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Life Magazine, May 28, 1956 - Movie The King and I

Life Magazine, May 28, 1956 - Movie The King and I

Life Magazine, May 14, 1956 - Gainsborough look, fashion

Life Magazine, May 14, 1956 - Gainsborough look, fashion

Life Magazine, May 21, 1956 - Tricky beach towels

Original Life Magazine from May 21, 1956 - Tricky beach towels
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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.
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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
Beginning A New Series Democratic Candidates, No.1: Stuart Symington Leading Dark Horse. Solid Lyndon, Solid!, Senator Lyndon Johnson. Climax of ‘Arts and Skills', final article shows how modern industry and science inspire beauty, great images of architecture, bridges, machinery, rockets. X-ray photos of shells and sand dollar by Pat Cook. Bootstrap milestone, Puerto Rico celebrates 400th new factory. Priest's gift of corneas is a success (see also LIFE April 9, 1956). Full page color Pan American ad with travel vignettes by Norman Rockwell. Siobhan McKenna in "Cradle Song." Two page color General Electric ad for a wall refrigerator-freezer. Boom for U.S. composers, Peter Mennin, Alan hovhaness, Leonard Bernstein, Samuel Barber, Aaron Copeland, Roger Sessions, Robert Kurka, Harold Shapero, Leon Kirchner. Welch climbers kidnapped into Red Tibet, Sydney Wignall, John Harrop, Damodar Suwal. First graders a Lake Forest Park elementary in Seattle raise a hen named Biddy. Ava Gardner in "Bhowani Junction." Cute full page color Jell-o ad with illustration of Humpty Dumpty falling for dessert. Big league scouts watch a 17 year old, Jerry Mercer, pitch in Salem, Illinois. Lavish musical at Northwestern University, Elizabeth Stone, Janice Herrud. Big Day for an Old Outfit, New York's Brave 7th Recalls its 150 Years.
Symmetry under the shell
24
Radiography, Shells (Photographs)
Solid leader for solid South
31
Lyndon Baines Johnson; 1908-1973, Texas (Politics and government)
Roll call shows yen for Johnson-type moderation
34
Southern States (Politics and government)
Cyprus tragedy, dark omen for NATO.
36
Cyprus
Operation bootstrap score
38
Luis Munoz Marin (Puerto Rican governor.); 1898-1980, Puerto RicoIndustries, Puerto RicoSocial conditions
Architecture for the future: GM constructs a Versailles of industry
102
General Motors Technical Center
Electronic intricacy in compact design
108
Computers, Vacuum tubes
Exciting look of speed
110
Airplane engines, Jet
From applied science, significant beauty
112
Art and industry
Perfect parabola
114
Radio telescopes
First rewards won
40
Felisa Rincon de Gautier; 1897-1994, San Juan (Puerto Rico)
Beauty in the tools of today
44
Machinery, Automatic machinery
Professors and ethics
44
American Association of University Professors
Tense time for seamen
52
Collisions at sea
Eleventh body in a mystery
55
Cuba
Dead priest's gift is a success: corneal transplant
59
Amabile BATTISTELLA, Carlo GNOCCHI, Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc
Toweling brightens the beach
62
Beach equipment, Towels
Irish star in a U.S. triumph
71
Siobhan McKenna; 1923-1986, Television broadcasting (Drama)
Kidnaped into red Tibet
79
Chinese (Tibet), Communism (Tibet), Mountaineering, Prisoners, Prisons (Tibet)
Across the land, silhouettes of strength
100
Architecture, American
Hatchery in the classroom
117
Projects (Teaching), Seattle (Wash.) (Education)
Bhowani junction
125
Motion picture reviews (Single works)
Fresh hope in two eggs: whooping cranes
131
Whooping cranes
No hits and no runs, plenty of scouts
137
Jerry Mercer, Baseball players
U.S. composers in a bright era
141
Peter Mennin; 1923-1983, Samuel Barber; 1910-1981, Leonard Bernstein; 1918-1990, Alan Scott HOVANESS, Aaron Copland; 1900-1990, Roger Sessions, Robert Kurka; 1921-1957, Harold Shapero, Leon Kirchner; 1919-., Composers, American
Most lavish college show
151
Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.), College and school drama
Dark horse with a bright hope
160
Stuart Symington (American senator.); 1901-1988, Democratic Party (U.S.), PRESIDENTIAL candidates1956
Big day for an old outfit
177
United States Army, United States National Guard
Travel on a ti leaf
180
Sports (Hawaii)