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• April 1914-March 1915
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Magazine (Periodical), "Fordowner," Bound Volume for April 1914 to March 1915

Who needs a tent? In 1914, The Fordowner demonstrated how a Model T could become a bunk bed.

• July 01, 1931
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Ford News, July 1931

Ford Motor Company published Ford News from 1920 to 1942. The magazine kept employees and dealers informed on the automaker's products and activities. Each issue contained general-interest stories as well. The July 1931 edition included a story on the Twenty Millionth Ford. The black Model A Town Sedan was driven on a nationwide tour of Ford Motor Company branches.

• October 01, 1932
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Magazine, "Labor Defender; Special Scottsboro - Convention Issue," October 1932

In 1931, nine black youths were unjustly accused of raping two white women in Alabama. White juries quickly convicted and sentenced eight of the defendants to death. The cover of this 1932 issue of the Labor Defender, a publication of the International Labor Defense, contains a plea for public support from the mother of two of the "Scottsboro Boys."

• 1997
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Magazine, "Martha Stewart Living, A Special Issue for the Bride and Groom," Summer/Fall, 1997

By the 1990s, American consumers had grown comfortable with the idea of fulfilling emotional needs by rewarding themselves with material goods and aspiring to live well. Many middle-class Americans wed in increasingly elaborate wedding celebrations. Domestic diva Martha Stewart provided her readers with ideas for the "how to" of living well, including elegant suggestions for planning the "perfect," and often costly, wedding.

• January 01, 1986
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Periodical, "Ebony," January 1986

Since 1945, Ebony has focused upon issues, personalities, and interests geared to the African-American market. The magazine's covers have featured entertainers, athletes, politicians, and influential leaders in the African-American community. Black models also appear in ads selling a variety of products -- including automobiles.

• December 1896 - November 1897
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Bound Volume, The Ladies' Home Journal, 1896-1897

• January 26, 1962
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Life Magazine for January 26, 1962, "Hard-headed, Hard-driving Kid Brother"

Kennedy family members often appeared on the covers of Life magazines during the early 1960s, attracting attention and increasing magazine sales. This Life cover story features President Kennedy's "kid brother" Robert. As the President's Attorney General and most trusted adviser, "Bobby" Kennedy was called in this article "a political phenomenon such as never quite existed before in the United States."

• August 01, 1967
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Floyd Clymer's Auto Topics, August 1967

Motorcycle racer and dealer Floyd Clymer published hundreds of books, magazines, and repair manuals related to motorcycles, automobiles, and racing. The November 1967 issue of Clymer's Auto Topics magazine featured an illustration that traced the development of Ford Motor Company's racing sports cars from the experimental Mustang I to the Le Mans-winning Mark IV.

• June 01, 1932
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Magazine, "Motor," June 1932

Motor magazine became a useful trade publication for automobile dealers and service station owners and mechanics. Readers found automobile-related articles, photographs, illustrations and advertisements needed to promote vehicle sales and ensure proper maintenance and repair.

• March 01, 1924
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"Motor Life," March 1924

The growth of automobile ownership and development of good roads drove more Americans to explore the country in the 1920s. Motor Life offered a number of interesting articles for the motor tourists. Readers of this issue could learn about traveling across the country, as well as view a map of available transcontinental routes.