Description
Original LIFE Magazine — October 1, 1956
Own an authentic original issue of LIFE Magazine from October 1, 1956, featuring Ancient Egypt on the cover. The issue also includes major coverage of morality and segregation, a roundtable of Southern churchmen, an article by Billy Graham, and the continuing LIFE series The Epic of Man.
- Cover Subject: Ancient Egypt
- Inside This Issue: The Epic of Man: Egypt; morality and segregation; a roundtable of Southern churchmen; an article by Billy Graham; period news, photography, advertising and culture from 1956
- Completeness: Complete original issue, not a reproduction
- Perfect For: LIFE Magazine collectors, Ancient Egypt enthusiasts, archaeology and history readers, Civil Rights history collectors, Billy Graham collectors and vintage Americana collections
Original LIFE Magazines are authentic issues published between 1936 and 2000.
Pg… 33 THE WEEK’S EVENTS: The Republican Show is on the Road
Pg… 40 THE WEEK’S EVENTS: A Look at the World’s Week
Pg… 42 THE WEEK’S EVENTS: West Plans Emergency Steps to Save the Suez Canal or Do Without it if Nasser Won’t Budge
Pg… 49 THE WEEK’S EVENTS: “Julie” is Written in Nitrogen and a Wedding Results
Pg… 51 THE WEEK’S EVENTS: School Segregation Enters a Legal Phase as Two Kentucky Towns Halt Integration
Pg… 57 THE WEEK’S EVENTS: In Bold Show of Faith, Poles Use Cardinal’s Empty Chair as Protest Against Reds
Pg… 60 THE WEEK’S EVENTS: Fifty Miss America Contestants Make a Sitting Symphony of Beauty
Pg… 108 THE WEEK’S EVENTS: Long Line of Texans Help 93–Year–Old Mary Betts Celebrate Birth of Great–Great–Great–Granddaughter
Pg… 46 EDITORIALS: Let’s have a People’s Election
Pg… 46 EDITORIALS: Churches and Segregation
Pg… 78 PICTORIAL ESSAY: Egypt, the Oldest Nation: in the Verdant Valley of the Nile a Resourceful People Evolved the First Unified State and a Serene Way of Life. Part VI in “The Epic of Man.” Text by Lincoln Barnett. Paintings by Xavier Gonzalez
Pg… 138 ARTICLES: The Concluding Instalment of the LIFE Series. “Background of Segregation”: Billy Graham Makes a Plea to End Intolerance, Arguing that the Bible Forbids Segregation and Calling for Both Love and Justice
Pg… 139 ARTICLES: A Round Table of Southern Church Leaders Debates About Christian’s Moral Duty, Agreeing that Individuals Must Act?but They Differ on Role of the Churches
Pg… 62 MOVIES: Kirk Douglas Portrays the Mad Artist Van Gogh in “Lust for Life”
Pg… 73 BOOKS: English Eggheads are Fascinated and Infuriated by Colin Wilson’s Book, “The Outsider”
Pg… 103 ARCHITECTURE: A Big Basket in the Sky Turns a German Television Tower Into a Tourist Attraction
Pg… 113 ANIMALS: Brutus, a Footloose Alligator, is Brought Back Home in Clarkston, Mich.
Pg… 119 CLOSE–UP: The Meanest Face in the Pennant Race: Once the Nemesis of the Dodgers, Sal Maglie Makes a Spectacular Comeback to Become a Dodger Hero. By Marshall Smith
Pg… 128 MODERN LIVING: Pillows Lead a Low Life as Comfort Descends to the Floor
Pg… 130 INDUSTRY: Fiery Setting for A–Power: a New Nuclear Era for Industry Shapes Up Underground at Shippingport, Pa. Photographed for LIFE by Yale Joel
Pg… 167 PARTY: Elegance for an Opening: Mrs. McCreery Leads the Way as the Opera and Parties Start San Francisco’s Social Season
Pg… 18 OTHER DEPARTMENTS: Speaking of Pictures: Two Horses Meet as One at the Finish
Pg… 27 OTHER DEPARTMENTS: Letters to the Editors
Pg… 170 OTHER DEPARTMENTS: Miscellany: a Heady Fling at Socce
