Volume 11, Number 25 – August 19, 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: BILLIE BURKE Versatile and captivating actress, who has score many triumphs on both stage and screen and who is to play the leading role in a new comedy that will soon be presented in New York

  • Figures in Realms of Sports, Art, Politics and Literature – 6 photos over a single page: Countess O’Byrne – Captain John Black – George Lance – Mary Roberts Rinehart – W.R. Williams – Rodin’s “The Thinker”
  • Official Notifications to Governor Cox and Franklin D. Roosevelt of their Nominations for Presidency and Vice Presidency — 3 photos on one page, one of Cox and FDR walking and waving, the a full page shot of Roosevelt delivering his speech of acceptance
  • Incidents Connected With the Rioting in Belfast, Ireland Which Lasted for Days and Caused Hundreds of Casualties — Article with 7 photos over 2 full pages
  • Personages of Interest Now in the News – 7 photos over a single page: Mrs. John Barrymore (Katherine Harris) – Barrymore himself – Mrs. Annette Adams – Mary O’Reilly – Boies Penrose – Amlita Galli-Curci – Joseph Conrad
  • Talented Actresses in Plays of Opening Season – 8 photos over 2 full pages in center of issue: Elsie MacKay – Miriam Miller – Doris Kenyon – Muriel Martin Harvey – Eileen Wilson – Charlotte Walker – Mitzi Hajos – Girl With Carmine Lips
  • Close Plays and Heavy Hitting on the Diamond, With Leading Pitchers of National and American Leagues – 10 photos over 2 full-pages as follows: 1st Page: Top BABE RUTH hitting 38th Home Run – Stanley Coveleski – Pep Young – Urban Shocker – 2nd Page: Walter Reuther – Carl Mays – Jim Bagby – Grover Cleveland Alexander – A.W. Cooper – Larry Doyle scoring
  • Photographs Taken on the Polish Front During the Conflict Between the Poles and Bolshevists — Article with 7 photos and 1 map spread over 2 full pages
  • Events of Interest, Persons of Prominence and Happenings of International Significance Recorded by Camera – 8 photos over 2 pages includes a 4″ X 7″ photo of Mr. & Mrs. Babe Ruth, the Bambino in street clothes with hat
  • Plus, believe it or not, more pages with several more photos!
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    1920-08-06 Mid-Week Pictorial Magazine Contents

    1920/08/26 –

    Mid-Week Pictorial – Published Weekly by the New York Times Company. Measures 11″ X 16″. Volume 11, Number 26 – August 26, 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: LILLIAN GISH favorite screen actress who is soon to appear in a film version of “Way Down East”

  • Old Mayflower, Whose Relics Are Reported Found – 4 photos with text over a single page including a reproduction of what the Mayflower was supposed to have looked like as well as the beams and rafters inside a barn in Buckinghamshire which were alleged to be parts of the Mayflower
  • The Most Significant Statue in the World — A full page photo with text of the Statue of Liberty
  • Front Porch Campaign of Republican Candidate – 4 photos of and regarding Warren G. Harding
  • Winners at Olympic Games and Daring Aviatrix — 5 photos on a single page of Olympians R.W. Landon – Earl Thomson – Charles W. Paddock – Jean Guillemot and aviatrix Laura Bromwell
  • Charming Actresses Who Deligh Metropolitan Audiences — 6 photos over the center 2 pages of the issue including huge head shots of Muriel Harrison and Olive Vaughn and smaller headshots beneath them of Emily Drange – Averne Taylor – Eva Brady – Kathleen Ardelle
  • Bolshevist Armies Encircling the Polish Capital and Stirring Up Insurrection in the Near East — 8 photos with quite a bit of accompanying text over 2 full pages inlcuding pictures of General Kuropatkin and General Wrangel
  • Map Showing Centres of Unrest, Revolt and Military Operations All Over the World — Full Page map of Europe, Asia and Northern Africa
  • Distrubed Areas in Italy, Greece and the Near East – Article with photos
  • Military Operations in Siberia, China and Morocco – Article with photos
  • Ireland the Battle Ground of Contending Factions – Article with photos
  • Exciting Plays on the Diamond and Star Players Who Are Helping Their Teams in the Race for the Pennant — 10 baseball photos spread over 2 facing pages — 1. Buck Herzog tagged out at the plate; 2. Headshot of Tris Speaker ; 3. Headshot of Sam Rice ; Babe Ruth sliding into third, Babe’s face turned away but Buck Weaver is the 3rd Baseman; 5. Frankie Frisch safe at third; — On the second page the five photos are all full body shots of the players, no backgrounds: 6. Roger Peckinpaugh of the New York Yankees; 7. Rogers Hornsby of the St. Louis Cardinals; 8. Vern Spencer of the New York Giants; 9. Ping Bodie of the New York Yankees; 10. Burleigh Grimes of the Brooklyn Dodgers
  • Figures in Woman Suffrage Victory in Tennessee – 7 photos over a single page, with text. Pictured are Mrs. George Milton, Mrs. Guilford Dudley, Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, Albert Houston Roberts, Mrs. Maud Wood Park, Mrs. helen H. Gardener
  • Back cover includes a photo with brief write-up that is headlined — Death of Ray Chapman — Chapman, former shortstop for the Cleveland Indians died in New York on August 17 as a result of having been struck in the head the day before by a ball pitched by Yankees’ Carl Mays. Chapman is the last major league player to be killed in an on-field incident
  • Plus, believe it or not, more pages with several more photos!
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    1920-05-27 Mid-Week Pictorial Magazine Contents

