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Life Magazine, August 19, 1940 - Parachuter

Life Magazine, August 19, 1940 - Parachuter

Life Magazine, July 29, 1940 - Girl lifeguard

Life Magazine, July 29, 1940 - Girl lifeguard

Life Magazine, August 12, 1940 - Vice-President Nominee McNary

Original Life Magazine from August 12, 1940 - Vice-President Nominee McNary
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These issues are extremely nice. These are in amazing condition and are great for framing or giving as a cherished gift. Some may have very minor defects and address labels.
Good Condition (2 Available)
$22.95
These issues are in pretty good shape. These are great for those who want a complete, original, average condition issue to read and enjoy. They may have some light to moderate flaws like small tears, spots, library stamps etc. but would make a great piece of history for the budget minded to mark any occasion.
Some of the contents in this issue
Cute and charming full page ad for Goodrich Seal-o-matic inner tubes, featuring baby in top hat and rubber diaper pants. Brief mention of Renee Bebert, the actual first girl lifeguard in the country. Nazis raid English channel convoy, chilling series of photos showing bombing of a destroyer. Westminster Abbey's sacristan learns to present arms. Japanese bomb Chungking as Chinese war goes on. Jehovah's witnesses hold national convention. Knox pushes program for training pilots, mass training program at the Naval air station at Pensacola, Florida. Another trademark super full page color International trucks ad with smaller yellow delivery truck and handsome red semi-=truck. Gay Berlin eats bigger meals as deserted Paris slowly comes back to Life. Deep-sea cruise trains reserve officers for Navy. Close-up : Charles McNary. Photo essay - Wendell Willkie in color, and his home town of Elwood, Indiana. Summer girdles. Truck technique helps book piano sales. Fire diver is hit at Aquatennial. Fast camera makes sneeze visible. Coney Island's record crowd, photos of a ridiculously crowded beach, who would WANT to go there? Life goes to a splash party on Beverly Hills estate of Sam Berch, this looks like one big water fight, with Ann Rutherford, Alexander D'Arcy, Arleen Whelan, John Hubbard. Super two page color ad for Texaco with child and toy car in yellow. Nickle baby, Paul Dunn Hinton, his parents saved a nickle a day for 1,570 days to finance his arrival. Great full page color Camel cigarettes ad with Joe Di Maggio and Bucky Walters and George Case, baseball.
Not interned
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J. Ed LESSARD
Nazis raid English Channel convoy
12
World War, 1939-1945 (Aerial operations)
Case of Dr Westrick
16
Gerhardt Alois WESTRICK
Japanese bomb Chungking as Chinese war goes on
18
Chinese-Japanese War, 1937-1945 (Aerial operations), Chongqing (China)
National convention, Detroit
20
Jehovah's Witnesses
Truck technique helps boom piano sales in farm areas
49
Piano industry
Nudes and lovers brim Philadelphia museum in biggest sculpture show
54
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Art (Exhibitions), Sculpture
Shot of Dunkerque and paintings by A. Brenet and British war artists
56
World War, 1939-1945 (Art)
Fire diver is aquatennial hit
62
Maurie OSTRANDER, Diving
Fast camera makes sneeze visible
66
Sneezing
Deep-sea cruise trains reserve officers for navy
27
United States Naval Reserve
Story of Elwood is the story of America, so says Wendell Willkie of his Indiana home town, whose boom collapsed long ago
36
Wendell Lewis Willkie; 1892-1944, Elwood (Ind.)
Ramparts we watch
69
Motion picture reviews (Single works)
McNary of Fir Cone, Willkie's running mate from the forest of Oregon, is great with farmers and filberts
76
Charles Linza McNary; 1874-1944