Issued November 1, 1912

Francis Scott Street and Francis Shubael Smith began their publishing partnership in 1855. The company became a publisher of inexpensive novels and weekly magazines starting in the 1880’s.

The Popular Magazine
November 1, 1912

Top Notch Magazine
November 1, 1912

Helen Dryden was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1887. As a very young girl, she designed and sold clothes for paper dolls which were very popular and were featured in newspapers. This led to a position as illustrator for the fashion section of the Philadelphia Public Ledger and The Philadelphia Press. After four years training with a famed landscape artist and one summer school session at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Dryden decided she had no real interest in landscape and focused her complete attention on fashion design and illustration. She moved to New York in 1909 and received little attention until Conde Nast took over VOGUE. Nast wanted to change the look of the magazine and hired Dryden immediately. Dryden has been doing VOGUE covers ever since.

VOGUE
Winter Fashions Number
November 1, 1912

 

Issued October 31, 1912

Michael Augustine Power was born in Ireland in January 1877. Upon the death of his father, his mother married and he took the name O’Malley in honor of his much loved stepfather. The family moved to Dublin where he studied at The Metropolitan School of Art. He emigrated to New York at the turn of the 20th century and did book illustrations and covers for Life, The Literary Digest, Harper’s and Puck.

On October 31, 1912 LIFE magazine issued The Indian Summer Number which feature O’Malley cover art depicting a  Pilgrim couple kiss as Native American watch from a secluded spot.

“One Touch Of Nature” by Power O’Malley
LIFE magazine
Indian Summer Number
October 31, 1912

Issued October 27, 1912

MODE ILLUSTREE PATTERN magazine
October 27, 1912
Velvet hat with feather

Postmarked October 23, 1912

J L Smyth Grocery Store
Laporte, Pennsylvania

Postcard addressed to A C Croisdale in Niagara Falls, New York from his sister, Nell.

Issued October 20, 1912

LE FROU FROU
October 20, 1912

MODE ILLUSTREE PATTERN
Velvet dress from French fashion magazine
October 20, 1912

With the Balkan Wars just beginning, LE PETIT JOURNAL shows a Bulgarian farmer going off to war.

LE PETIT JOURNAL
October 20, 1912

RICHMOND TIMES DISPATCH – Richmond, Virginia
Sunday Comics section
October 20, 1912

 

 

 

Issued October 19, 1912

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN
October 19, 1912

COLLIER’S WEEKLY
October 19, 1912

 

CAVALIER
“Recalled! – A Story Of Injustice”
October 19, 1912

Clarence F Underwood was born in Jamestown, New York in 1871. He studied at the Art Students League and the Academy of Julian in Paris in 1896. Underwood was a member of the Society of Illustrators in New York City in 1910 and was on staff of the New York Press. He currently illustrates for SATURDAY EVENING POST, LADIES’ WORLD and other magazines as well as many literary works.

SATURDAY EVENING POST
cover art by Clarence F Underwood
October 19, 1912

HARPER’S WEEKLY
October 19, 1912

 

 

 

Issued October 16, 1912

PUCK magazine was founded by Joseph Ferdinand Keppler in St. Louis in March 1871 as a German/English publication. The first English language edition was published in New York City in March 1877. Artists and writers from PUCK started their own magazine JUDGE in 1881. By 1912 it has a circulation of over 100,000.

“A Jack For A Jill”
JUDGE magazine cover art by
James Montgomery Flagg
October 16, 1912

James Montgomery Flagg was born in Pelham Manor, New York in June 1877. He was an artistic prodigy with illustrations accepted by national magazines by the age of 12. By 14 he was a contributing artist for LIFE magazine and by 15 he was on the staff of JUDGE magazine. His comic strip NERVY NAT appeared in JUDGE from 1903 until 1907.

Issued October 13, 1912

SUNDAY MAGAZINE OF THE TIMES DISPATCH
October 13, 1912

Issued October 12, 1912

COLLIER’S
October 12, 1912
“The Harvest”

 

SATURDAY EVENING POST
October 12, 1912
cover art by Frank Xavier Leyendecker

Frank Xavier Leyendecker was born in Germany in January 1876. He studied for a time at the Académie Julian in France. He was known for his stained glass work as well as his illustrations for posters, magazines and advertisements. He worked with his brother J C Leyendecker who was an important illustrator who also did many covers for SATURDAY EVENING POST.

Issued October 10, 1912

MOTOR BOAT – October 10, 1912
Hauling Out – The Autumnal Overhaul of the Motor – A 4000 Ton Motor Ship – A Successful Motor Houseboat

MOTOR BOAT
October 10, 1912

LIFE Magazine
Outcasts Number
October 10, 1912
“The Hand Of Fate”