    1920/05/27 –

    Mid-Week Pictorial – Published Weekly by the New York Times Company. Measures 11″ X 16″. Volume 11, Number 13 – May 27, 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: MEMBERS OF THE G.A.R. MARCHING IN PARADE AT THE DEDICATION OF THE MEMORIAL AMPHITHEATRE IN ARLINGTON, MAY 15, 1920

  • House and Senate Congerees on the Knox Peace Resolution – 6 photos: Gilbert M. Hitchcock – Philander C. Knox – Henry D. Flood – Henry Cabot Lodge – Stephen G. Porter – John J. Rogers
  • Police Parade on Fifth Avenue, New York, May 15 – 2 large photos with captions show the police marching
  • French Railway Strike in France and May Day Labor Demonstrations in Various European Capitals – 2 pages with 7 photos
  • Perplexing Housing Problem in American and Abroad – 3 photos including one of a tent city in Newark
  • Dedication of Arlington Memorial to American Dead – 2 photos on a single page
  • Huge 2-page painting of Signing of Peace Treaty at Versailles, France, June 28, 1919 with key to identify the participants
  • Baseball Favorites in Early Days and Present Stars – 1 page, 5 photos: Christy Mathewson shown in 1900 – Johnny Evers – John J. McGraw shown in his playing days with the Orioles – Leon Cadore – Joe Oeschger
  • Baseball Fever Prevalent in Faraway Japan, Where First-Class Ball Is Played — 3 photos include sumo wrestler playing ball; M. Oka, Chief of the metropolitan police force from Tokyo, throwing out the first ball; The “Top Knot” nine — all are famous wrestlers who still wear the topknot, seated here in baseball uniforms
  • Pageants and Imposing Ceremonies Attending the Canonization of Joan of Arc, “Maid of Orleans” – 8 photos over 2 full pages
  • Shamrock IV and Two Possible Cup Defenders – 3 large photos over 2 pages includes a full-page photo of The Resolute, the Vanitie is also shown
  • Actresses of Note in Spoken Drama and On the Screen – 5 photos on a full-page: Mary Miles Minter – Eva Le Gallienne – Billie Burke – Lola Fisher – Peggy Wood
  • Plus, believe it or not, more pages with several more photos!
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    1920-05-06 Mid-Week Pictorial Magazine Contents

    1920/05/06 –

    Mid-Week Pictorial – Published Weekly by the New York Times Company. Measures 11″ X 16″. Volume 11, Number 10 – May 6, 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: JANE COWL in role of Moonyeen Clare in “Smilin’ Through” a character of peculiar beauty and appealing charm

