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Original LIFE Magazine — February 11 1946
Own an authentic original issue of LIFE Magazine from February 11, 1946, featuring the Lincoln Memorial and Abraham Lincoln on the cover. Published during the first full year of postwar America, this 100-page issue captures a country confronting the political, economic, medical, and social consequences of World War II while moving rapidly into a new era.
- Cover Subject: Lincoln Memorial — Abraham Lincoln
- Inside This Issue: Japanese civilians returning home from the former Japanese empire; the growing problem of U.S. inflation; Lady Astor returning to Virginia; advances in wartime neurosurgery and reconstructive medicine; CIO labor leader Philip Murray; Thomas Breneman’s popular Breakfast in Hollywood radio program; young dance team Doris Greb and David Lober; and LIFE crossing the Atlantic aboard the Queen Elizabeth.
- Completeness: Complete original issue, not a reproduction
- Perfect For: Abraham Lincoln collectors, World War II and postwar-history enthusiasts, labor-history collectors, medical-history collectors, ocean-liner enthusiasts, LIFE Magazine collectors, and memorable birthday or anniversary gifts
Original LIFE Magazines are authentic issues published between 1936 and 2000.
Pg… 17 The Week’s Events: Japanese Come Home from Lost Empire, Photographs by Alfred Eisenstaedt
Pg… 24 The Week’s Events: Editorial: Inflation
Pg… 25 The Week’s Events: Mr. Churchhill Goes to the Races at Hialeah
Pg… 26 The Week’s Events: Marital Hazards Beset U. S. Domestic Life
Pg… 28 The Week’s Events: Lady Astor Returns to Virginia
Pg… 30 The Week’s Events: Navy Man Wins Biggest Jackpot
Pg… 33 The Week’s Events: Hooten Measures People for New Railway Seat
Pg… 41 Article: Breakfast in Hollywood, by John Reddy and Tom Carlile
Pg… 78 Close–Up: Philip Murray, by John Chamberlain
Pg… 60 Photographic Essay: War Surgery
Pg… 53 Modern Living: Electronic Blanket
Pg… 56 Theater: “The Magnificent Yankee”
Pg… 73 Dance: Young Dance Team Is New Nightclub Hit
Pg… 4 Other Departments: Letters to the Editors
Pg… 8 Other Departments: Speaking of Pictures: Bantam Chickens Are Regular Fowl in Miniature
Pg… 93 Other Departments: LIFE Crosses the Atlantic on the “Queen Elizabeth”
Pg… 98 Other Departments: Miscellany: Tassel Stocking Caps
Pg… 100 Other Departments: Pictures to the Editors: “Miss Minelayer”
