[LIFE Magazine] Dummy of the First Issue of LIFE Magazine, 1936

New York: Time Inc., ca July 30, 1936. Light creasing to covers.

This first dummy issue was prepared for prospective advertisers and produced and distributed by Time Inc. four months prior to the November 23, 1936 publication of the magazine's premiere issue.

One of the most important publications in the history of photojournalism, and arguably the most iconic American magazine of the twentieth century, LIFE was among the most widely read periodicals in the United States from its debut in 1936 through the 1960s. First issued as a weekly magazine on November 23, 1936, LIFE revolutionized modern journalism through its emphasis on large-format photographic essays, bringing world events, war, politics, celebrity, and everyday life into American homes with unprecedented immediacy. The magazine continued its weekly run until December 29, 1972, when it ceased regular publication and thereafter appeared only in occasional special editions.

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How History Unfolds on Paper: Important Americana from the Eric C. Caren Collection, Part X

[LIFE Magazine] Dummy of the First Issue of LIFE Magazine, 1936

How History Unfolds on Paper: Important Americana from the Eric C. Caren Collection, Part X

[LIFE Magazine] Dummy of the First Issue of LIFE Magazine, 1936

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