  • Congressmen and Others Claiming Public Attention – 10 photos on one page
  • Irish Demand for Release of Hunger Strikers From Mountjoy Prison Heeded by the British Authorities – 5 photos over 2 full-pages includes picture of Dr. Vincent White, first Sinn Fein Mayor of Waterford City
  • Popular Feeling Running High in Irish Capital – 2 large photos
  • Presidential Aspirants, No. VI – Full-page photo with caption of William Gibbs McAdoo
  • Managers of Major League Baseball Teams in the Thick of the Fight for the 1920 Championship Pennant — All 16 major league managers pictured on 2 facing pages in the center of the issue: Hughie Jennings – Miller Huggins – Tris Speaker – Clarke Griffith – James Burke – Kid Gleason – Connie Mack – Ed Barrow – John McGraw – Wilbert Robinson – Cactus Gravath – George Gibson – Branch Rickey – George Stallings – Pat Moran – P. Mitchell — that’s a lot of Hall of Famers!
  • Perils of Steeplechasing — 5 photos on a single page of Steeplechase accidents
  • Movie Thrills in Recent Screen Productions — 4 photos
  • Plus, believe it or not, more pages with several more photos!
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    1918-07-04 Mid-Week Pictorial Magazine Contents

    1918/07/04 –

    Mid-Week Pictorial – Published Weekly by the New York Times Company. Measures 11″ X 16″. Volume 7, Number 18 – July 4, 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: THE NEW BIRD OF LIBERTY – An American Warplane of the Latest Type

  • America’s Second Million Men in Training – photos
  • Full-page photo with caption: Where the French Went to Help the Italians Win Their Great Victory
  • Photos: Scenes in Italy Where the Austro-Hungarian Armies Have Failed in Their Offensive and Been Forced to Retreat
  • Huge 2-page map spreads the center pages of this issue, headlined: WHERE THE ITALIANS HAVE BEGUN TO EXPEL THE INVADERS with small headshot photos at the bottom corners of General Armando Diaz and Field Marshal Boroevic
  • Photos: The Grim Reality of War Shown in Realistic Photographs from the British Front in France
  • Photos: The “Whippet,” New British Type of Fast, Light Tank, a Formidable Weapon of War
  • Photos: American Army Playing Its Part in Gas Attacks
  • Photos (of dogs): Letting Loose the Dogs of War Quite Literally
  • Our Nations Roll of Honor — 2 pages showing 53 faces total of those Americans killed in action
  • Back cover photos: American Army Units Welcomed on Arrival in Italy
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    1918-06-27 Mid-Week Pictorial Magazine Contents

    1918/06/27 –

    Mid-Week Pictorial – Published Weekly by the New York Times Company. Measures 11″ X 16″. Volume 7, Number 17 – June 27, 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: SCOTTISH TROOPS IN ACTION AMID THE RUINS OF A VILLAGE IN FRANCE

  • Map + Photos: Austria’s New Offensive on the Italian Front
  • Photos + Articles: Searchlights of Vital Use in Fighting on Land and Sea at Night
  • Full-page photo: British Artillery Moving Forward to Stop the German Advance
  • Photos: American Coast Artillerymen on the Western Front
  • Full-page photo: Some of the French Heavy Guns Which Have Helped to Foil the Latest German Offensive
  • Full-page photo: Camoflage Screens Which Prevent Detection of Troop Movements Along Roads in France
  • Center page: The Wonderful Growth of the United States Navy with world map showing positioning of fleets, brief article, bordered by photos of Rear Admirals such as Sims, Mayo, Gleaves, Rodman, Dunn, Wilson, and more
  • 2 pages photos: What an American Infantry Brigade Look Like When Drawn Up in Complete Formation
  • Large illustration on a full page with text below: Types of French Soldiers: No. 8 – The Stretcher-Bearer
  • Photos with brief article: Austria’s Desperate Attempt to Crush Italy
  • Our Nations Roll of Honor — 2 pages showing 53 faces total of those Americans killed in action
  • Full page ad on back cover: D.W. Griffith’s Supreme Triumph “Hearts of the World” with 8 photos including shots of Dorothy Gish, Lillian Gish and Bobby Harron, Little Ben Alexander, Harron alone, 3 with Griffith
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    1918-06-13 Mid-Week Pictorial Magazine Contents

    1918/06/13 –

    Mid-Week Pictorial – Published Weekly by the New York Times Company. Measures 11″ X 16″. Volume 7, Number 15 – June 13, 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: ONE OF THE BIG GUNS USED BY THE BRITISH TO STOP THE GERMAN ADVANCE

