Life Magazine - Vol. 18. No. 17, April 23, 1945
Life was an American magazine published weekly from 1883 to 1972. This issue of Life (Vol. 18, No. 17, April 23, 1945) was published at a very significant time - with the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt on April 12th, and the installation of Harry S. Truman as the new president on the same day. The issue features a Yousuf Karsh photo of President Truman on the front cover and 20 pages (19-38} of text and photos related to the President’s death.
n addition to the key articles relating to Roosevelt’s death, the following interesting articles also appear in this issue:
A Photographic Essay on Roosevelt’s Men - Yousuf Karsh’s photos of 27 key men in Roosevelt’s presidency (pages 73-81}
An article on Hitler (pages 83-94) with pictures of his birthplace, his first picture, his parents, his schoolmates and friends by his personal photographer, Heinrich Hofmann.
A two page spread of 16 “Miss Subway”s
An Article on Plexiglas (pages 41-44)
A feature on illustrator Edward A. Wilson (pages 55-60), with examples of his works
The filming of “Duel in the Sun” (pages 97-101)
The magazine is a clean copy with front cover and corner wear and text pages with minute dog-ears. There is toning on text pages, but not on the pictures. There are hairline tears on pages 89/90 (about 2 inch) and pages 51/52 (about 1 inch), affecting only ads. Some pages have tiny smudges on the borders.
Life was an American magazine published weekly from 1883 to 1972. This issue of Life (Vol. 18, No. 17, April 23, 1945) was published at a very significant time - with the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt on April 12th, and the installation of Harry S. Truman as the new president on the same day. The issue features a Yousuf Karsh photo of President Truman on the front cover and 20 pages (19-38} of text and photos related to the President’s death.
n addition to the key articles relating to Roosevelt’s death, the following interesting articles also appear in this issue:
A Photographic Essay on Roosevelt’s Men - Yousuf Karsh’s photos of 27 key men in Roosevelt’s presidency (pages 73-81}
An article on Hitler (pages 83-94) with pictures of his birthplace, his first picture, his parents, his schoolmates and friends by his personal photographer, Heinrich Hofmann.
A two page spread of 16 “Miss Subway”s
An Article on Plexiglas (pages 41-44)
A feature on illustrator Edward A. Wilson (pages 55-60), with examples of his works
The filming of “Duel in the Sun” (pages 97-101)
The magazine is a clean copy with front cover and corner wear and text pages with minute dog-ears. There is toning on text pages, but not on the pictures. There are hairline tears on pages 89/90 (about 2 inch) and pages 51/52 (about 1 inch), affecting only ads. Some pages have tiny smudges on the borders.
Life was an American magazine published weekly from 1883 to 1972. This issue of Life (Vol. 18, No. 17, April 23, 1945) was published at a very significant time - with the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt on April 12th, and the installation of Harry S. Truman as the new president on the same day. The issue features a Yousuf Karsh photo of President Truman on the front cover and 20 pages (19-38} of text and photos related to the President’s death.
n addition to the key articles relating to Roosevelt’s death, the following interesting articles also appear in this issue:
A Photographic Essay on Roosevelt’s Men - Yousuf Karsh’s photos of 27 key men in Roosevelt’s presidency (pages 73-81}
An article on Hitler (pages 83-94) with pictures of his birthplace, his first picture, his parents, his schoolmates and friends by his personal photographer, Heinrich Hofmann.
A two page spread of 16 “Miss Subway”s
An Article on Plexiglas (pages 41-44)
A feature on illustrator Edward A. Wilson (pages 55-60), with examples of his works
The filming of “Duel in the Sun” (pages 97-101)
The magazine is a clean copy with front cover and corner wear and text pages with minute dog-ears. There is toning on text pages, but not on the pictures. There are hairline tears on pages 89/90 (about 2 inch) and pages 51/52 (about 1 inch), affecting only ads. Some pages have tiny smudges on the borders.