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Original LIFE Magazine — November 20, 1950
Own an authentic original issue of LIFE Magazine from November 20, 1950, featuring The Nile on the cover. The issue’s major photographic essay, photographed for LIFE by Eliot Elisofon, explores the Nile and its people across a 12-page feature. The issue also includes coverage of Communist China, the 1950 elections, George Bernard Shaw, early color television, Cyrano de Bergerac, and other major stories of the period.
- Cover Subject: The Nile
- Inside This Issue: Eliot Elisofon’s photographic essay on the Nile; “Aggressive China Becomes a Menace”; the 1950 elections and Senator Robert Taft; George Bernard Shaw; CBS color television; Cyrano de Bergerac; and Queen Frederika.
- Completeness: Complete original issue, not a reproduction
- Perfect For: Nile River and Egypt enthusiasts, photography collectors, Cold War history readers, mid-century culture enthusiasts and LIFE Magazine collectors
Original LIFE Magazines are authentic issues published between 1936 and 2000.
Pg… 31 THE WEEK’S EVENTS: Aggressive China Becomes a Menace
Pg… 38 THE WEEK’S EVENTS: Editorial: The Elections and Asia
Pg… 39 THE WEEK’S EVENTS: Lipizzan Stallion Begins a Ballotade
Pg… 40 THE WEEK’S EVENTS: Elections Bring Rough Weather for Truman and Clear Sailing for Taft
Pg… 49 THE WEEK’S EVENTS: Color Line Shifts in Navy
Pg… 51 THE WEEK’S EVENTS: Shaw’s Career Ends at 94
Pg… 57 THE WEEK’S EVENTS: Colombia Sees Nazis Again
Pg… 67 THE WEEK’S EVENTS: M. Auriol Hunts Pheasants
Pg… 118 PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAYS: The Nile Photographed for LIFE, By Eliot Elisofon
Pg… 78 PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAYS: Modern Art by a Photographer
Pg… 86 ARTICLE: Snobs: A Handy Guide, by Russell Lynes
Pg… 137 CLOSE–UP: The Queen Who Made Good, by William Atwood
Pg… 60 TELEVISION: CBS Starts Color on the Air
Pg… 73 MOVIES: “Cyrano De Bergerac”
Pg… 109 FASHION: Elegant Apron
Pg… 115 ENTERTAINMENT: Adagio on Ice
Pg… 131 SPORTS: The Omelets
Pg… 149 ADVENTURE: Across the Atlantic by Jeep
Pg… 8 OTHER DEPARTMENTS: Letters to the Editors
Pg… 24 OTHER DEPARTMENTS: Speaking of Pictures: Courage of Bronx Gorilla Put to Cruel Test
Pg… 26 OTHER DEPARTMENTS: Speaking of Pictures: Fake Ape Fools People
Pg… 156 OTHER DEPARTMENTS: LIFE Spends a Day with Somerset Maugham