  • Photos: Americans on the Western Front Hurrying to Take Their Place Beside the Allies to Stop the German Onslaught
  • Photo of sinking ship, two inset pics as well: German U-Boat Brings War Close to America by Attack on Coastwise Shipping – Tanker Pratt is shown sinking
  • 2 large illustrated cross-sections — The Interior Construction of German U-Boats
  • 2 large illustrations on a single page: German Submarines as Depicted by German Artists
  • 3 pics with brief article: How the Piratical Submarine Operates Against Shipping
  • Full-page photo: A Battery of French Heavy Guns Ready to Open Fire
  • 2-page center page spread: Large map in middle of Page “Leaders in the Mighty Effort on the Western Front to Secure Military Decision” with photos of the leaders on both the left and right sides of the map, including: Foch, Petain, Pershing, Haig, German Crown Prince, Crown Prince Rupprecht, Von Arnim, and others
  • 2 pages photos: Along the French Front During the Opening Stages of the New German Campaign in the Western Theatre of the War
  • 2 pages of aerial photos: Camp Travis, Where the 90th Division, One of the New National Army Organizations, Has Been Trained
  • Full page ad on back cover: D.W. Griffith’s Supreme Triumph “Hearts of the World” with 7 photos including shots of Dorothy Gish, Little Ben Alexander, Lillian Gish with Ben Alexander, 4 with D.W. Griffith
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    1918-05-23 Mid-Week Pictorial Magazine Contents

    1918/05/23 –

    Mid-Week Pictorial – Published Weekly by the New York Times Company. Measures 11″ X 16″. Volume 7, Number 12 – May 23, 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: THE FORE FUNNEL OF THE BRITISH CRUISER VINDICTIVE AFTER THE ATTACK ON SEEBRUGGE AND OSTEND, APRIL 23, 1918 …

  • Full-page photo: An American Infantry Regiment as It Appears When Drawn Up In Marching Order
  • Photos with brief article: Americans on the Battle Front in France
  • 2 pages of photos: Vivid Snapshots of Battle Scenes During the Great Clash of Armies in France and Flanders
  • Photos, map, brief article over 2 pages: British Expeditions in Mesopotamia and Palestine Pushing Steadily Ahead Despite Strong Resistance
  • Full-page photo: British Field Guns Hurrying to the Front to Check the German Advance
  • 2-page center spread: 3 photos with large map, brief article, headlined: The German Submarine Bases at Ostend and Zeebrugge, Blocked Up by Two Daring Naval Attacks
  • Full-page photo: British Airplanes on the Western Front Before Ascending to Discover Enemy Positions
  • Photos, some text: Lloyd George Still British National Leader in War – pics of Lloyd George plus Asquith, Maurice, French, Sackville-West, Carey
  • Photos: The French Armies Share in Checking the Germans
  • Full-page photo: Italian Outpost on Duty on the Mountain Front
  • Our Nations Roll of Honor — 1 page showing 14 faces total of those Americans killed in action
  • Full page ad on back cover: D.W. Griffith’s Supreme Triumph “Hearts of the World” with 8 photos including shots of 3 of Lillian Gish with Bobby Harron, one of Lillian with Dorothy Gish, Lillian Gish and Ben Alexander, 2 of Lillian Gish with Germans, one of D.W. Griffith
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    1918-04-11 Mid-Week Pictorial Magazine Contents

    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
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    1918-04-04 Mid-Week Pictorial Magazine Contents

    1918/04/04 –

    Mid-Week Pictorial – Published Weekly by the New York Times Company. Measures 11″ X 16″. Volume 7, Number 5 – April 4, 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: “OVER THE TOP” – BAYONET PRACTICE AT CAMP UPTON, YAPHANK, N.Y.

