Description
LIFE Magazine – November 11, 1946 features high-school model Shirley Arnow on the cover, giving the issue a strong snapshot of teenage style and postwar American life. Inside, LIFE ranges from youth culture and amateur modeling to reconstruction in Europe, atomic-age tensions, Hollywood glamour, sports, industry, education, and science.
This issue includes “The Road Back to Berlin,” documenting life in a Germany still recovering from World War II, along with coverage of Vienna’s rebuilding, Jawaharlal Nehru, a Mountbatten wedding, and the new atomic balance of power. It also features Hollywood portraits of Lana Turner, Hedy Lamarr, and Lizabeth Scott, a look at Big Steel’s Men, Cherokee stickball, Gertrude Atherton, an Army school for blind veterans, and modern scientific research.
Inside This Issue
- Shirley Arnow — High-school model featured on the cover
- The Road Back to Berlin — A LIFE photographer revisits Germany after the war
- The Atomic Stakes — John K. Jessup examines atomic diplomacy and international control
- Hollywood Glamour — Portraits of Lana Turner, Hedy Lamarr, Lizabeth Scott and others
- Big Steel’s Men — A photographic essay on the leaders of U.S. Steel
- Cherokee Stickball — LIFE documents the famously rough traditional game
- Gertrude Atherton — The novelist discusses her 56th book
- Army School for the Blind — Training and education for blind veterans
- Lindsay & Crouse — A close-up of the successful theatrical collaborators
- Rochelle Salt Crystals — A science feature on unusual crystal properties
Original LIFE Magazines are authentic issues published between 1936 and 2000.
Pg… 29 The Week’s Events: The Road Back to Berlin
Pg… 34 The Week’s Events: Editorial: “Our Germans”
Pg… 35 The Week’s Events: Legislator Starts Sit–Down Strike
Pg… 36 The Week’s Events: Moslems Stone Nehru
Pg… 38 The Week’s Events: Indiana Girl Skates on Toes
Pg… 39 The Week’s Events: British Rabbits Walk on Two Feet
Pg… 40 The Week’s Events: A Mountbatten Marries
Pg… 42 The Week’s Events: French Sculptor Builds New Car
Pg… 45 The Week’s Events: People
Pg… 51 The Week’s Events: Vienna Cathedral Rises Again
Pg… 77 Article: The Atomic Stakes by John K. Jessup
Pg… 116 Close–Up: Lindsay & Crouse by Lincoln Barnett
Pg… 107 Photographic Essay: Big Steel’s Men
Pg… 57 Radio: New Tricks for an Old Dog
Pg… 65 Transportation: Truck Roadeo
Pg… 70 Modern Living: Amateur Models
Pg… 85 Movies: Elisofon in Hollywood
Pg… 137 Movies: “The Chase”
Pg… 90 Sports: Cherokee Stickball
Pg… 95 Books: Gertrude Atherton Writes Her 56th Book
Pg… 101 Education: Army School for the Blind
Pg… 131 Science: Rochelle Salt Crystals
Pg… 2 Other Departments: LIFE’s Reports: Lop for President by Bernard Frizell
Pg… 12 Other Departments: Speaking of Pictures: Noguchi Makes Weird Sculptures
Pg… 16 Other Departments: Letters to the Editors
Pg… 142 Other Departments: LIFE Calls on a King for a Day
Pg… 146 Other Departments: LIFE’s Miscellany: Handbag Equipment
