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- "Life" Bound Volume of Issues, April-June 1947 - First published in 1883 as a general-interest and humor publication, 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 more than 22 million Americans read the publication. This bound volume contains issues from April to June 1947.
- April 1947-June 1947
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"Life" Bound Volume of Issues, April-June 1947
First published in 1883 as a general-interest and humor publication, 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 more than 22 million Americans read the publication. This bound volume contains issues from April to June 1947.
- "The Dining Rooms - The J.L. Hudson Company" Menu Showing "Spring in the Fruit Country," 1949 - In 1946, the J.L. Hudson Company, a Detroit department store, commissioned ten American artists to create works that portrayed the people and places of Michigan. A committee selected 95 paintings that toured the state in the exhibition "Michigan on Canvas." J.L. Hudson also reproduced selected works for the covers of menus used in its Detroit flagship store's dining rooms.
- March 04, 1949
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"The Dining Rooms - The J.L. Hudson Company" Menu Showing "Spring in the Fruit Country," 1949
In 1946, the J.L. Hudson Company, a Detroit department store, commissioned ten American artists to create works that portrayed the people and places of Michigan. A committee selected 95 paintings that toured the state in the exhibition "Michigan on Canvas." J.L. Hudson also reproduced selected works for the covers of menus used in its Detroit flagship store's dining rooms.
- "Life" Bound Volume of Issues, July-September 1945 - First published in 1883 as a general-interest and humor publication, 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 more than 22 million Americans read the publication. This bound volume contains issues from July through September 1945.
- July 1945-September 1945
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"Life" Bound Volume of Issues, July-September 1945
First published in 1883 as a general-interest and humor publication, 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 more than 22 million Americans read the publication. This bound volume contains issues from July through September 1945.
- The Saturday Evening Post, May 4, 1946 - <em>The Saturday Evening Post</em>, first published in 1821 as a four-page weekly newspaper, became one of America's most popular weekly publications by the mid-1900s. The magazine contained news, commentaries, fiction, and general interest articles. But its most distinctive feature was its front cover illustrations by well-known artists and illustrators. Publishers chose a painting by artist Doris Lee for this May 1946 issue.
- May 04, 1946
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The Saturday Evening Post, May 4, 1946
The Saturday Evening Post, first published in 1821 as a four-page weekly newspaper, became one of America's most popular weekly publications by the mid-1900s. The magazine contained news, commentaries, fiction, and general interest articles. But its most distinctive feature was its front cover illustrations by well-known artists and illustrators. Publishers chose a painting by artist Doris Lee for this May 1946 issue.
- Fred Harvey Restaurant Menu Featuring "Arrival of the Harvey Girls" by Doris Lee, 1947 - Doris Lee (1904-1983) painted scenes from everyday American life. Her interest in and collections of American folk art influenced her work. During the 1940s and 1950s, <em>Life</em> magazine sent Lee on several assignments and commissioned her to illustrate her travels. In 1945, she went to Hollywood. While there, MGM, too, hired Lee to create works around its film, <em>The Harvey Girls</em>.
- October 31, 1947
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Fred Harvey Restaurant Menu Featuring "Arrival of the Harvey Girls" by Doris Lee, 1947
Doris Lee (1904-1983) painted scenes from everyday American life. Her interest in and collections of American folk art influenced her work. During the 1940s and 1950s, Life magazine sent Lee on several assignments and commissioned her to illustrate her travels. In 1945, she went to Hollywood. While there, MGM, too, hired Lee to create works around its film, The Harvey Girls.
- "Life," Bound Volume, November-December 1952 - First published in 1883 as a general-interest and humor publication, 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 more than 22 million Americans read the publication. This bound volume contains issues from November and December 1952.
- November 1952-December 1952
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"Life," Bound Volume, November-December 1952
First published in 1883 as a general-interest and humor publication, 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 more than 22 million Americans read the publication. This bound volume contains issues from November and December 1952.
- "Life" Bound Volume of Issues, October-December 1945 - First published in 1883 as a general-interest and humor publication, 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 more than 22 million Americans read the publication. This bound volume contains issues from October to December 1945.
- October 1945-December 1945
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"Life" Bound Volume of Issues, October-December 1945
First published in 1883 as a general-interest and humor publication, 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 more than 22 million Americans read the publication. This bound volume contains issues from October to December 1945.