  • 2 pages of photos: The Civilian Administrators in Whose Hands Is Vested the Supreme Control of the Nation’s War Activities – includes pics of Woodrow Wilson, Herbert Hoover, Newton D. Baker, Edward R. Stettinius, Bernard Baruch, and others
  • 2 pages with huge map of U.S. and article, a few photos: Where the New Fighting Forces of America Are Being Trained for Warfare on Land and Sea and in the Air
  • 5 photos on a page: The Nation’s War Chiefs on Land and Sea with largest photo in center of General John J. pershing
  • 7 photos on a page: Leading Men in the Work of the War Department
  • 2 pages of photos with brief article: Londoners and Parisians Protecting Their Homes and Art Treasures Against Attacks by Enemy Air Raiders
  • Huge 2-page map in center pages of issue: Where Germany Is Making Another Mighty Effort to Smash the Armies of the Allied Nations
  • Full-page photo: A Typical Farm nin Territory Won Back by the French and Now Being Restored to Its Original Condition
  • 2 pages of photos with article: The Growing Power of the United States Navy
  • 2 pages of photos: How America’s New Soldiers Are Shaping at the End of the Nation’s First Year’s Preparation for War
  • Full-page photo: Legislators Who Are Enacting War Measures on Behalf of Nation – A group photo of a large number of members of Congress at he steps of the Capitol
  • Filed Under: Mid-Week Pictorial Tagged With: Mid Week Pictorial

    1918-03-28 Mid-Week Pictorial Magazine Contents

    1918/03/28 –

    Mid-Week Pictorial – Published Weekly by the New York Times Company. Measures 11″ X 16″. Volume 7, Number 4 – March 28, 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: AN ITALIAN ANTI AIRCRAFT MACHINE GUN IN ACTION AGAINST AN ENEMY AIR RAIDER

  • Our Nation’s Roll of Honor – Photos of 14 U.S. soldiers killed in action
  • Photos: America’s Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines in Training at Camps All the Way From the Pacific to the Atlantic Coast
  • Full-page photo: Band of a French Chasseur Regiment Playing “The Star-Spangled Banner”
  • Photos: American Soldiers in the Streets of New York
  • Full-page photo: The Latest Photograph of the War-Worn Cathedral of Rheims
  • Full-page photo: Aerial Warfare in Northern Italy Causes Destruction in Beautiful Cities (pic is actually of 4 planes on the ground, then 3 pics on the facing page of the destruction)
  • Huge 2-page map spreads the center two pages of the issue — The Iron Wall Which Hems Germany in on the Western Frontier and North Sea Coast
  • Photos with article: How Italy Holds Back the Teuton Invaders Behind Defenses Built on the Mountain Tops
  • Full-page photo: At the First Approach of Spring on the Front in France
  • Full-page photo: The Remains of the German Defenses on the Merckem Peninsula
  • 2 full-page photos (one with a column of text to the right) German Big Gun in Action on the Western Front – German howitzer
  • Filed Under: Mid-Week Pictorial Tagged With: Mid Week Pictorial

    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)
  • Filed Under: Mid-Week Pictorial Tagged With: Mid Week Pictorial

    1918-03-14 Mid-Week Pictorial Magazine Contents

    1918/03/14 –

    Mid-Week Pictorial – Published Weekly by the New York Times Company. Measures 11″ X 16″. Volume 7, Number 2 – March 14, 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: FRENCH OFFICERS IN A WELL-PROTECTED OBSERVATION POST ON THE WESTERN FRONT

  • Our Nation’s Roll of Honor – Photos of 14 U.S. soldiers killed in action
  • Photos over 2 pages: The Strenuous Life Led by the Men of America’s New Armies in Their Training Camp
  • Full-page map: A Detailed Map of the Sector on the St. Mihiel Salient Held by American Troops
  • Photos: Americans on the Fighting Line in Lorraine
  • Full-page photo: “No Man’s Land” Illuminated for an Attack at Night
  • Photos: Scenes of Activity on the Italian Front
  • Center page — 3 panoramic photos spreading the entire two pages, headlined: A Remarkable Panoramic View of a National Army Cantonment in the South
  • Full-page photo: British Troops Constructing Trenches in a Flooded Area Near Blangy in France
  • Photos: Canadian Troops in Bitterly Contested Lens Sector
  • Photos with article: The Browning Light Rifle and Heavy Machine Gun
  • Photos: More Ships for America’s New Merchant Fleet
  • Full-page photo: British Tanks in France Assembled for Overhauling and Inspection
  • Full-page photo: Italian Troops on Skis Engaged in Patrol Work on Mountains During the Winter Campaign
  • Filed Under: Mid-Week Pictorial Tagged With: Mid Week Pictorial

    1918-02-28 Mid-Week Pictorial Magazine Contents

    1918/02/28 –

    Mid-Week Pictorial – Published Weekly by the New York Times Company. Measures 11″ X 16″. Volume 6, Number 26 – February 28, 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 features and action photo, captioned: British Artillery Men in the Advance on Jerusalem

