Published by

Mix Publishing Company, American

Edited by

Little, Morris G.

Chaney, Arthur

Photograph by

Davenport, Oscar P. Jr.

Subject of

Fitzgerald, Ella, American, 1917 - 1996

NAACP Youth Council, American, founded 1936

Jeter-Pillars Orchestra, American, founded 1933

Medium

ink on paper with metal

Dimensions

H x W x D (Closed): 11 × 8 5/8 × 1/8 in. (28 × 21.9 × 0.3 cm)

H x W x D (Open): 11 × 17 1/4 × 1/16 in. (28 × 43.8 × 0.2 cm)

Type

magazines (periodicals)

Place printed

Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America

Date

October 1939

Description

Mix Pictorial Magazine, vol. 1 no. 3, featuring three (3) black-and-white photographs on the front cover. The top fourth of the front cover is the masthead. The masthead is in a black field with the magazine title in white text that reads, [MIX], on the left in a stylized font, and [Pictorial Magazine] on the right. Just below is the magazine’s subtitle, [Voice of the Nation's Mixologist], printed in black text over a narrow white stripe above two (2) black lines. Below is a white field with the main cover line, [The Winners! / (SEE CENTER PAGES)] printed in black ink and the magazine date and price, [October] and [15¢] printed in white in a black rectangular illustration featuring a dog and a pumpkin. To the left and below the cover line are three (3) black-and-white photographs printed in two (2) black circles and a square. In the top left corner is a circular shaped photograph of a woman holding a trophy and flowers. Three (3) men and a woman standing next to the woman with the flowers. Below, on the left, is a square shaped photograph of two (2) men and two (2) women standing closely together. Below, to the right, is a circular shaped photograph of a woman holding a trophy and flowers. To her right are two (2) women. Along the bottom edge is a narrow black field with white text that reads, [Theatrical Society Radio Sport] with star symbols in front of each word. Along the right edge of the front cover of the magazine is a handwritten inscription in black ink that reads, [To my future / Laura / Richard / Hughes]. The back cover also features three (3) black-and-white photographs printed in two (2) circles and a square. In the top left corner is a circular shaped photograph of six (6) men. Below is a caption title that reads, [MAKING DANCE PLANS]. In the top right corner is a square shaped photograph of men and women seated at a long table. Below is a caption title that reads, [“TAKING ON A FEED”]. In the bottom left corner is a circular shaped photograph of a man and a woman embracing. Above is a caption title that reads, [NOTED “PRO’ IN TOWN]. The bottom right corner features an advertisement for Hyde Park beer. The interior pages features black-and-white text, photographs, and illustrations. This magazine issue is twenty-five (25) pages including the interior page of the back cover.

Transcription Center Status

Transcribed by digital volunteers

Topic

African American

Business

Entertainers

Fashion

Journalism

Mass media

Musicians

Nightlife

Recreation

Urban life

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2013.46.25.273

Restrictions & Rights

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Collection title

The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection

Classification

Documents and Published Materials

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture