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Original LIFE Magazine — October 2, 1950
Own an authentic original issue of LIFE Magazine from October 2, 1950, featuring Stuart Symington, then closely associated with U.S. defense mobilization, on the cover. The issue also includes coverage of Alaska and other major national and international stories from the early Korean War era.
- Cover Subject: Stuart Symington
- Inside This Issue: Stuart Symington and U.S. mobilization; Alaska; Korean War-era national affairs; period news, photography, advertising and culture from 1950
- Completeness: Complete original issue, not a reproduction
- Perfect For: LIFE Magazine collectors, Stuart Symington collectors, Korean War history enthusiasts, Cold War history readers, U.S. political-history collectors and vintage Americana collections
Original LIFE Magazines are authentic issues published between 1936 and 2000.
Pg… 23 THE WEEK’S EVENTS: The Invasion Photographed for LIFE, by Hank Walker and Carl Mydans
Pg… 34 THE WEEK’S EVENTS: A Limp Senate Overrides Veto
Pg… 35 THE WEEK’S EVENTS: A Limp Cannon is a Decoy
Pg… 35 THE WEEK’S EVENTS: Russians Walk Out at Waldorf
Pg… 36 THE WEEK’S EVENTS: “God Speaks,” Assam Shakes
Pg… 38 THE WEEK’S EVENTS: Editorial: An Army of the Free
Pg… 92 PICTORIAL ESSAY: Alaska Photographed for LIFE, by Thomas D. McAvoy
Pg… 104 CLOSE–UP: Home Front Boss, by Robert Coughlan
Pg… 51 ARTICLE: Girl War Correspondent, by Carl Mydans
Pg… 43 EDUCATION: The Regents vs. the Professors
Pg… 64 NATURE: Marshlands in the Fall Photographed for LIFE, by Eliot Elisofon
Pg… 70 SCIENCE: U.S. Grapples with Problem of Making H–Bomb
Pg… 79 MUSIC: The Love for Three Oranges
Pg… 83 ART: Sightless Sculptors
Pg… 88 FASHION: Small–Size Separates
Pg… 121 MOVIES: “Prehistoric Women”
Pg… 8 OTHER DEPARTMENTS: Letters to the Editors
Pg… 18 OTHER DEPARTMENTS: Speaking of Pictures: Amateurs Can Take These with Homemade Flashlight
Pg… 124 OTHER DEPARTMENTS: LIFE Goes to the Harvest Moon Ball