  • Article: A Flashlight on Some Aspects of the War – with photo of 5 soldiers and the marching colors of the French Foreign Legion
  • 2 photos on a single page, headlined: Scenes in an Army Training Camp in the South
  • 4 large photos spread over two facing pages, headlined: General Winter in Command of All Armies in the Western Theatre of the War
  • 6 photos spread over two facing pages, headlined: The United States Army in France Engaged in Warfare in Real Earnest Since Taking Over Sector in Lorraine
  • Full-page horizontal photo with caption at right shows a snow-covered village in Alsace
  • Full-page photo, headlined: Japanese Christians Celebrate the Capture of Jerusalem
  • Full-page photo, headlined: Belgian Infantry Advancing Across the Snow-Covered Dunes of Flanders
  • 2 photos on a single page, headlined: Where Belgians and French Fight Side by Side
  • HUGE photos spreads two full pages in the center of the issue, headlined: Picked Men of America’s New Armies Redy to Leave for the Trenches in France
  • Full-page photo, headlined: The Rugged Sentinels of the Upper Brenta Valley, Where the Teutonic Forces Have Failed to Dislodge the Allied Defenders
  • 2 large photos on a single page, headlined: French and British Troops in the Italian Campaign
  • Full-page photo, headlined: The Kaiser Visits the Scene of a German Success in France
  • 2 large photos with brief article on a single page, headlined: Shell Craters Transformed Into Relief Quarters
  • 2 photos on a single page with brief article at the bottom of the page, headlined: Paris Bombed by German Air Raiders
  • Large, nearly full-page, map with small article below, headlined: Russia Enters on New and More Perilous Phase
  • 5 photos on two-facing pages with brief article, headlined: A Hospital for War-Worn Automobiles in Paris Laying Telephone Lines to the Firing Line
  • Full-page photo, headlined: This Village “Somewhere in France” Was Once a Happy Dwelling Place of Peaceful People
  • Article: A Flashlight on Some Aspects of the War
  • Back Cover, 2 photos with brief article, headlined: Japan’s Work in Clearing the Pacific of Raiders
  • Filed Under: Mid-Week Pictorial Tagged With: Mid Week Pictorial

    1918-02-21 Mid-Week Pictorial Magazine Contents

    1918/02/21 –

    Mid-Week Pictorial – Published Weekly by the New York Times Company. Measures 11″ X 16″. Volume 6, Number 25 – February 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: Where The Americans Are Fighting in France – a map is pictured

  • Article: A Flashlight on Some Aspects of the War
  • 3 photos on a single page with brief article, headlined: American Soldiers Learning the Art of Using Cold Steel
  • Full page photo, headlined: Troops in Skirmishing Order on the Crest of a Hill at a Training Camp Near San Francisco, California
  • 2 photos on a single-page, headlined: Sunny California’s Training Camps for Airmen and Cavalry
  • Full page photo, headlined: Pack Horses Carrying Shells On a Road Made by the British During the Fighting in Flanders
  • 2 photos on a single page, headlined: With the British Fighting Forces in Flande
  • Full page photo with two large photos on facing page, headlined: With the French Troops Who Were Sent to Italy to Stem the Tide of the Teutonic Invasion
  • Full page photo, headlined: One of the New Vessels, in the Last Stage of Construction, Built in America to Help the Allies
  • Article with two large photos, headlined: America’s Effort to “Make a Bridge of Ships” to France
  • 6 photos spread across the two facing pages in the center of the issue
  • 4 photos over two facing pages with brief article, headlined: America’s Army in France, Already Holding a Sector, Fast Becoming a Huge and Efficient War Machine to Fight Germany
  • Full page photo, headlined: British Troops Sent to the Rescue of Italy in Her Hour of Peril
  • Large map with article, headlined: Two New Republics Carved Out of Russia — They are Finland and Ukrainia
  • 4 photos spread over two facing pages with brief article, headlined: American Red Cross Motor Ambulances Sent to Rumania
  • Full page photo, headlined: A Vivid Moment on the French Front During the Winter Fighting
  • 2 photos on a single page, headlined: Useful Auxiliaries to the Armed Forces of the Nation
  • 2 large photos on a single page with small accompanying article, headlined: Tests to Discover Fitness to Handle Machine Guns
  • Article: A Flashlight on Some Aspects of the War
  • Back cover, 2 large photos, headlined: Tanks Amid Northern Snows and Under Tropic Skies
  • Filed Under: Mid-Week Pictorial Tagged With: Mid Week Pictorial

