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Life Magazine, August 14, 1950 - Admiral Hoskins

Life Magazine, August 14, 1950 - Admiral Hoskins

Life Magazine, July 17, 1950 - Pilot with jets, Korea

Life Magazine, July 17, 1950 - Pilot with jets, Korea

Life Magazine, July 24, 1950 - Boy Scout Jamboree

Original Life Magazine from July 24, 1950 - Boy Scout Jamboree
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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
Marine muscle heads into war. Nation begins “creeping mobilization.” Mobilization for another war, including aerial photo of outdoor assembly line at the Consolidated Vultee aircraft plant in San Diego. Ute Indians hit #31.7 million jackpot - judgment awarded by court for lands taken 70 years ago. Full page color Prudential insurance company ad with picnic art by Nat White. Pictorial essay - Villa Maser. Some A-bomb fallacies are exposed. French models thrive in US. Movie “The Gunfighter.” Sports - the Gyp circuit, “bull ring” horse racing, including photos of Sammy Palumbo, Sis Tammaro, Lucy Webb, Doyle Gardner, Frank Frisbie and others. Sequel - the death of a bandit king, Salvatore Giuliano. Cool series of LIFE's David Duncan on the job in Korea. War in Korea story includes photos of Robert W. Nelson (Central city, Nebraska), Royce Bowen (Taylor, Texas), Jerry Christensen (Balaton, Minnesota). Plane spotter Lois C. Hannan. Cute full page color Imperial Hiram Walker whiskey ad with croquet theme. Sexy full page color Lucky Strike cigarettes ad with Janet Blair in swimsuit. Very cute full page color General Motors ad with sleeping baby.
Speaking of pictures: these are by Life's David Duncan
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David Douglas Duncan, Photography, Journalistic
Why are we taking a beating?
21
Korean War, 1950-1953 (American participation)
Check list of errors
26
United States (Foreign relations)
Johnson or Acheson?
26
Dean Acheson; 1893-1971, Louis Arthur Johnson; 1891-1906
Plane spotter L. Hannan indomitably scans the Pacific skies
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Lois C. HANNAN
French models thrive in U.S.
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Bettina GRAZIANI, Sophie MALGAT, Models (Persons)
Villa Maser preserves Veronese's masterpiece of illusion
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Veronese; 1528-1588, Houses (Italy)
Gunfighter
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Motion picture reviews (Single works)
Gyp circuit
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Horse racing, Horses
AEC: four men and a controversy
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Gordon E. Dean; 1905-1958, David E. Lilienthal, Sumner T. Pike; 1891-1976, Lewis L. Strauss; 1896-1974,
United States Atomic Energy Commission
Marine muscle heads into war
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United States Marine Corps
Nation begins creeping mobilization
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Industrial mobilization, United States (Military policy)
Ute Indians hit a $31.7 million jackpot in payment for lands taken 70 years ago
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Indians of North America (Government relations), Ute Indians
Death of a bandit king
43
Salvatore Giuliano, Brigands and robbers
Thirty-two inch elephant
47
Elephants
Some a-bomb fallacies are exposed
81
United States Atomic Energy Commission, Atomic bombs, Nuclear nonproliferation
Portrait
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Thomas E. Murray; 1891-1961, Henry DeWolf Smyth; 1898-1986
Beach ballet
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Ballet
Life goes to the Boy scout jamboree
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Billy PETERSEN, Boy Scouts of America
Pins and needles
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Needles, Pins