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Newsstand posters, 1924 - 1937

 Item — Box: 15

Scope and Contents

  • Liberty magazine (posters for issues of 1925-03-08, 1925-04-04, 1925-04-11, 1925-04-25, 1925-08-29, 1925-11-07)
  • "What does the sign of the zodiac reveal about you? $25,000 in cash will be given free" (1931-02)
  • "The sign of the zodiac. $25,000 in cash awards. Let Doris Blake tall what the stars reveal about you!" (1931-02)
  • "Notice! The complete, regular city edition of the Chicago Sunday Tribune ... is now on sale here at all newsstands!" (1935-09-08)
  • "Full size copy of the Constitution of the United States. Special 4 page color section. Free with this week's Chicago Sunday Tribune" (1935-09-16)
  • "Read the sensational confessions of a maiden in the court of Catherine the Great" (1935-09-29)
  • "The Gumps, Dick Tracy, Moon Mullins, Orhan Annie, and 16 or more other foremost comics every Sunday in the Chicago Sunday Tribune" (1935-09?)
  • "Read the Carl Wanderer murder mystery ... in next Sunday's Chicago Sunday Tribune" (1935-10-06)
  • "$10,000 in cash prizes! Misplaced faces of movie stars. See this Sunday's Chicago Sunday Tribune" (1935-10-0)
  • "Chicago Tribune subscriptions taken here" (1936-06)
  • "New--now in coloroto! The Graphic magazine free with the Chicago Sunday Tribune" (1937-02)

    • Dates

    • 1924 - 1937

    Creator

    Conditions Governing Access

    There are no restrictions on use of the materials in the department for research; all patrons must comply with federal copyright regulations.

    Extent

    From the Collection: 11 Boxes

    From the Collection: 1 Volumes

    From the Collection: 1 Packages

    Language of Materials

    English

    Additional Description

    General

    Many of the posters have pencil notations on the recto or verso, giving dates. When there are multiple copies of a poster, the dates on different copies are sometimes in conflict.

    Physical Storage Information

    Library Details

    Library Details

    Part of the Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections Repository

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