    1918-02-14 Mid-Week Pictorial Magazine Contents

    1918/02/14 –

    Mid-Week Pictorial – Published Weekly by the New York Times Company. Measures 11″ X 16″. Volume 6, Number 24 – February 14, 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: Major General Peyton C. March

  • Article: A Flashlight on Some ASpects of the War
  • 2 photos on a single page, headlined: Looking After Our Boys When They Pay a Visit to Paris
  • Full page photo, headlined: Five Thousand Artillerymen With their Guns Assembling at an American Training Camp
  • 2 photos on a single page, headlined: The Strenuous Life in America’s Training Camps
  • 4 large photos spread over two facing pages, headlined: Training the Officers Who Will Lead America’s New Armies When They Begin Fighting in France
  • Full page photo, headlined: Winter on the Western Front; French Artillerymen Watering Their Horses
  • 2 large photos on a single page, headlined: With the British on the Snow-Covered Western Front
  • 4 large photos with article over two facing pages, headlined: The 308th Infantry, the First National Army Unit to Parade in Public, Marches Through New York City, Feb. 4, 1918
  • HUGE map spreads the two-center pages of the issue, headlined: Picture Map of Lorraine Showing Where American Troops Are Now in the First-Line Trenches
  • 5 photos spread over two facing pages with brief article, headlined: Padua, One of Italy’s Most Ancient and Wonderful Cities, Bombarded and in Danger of Destruction by Hostile Aircraft
  • Full page photo, headlined: Italian Advanced Positions On the Alps at a Height of Ten Thousand Feet
  • 2 large photos on a single-page, headlined: Italy’s Fighting Forces on Land and Sea
  • Full page photo, headlined: French Soldiers Helping Refugees to Re-Establish Their Homes in the Reconquered Territory
  • 3 photos on a single page, headlined: Here and There Along the French Front
  • 4 large photos with accompanying article on two facing pages, headlined: Registering German Alien Enemies in the United States At an American Training Camp in France
  • 2 photos on one page with brief article below, headlined: Hydroplanes on Patrol Duty on the French Coast
  • Article: A Flashlight on Some Aspects of the War
  • Back cover, 2 photos, headlined: Homes for Soldiers and Civilians Behind the Front
  • Filed Under: Mid-Week Pictorial Tagged With: Mid Week Pictorial

    1918-02-07 Mid-Week Pictorial Magazine Contents

    1918/02/07 –

    Mid-Week Pictorial – Published Weekly by the New York Times Company. Measures 11″ X 16″. Volume 6, Number 23 – February 7, 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: Newton D. Baker – Secretary of War

  • Article: A Flashlight on Some Aspects of the War
  • 2 photos on a single page, headlined: Americans on the British and French Fronts – 3 more related photos follow on the next page
  • 2 photos on a single page, headlined: With the American Armies at Home and Abroad
  • Full page photo, plus 3 additional photos on the facind page, headlined: Picturesque Scenes in the Alpine Regions Where the Italian and Austrian Armies Are Fighting One Another
  • 4 photos over two facing pages with small article beneath, headlined: Aerial Torpedoes and Trench Mortars Used by the French
  • Full page photo, headlined: Reading the Proclamation at the Tower of David, in Jerusalem, Dec. 11, 1917
  • Article with 2 large photos, headlined: Historic Scenes in the Taking Of Jerusalem
  • HUGE photo spreads the entire two pages in the center of the issue, headlined: The Crusaders’ Dream Realized by the Capture of Jerusalem, Dec. 10, 1917 – with the “dream” shown as a painting by Wilhelm von Kaulbach laid in an empty area of the photo at the top right. Very impressive!
  • Article, with two large photos and a full-page map on the facing page, headlined: Alsace-Lorraine, Whose Restoration by Germany is France’s Chief Demand in the Settlement of War
  • Full page photo, plus three smaller photos on facing page with brief article, headlined: The Use of Naval Kite-Balloons to Detect the Presence of Enemy Submarines
  • 4 large photos on two facing pages, headlined: Examples of Camouflage Used on the Western Front
  • Full page horizontal photo, captioned at right features Germany’s new Gotha airplane
  • 2 large photos on a full-page with brief article below, headlined: Disastrous Fire in New American Shipyard
  • 2 large photos on a single-page, headlined: Unusual Photographs Taken During Actual Fighting in France
  • Article with photos: Prominent Personalities in Revolutionary Russia – with photos of Ioffee, Antonow, Krylenko, and Schneider
  • Back cover, 3 photos: Providing Recreation for America’s New Army Men
  • Filed Under: Mid-Week Pictorial Tagged With: Mid Week Pictorial

