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Elihu Root Profiled
(Vanity Fair, 1915)

By editor / July 29, 2015

A photograph of Elihu Root (1845 – 1937) accompanies these two short paragraphs from the 1915 VANITY FAIR Hall of Fame, in which Root was praised as the ablest lawyer and diplomatic expert in the nation at that time. He is remembered today as the one U.S. Secretary of War (1899 to 1904) who was most instrumental in modernizing the American military in such ways that allowed it to meet the demands that would be meted out during the course of the bloody Twentieth Century.

This small notice is interesting primarily because it lets it be known that the United States was jockying for a spot in the European peace negotiations two years prior to even having troops in the field.Business ethics articles
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Business ethics articles
Film Production
Magazines for kids
Singles
Single
W Magazine
Business ethics articles
Film Production
Magazines for kids
Singles
Single
W Magazine

1921, Cars, Recent Articles, Vanity Fair Magazine

European Styles in Cars
(Vanity Fair Magazine, 1921)

By editor / July 29, 2015

One of the special correspondents writing for VANITY FAIR on the subject of motoring was the British novelist Gerald Biss (1876 – 1922), who contributed similar pieces to THE STRAND, TATLER, DAILY MAIL and EVENING STANDARD. In this review, Biss gave his drink-deprived American readers the straight dope as to what they can expect to see from the European car manufacturers of 1921. References are made to the products of the Voisin and Vauxhall Companies and there was some lose talk about electric starters and high-grade tweleve-cylinder cars.

1921, Current Opinion Magazine, Music History, Recent Articles

Phonograph Advocate: Sir Edward Elgar
(Current Opinion, 1921)

By editor / July 29, 2015

Sir Edward Elgar (1857 – 1934), the noted composer, recently presided at the opening of the new headquarters of a gramophone company in London. Elgar is a great believer in the mechanical reproduction of music, and always conducts for records of his own works.

What musicians want, he said, is more listeners.

1918, Modern Art, Recent Articles, Vanity Fair Magazine

Edgar Degas: R.I.P.
(Vanity Fair, 1918)

By editor / July 29, 2015

Some interesting postmortem thoughts and seldom heard facts concerning the life and times of Impressionist painter Edgar Degas (1834 – 1917); of particular interest was the enormous amount of money fetched at auction for the assorted content of his studio during a time of national crises in France.

1941, Coronet Magazine, Design, Recent Articles

The Thinking of Buckminster Fuller
(Coronet Magazine, 1941)

By editor / July 29, 2015

Bereft of all but one illustration, this five page article delves into the design philosophy of the architect Buckminster Fuller (1895 – 1983) – who was very fond of the word dymaxion:

Fuller argues that the social function of machinery is to eliminate the unpleasant phases of life in the shortest possible space of time. Housing, or ‘shelter’ as he prefers to call it, should be, fundamentally, ‘a machine for living.’

1918, Recent Articles, The Cambridge Magazine, Uncategorized

Custom-Tailored Uniform Ad
(Cambridge Magazine, 1918)

By editor / July 29, 2015

An advertisement promoting the abilities of Dunhills, Ltd.. All officers were expected to wear tailor made uniforms.

1911, The U.S. Infantry Drill Manual, Weapons and Inventions

The American Sniper Rifle
(U.S. Infantry Drill Manual, 1911)

By editor / July 29, 2015

A black and white diagram depicting the breach of the 1903 Springfield rifle, with all parts named. This weapon was the primary sniper rifle issued to American sharp-shooters during the course of the First and Second World War, Korea and the earlier periods of the Vietnam War.

Click here to read articles about snipers.

1911, The U.S. Infantry Drill Manual, Weapons and Inventions

The American Sniper Rifle
(U.S. Infantry Drill Manual, 1911)

By editor / July 29, 2015

Click here to read articles about snipers.

1919, The Literary Digest, World War One

Zeppelin Shot Down
(Literary Digest, 1919)

By editor / July 29, 2015

Pictured in the attached PDF file is a seldom-seen black and white photograph depicting the deflated remains of an unidentified W.W. I German zeppelin as it rested on the tree tops of a French forest after having been forced from the skies.

1930, Pathfinder Magazine, World War One

The Death of Quentin Roosevelt
(Pathfinder, 1930)

By editor / July 29, 2015

The attached column pertains to a W.W. I image that was erroneously believed by some to show the earthly remains of American fighter pilot Quentin Roosevelt following his crash landing. Numerous veterans chime-in explaining why the gent pictured could not have been the late Lt. Roosevelt, among them was Captain Eddie Rickenbacker.

The picture is provided.

1910, Aviation History, The Review of Reviews Magazine

1910: Gains and Losses in Aviation
(The Review of Reviews, 1910)

By editor / July 29, 2015

Attached are four short articles from THE REVIEW of REVIEWS concerning what had happened in the world of aviation during the summer months of 1910. Of particular concern was the bloody month of July, which happened to be the month in which a large number of pilots met their end. Among the dead was the Honorable Charles Stewart Rolls (b. 1877), Daniel Kinet (b. 1885) and Charles Wachter (dates?). Also lost that summer was the daring aviatrix, Baroness de la Roche (b. 1886, as Elsie Raymonde Deroche). The third and fourth articles list the advances in altitude and endurance records made by such men as Walter Brookings (1889 – 1953), Jan Olieslegers (1893 – 1942), Clifford B. Harmon (dates?) and Count de Lesseps (1882 – 1916).

General Eisenhower, Recent Articles

Eisenhower’s D-Day Report
(The Department of the Army, 1945)

By editor / July 29, 2015

The following is an extract from General Eisenhower‘s report on the Allied operations from June 6 through the 26 of August, 1944:

Many factors are woven into warp and woof of this great victory…One was the meticulous care in planning and preparation, another was the fact that we achieved some degree of surprise involving place, timing and strength of attack. The excellence and sufficiency of amphibious equipment, with measures for dealing with beach defenses and obstacles, was also important. In the air, the Luftwaffe has taken a fearful beating. Since June 6, 2378 German aircraft have been destroyed in the air and 1,167 on the ground…

Statistical data concerning the U.S. Army casualties in June and July of 1944 can be read in this article.

1946, Hollywood History, Recent Articles, Rob Wagner's Script Magazine

David Niven Returns to Hollywood
(Rob Wagner’s Script, 1946)

By editor / July 29, 2015

After six years of war British actor David Niven (1910 – 1983) came back to resume his rightful place among the anointed swells of Hollywood. This single page article is interesting and not only touches upon his war years but also his earliest days in North America toiling-away on a series of menial jobs.

He isn’t talkative about what happened to him during that dark period [during the war]. He says his outlook has changed some. Even the gayest and most lighthearted can’t participate in a ghastly war without some mark being left. The fight with the Nazis made David Niven conscious of other things than the drama pages.

Niven’s first post-war film roll was in the Hal Wallis production of THE PERFECT MARRIAGE, co-starring Loretta Young.

1940, Click Magazine, Recent Articles, World War Two

Lloyd George on the Nazi Blitzkrieg
(Click Magazine, 1940)

By editor / July 29, 2015

In this article, former British Prime Minister David Lloyd George (1863 – 1945) lambasts the leaders of Britain and France for blundering their way into the Second World War having failed to cut Hitler off at the knees on any number of previous occasions:

It is just over twenty-one years ago that France and Britain signed the Armistice with Germany which brought to an end the bloodiest war in history. They are now fighting essentially the same struggle… It is no use keeping up the pretense that things are going well for the democratic cause. We are suffering not from one blunder, but from a series of incredible botcheries. It is a deplorable tale of incompetence and stupidity.

Lloyd George singled-out Chamberlain with particular contempt, while presenting his thoughts about Hitler and Mussolini, the German Blitzkrieg and Soviet neutrality

1916, Recent Articles, Vanity Fair Magazine, World War One

David Lloyd George
(Vanity Fair, 1916)

By editor / July 29, 2015

An article that served to introduce American readers to the new British Prime Minister, David Lloyd George (1863 – 1945), who replaced the incompetent wartime leader Herbert Henry Asquith (1852 – 1928):

People had began to doubt whether or not Mr. Asquith had ‘the will to win’ the necessary determination to make all things work together to that end. There was no doubt in the case of Lloyd George. He had supported credit, he had supplied ammunition, he had inspired general confidence, he had reconciled the irreconcilable. The question arose whether or not the box seat on the coach of state should not be given to him.

The article concentrates primarily on the radical instinct and liberal leanings of Lloyd George, who is often remembered as the Prime Minister who laid the foundations of the British nanny-state.

In 1940 Lloyd George wrote an editorial in which he condemned the leaders of Europe for procrastinating rather than dealing with Hitler when Germany was still weak Click here to read it.

1917, European Royalty, The Atlanta Georgian

Czarevitch Alexis
(The Atlanta Georgian, 1917)

By editor / July 29, 2015

Here is a terribly unflattering and premature report concerning the death of the Romanov heir, Czarevitch Alexis (1904 – 1918). Although he would not actually be murdered until the July of 1918, this article reports that his death was entirely due to poor health.

1941, Coronet Magazine, Magazines, Recent Articles

The Czar’s Paper
(Coronet Magazine, 1941)

By editor / July 29, 2015

This is the story of a news daily that was published between the years 1894 and 1917 and its entire readership could be counted with one finger,the subscriber’s name was Czar Nicholas II of Russia. This unique periodical employed hundreds of correspondents (both foreign and domestic), and although only one printing of each issue was ever run, it cost the Russian taxpayers more than $40,000.00 a day to maintain.

Click here to read another article about the Czar.

1919, Cartoons, Cartoons (WWI), Life Magazine

Crown Prince Wilhelm Cartoon
(Life Magazine, 1919)

By editor / July 29, 2015

Attached is a caroon created in response to the memoir of Crown Prince Wilhelm (1882-1951), which came out earlier that same year (the review is posted on this site), this cartoon was drawn by Gluyas Williams (1888-1982) a cartoonist who is largely remembered by current generations for his contributions to THE NEW YORKER as well as his illustrations for a series of books by humorist Robert Benchley. In 1910, Williams served as Editor of ‘The Harvard Lampoon’ and upon graduation a year later began a brilliant freelance career as a cartoonist for ‘The Century Magazine’, ‘Collier’s’ and ‘Judge’ among others.

Click here to read about the woman who entertained the U.S. troops during the First World War.

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