Look Magazine May 9, 1939 featuring Eleanor Holm on the cover in a pink dress with golden shoes, highlighting the feud between Eleanor Holm and Sally Rand, VG condition.
Table of contents for Look Magazine May 9, 1939, detailing featured articles such as 'Feud of the World’s Fairs,' 'King George VI,' and more.
Look Magazine May 9, 1939 Eleanor Holm Cover No Label VG, showcasing a spread featuring an art section with sculptures and actors as part of the arts promotion.
Look Magazine May 9, 1939 Eleanor Holm Cover No Label VG, displaying a humorous hat fashion feature with various models and actors demonstrating different styles.
Look Magazine May 9, 1939 Eleanor Holm Cover No Label VG, featuring an advertisement for Lucky Strike cigarettes with farmers discussing tobacco crops.
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Look Magazine May 9, 1939 featuring Eleanor Holm on the cover in a pink dress with golden shoes, highlighting the feud between Eleanor Holm and Sally Rand, VG condition.Table of contents for Look Magazine May 9, 1939, detailing featured articles such as 'Feud of the World’s Fairs,' 'King George VI,' and more.Look Magazine May 9, 1939 Eleanor Holm Cover No Label VG, showcasing a spread featuring an art section with sculptures and actors as part of the arts promotion.Look Magazine May 9, 1939 Eleanor Holm Cover No Label VG, displaying a humorous hat fashion feature with various models and actors demonstrating different styles.Look Magazine May 9, 1939 Eleanor Holm Cover No Label VG, featuring an advertisement for Lucky Strike cigarettes with farmers discussing tobacco crops.

Look Magazine May 9, 1939 Eleanor Holm Cover No Label VG

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Look Magazine – May 9, 1939 – Eleanor Holm Cover (No Label, VG Condition)

This vintage issue of Look Magazine, dated May 9, 1939 (Vol. 3, No. 10), features Olympic swimmer and Hollywood starlet Eleanor Holm on the cover. Inside, the lead article “Feud of the World’s Fairs — Eleanor Holm vs. Sally Rand” highlights the headline-making rivalry between two iconic figures, as Holm represented the New York World’s Fair and Rand appeared at the competing San Francisco exposition. Their clash of personalities and publicity stunts made national waves at the height of fair fever.

Highlighted contents include:

  • “King George VI: Hands-Across-the-Sea Salesman” by Drew Pearson and Robert S. Allen – an analysis of the monarch’s role in building British-American goodwill on the eve of World War II

  • “Art for Everybody” – a cultural feature promoting accessibility and appreciation for the arts

  • “Hidden Taxes” – an investigation into the less-visible costs of government programs and public spending

  • Movie previews: “Union Pacific”, starring Joel McCrea and Barbara Stanwyck, and “The Hardys Ride High” from the beloved Hardy Family series

  • Fashion and beauty features: “The Wandering Skirtline”, “Miss 1939 Is Grandma’s Girl”, and “A Baby Inspires a New Haircut”

  • Humor and lifestyle pieces: “She Wears a Dog Around Her Neck” and “How to Wear a Hat”

  • Sports features: “The Kentucky Derby” by Henry McLemore and “The Strange Case of Babe Ruth” by Christy Walsh – exploring the myths and mysteries around the baseball legend

  • “Biggest Man Who Ever Lived” – a feature on physical extremes

  • Brain teasers and reader favorites including Photocrime, 20 Questions to Test You, and How Smart About Medicine?

  • World spotlight: “Hitler and Nazis Speak on Art, Religion, Women” – a chilling look into Nazi ideology and propaganda

Condition:
This magazine is in very good condition, with minor edge wear typical of its age. There is no address label, and the item shown in the listing photos is the exact one you will receive. Please refer to the photos for a detailed condition check.

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