    1918-01-31 Mid-Week Pictorial Magazine Contents

    1918/01/31 –

    Mid-Week Pictorial – Published Weekly by the New York Times Company. Measures 11″ X 16″. Volume 6, Number 22 – January 31, 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: American of the Draft Army at Camp Dix, N.J., Trained to Use Machine Guns, Now Ready, Whenever the Call Comes, to Leave for Service in France

  • Article: A Flashlight on Some Aspects of the War
  • What the British Found on the Way to Jerusalem
  • 5 large captioned photos spread over two facing pages with the headline: What the Men of Our Armies Are Doing in Their Training Camps in France and the United States
  • Full page photo with caption, plus two more large photos on the facing page, headlined: Fighting on All Fronts Halted by the Icy Grip of Winter on the Snow-Covered Battlefield
  • Full page photo with caption: An Army Field Kitchen in the Main Street of a French Village Captured by The British
  • 2 photos on one page, headlined: Snapshots from the Western Front
  • Article with 4 photos: Latest Phase of the Russian Revolution, Intensifying the Tendency of Nation to Split Up into Separate Republics – Includes portrait of Lenin (about a 1/4 page in size)
  • Beautiful and huge photo spreads the entire 2 pages of the center (a cropped portion shown below) headlined: The Signing of the Armistice by the Russian Delegates and Those of the Central Powers at Brest-Litovsk; Dec. 16, 1917 – Includes a key identifying all of the people shown. An awesome large photo
  • HUGE map spreads two entire pages, headlined: How the Free Self-Determination of Nationalities is Affecting Russia
  • Full page photo with caption: The Italian Battleship Giulio Cesare Passing Through the Canal of Taranto
  • 3 photos on a single page with small article beneath, headlined: With the Naval Forces of the Allied Nations
  • Full page photo with caption: Italian Women Clearing Away the Snow on a Military Road in the Gorge of Sottoguido
  • 2 photos on a single page with small article beneath, headlined: On the Snow-clad Heights Where Italy Is Fighting
  • Full page photo with caption: Artillerymen’s Troubles in Winter Warfare: Frozen Cogs Impede Operations on Western Front
  • 2 photos on a single page with small article beneath, headlined: The Fourth Winter of the War on the Western Front
  • 2 photos on a single page with article, headlined: Some of the Defense Positions Constructed by the Italians
  • Article: A Flashlight on Some Aspects of the War
  • Back cover – 2 photos, headlined: Restoring the Reconquered Land of France to Agriculture
  • Filed Under: Mid-Week Pictorial Tagged With: Mid Week Pictorial

    1918-01-24 Mid-Week Pictorial Magazine Contents

    1918/01/24 –

    Mid-Week Pictorial – Published Weekly by the New York Times Company. Measures 11″ X 16″. Volume 6, Number 21 – January 24, 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: LEON TROTZKY – The People’s Commissary for Foreign Affairs in the Russian Bolshevist Government

  • Full-page photo: A Machine Gun Section of the New American Army
  • Full-page photo: Men of AMerica’s New Armies on the Way to the Manoeuvre Grounds for Machine-Gun Practice
  • 2 pages of photos with text: General Goethals Takes Hold of the Huge Work of Directing the Army’s Transportation Service
  • 6 pages of photos, map: America’s Insular Possessions an Example of Colonial Autonomy and Respect for Rights of Natives
  • Full-page photos: Winter on the French Front in Alsace
  • Full-page photo: A French Army Supply Station in the Quarries of the Verdun Region
  • Nearly full-page photo with column of text at right: Bolshevism has now been in the ascendant for ten weeks …
  • Filed Under: Mid-Week Pictorial Tagged With: Mid Week Pictorial

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