"Life," July-September 1950

Summary

First published in 1883, Life magazine became America's first all-photographic weekly news magazine after being purchased and re-envisioned by publisher Henry Luce in 1936. Under Luce, its popularity boomed, and by the 1950s over 22 million Americans read the publication. Articles in this July to September 1950 bound volume include Margaret Bourke-White's early coverage of apartheid in South Africa.

First published in 1883, Life magazine became America's first all-photographic weekly news magazine after being purchased and re-envisioned by publisher Henry Luce in 1936. Under Luce, its popularity boomed, and by the 1950s over 22 million Americans read the publication. Articles in this July to September 1950 bound volume include Margaret Bourke-White's early coverage of apartheid in South Africa.

Artifact

Magazine (Periodical)

Date Made

July 1950-September 1950

Subject Date

July 1950-September 1950

Creators

Time, Inc. 

Collection Title

Serial Collection 

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

97.54.25

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)
Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 13 in

Width: 10.25 in

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