Over the last couple of years I was working on a series on ‘Vintage Magazine Covers‘ from each month of the year and I just realized that I never did June (or July, so stay tuned for that).
It’s been a lot of fun, to see what were popular topics and images from the 1920s to the 1960s as I browsed the web.
Let’s check out what I found!
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June 1922- ‘The Flapper’, a magazine that is “Not for Old Fogies” (Vol 1, No 2).
About:
In 1922, a small-circulation magazine located in Chicago celebrated the flapper’s appeal.
On the opening page of its first issue, The Flapper proudly declared its break with traditional values:
Greetings, flappers! All ye who have faith in this world and its people, who do not think we are going to the eternal bowwows, who love life and joy and laughter and pretty clothes and good times, and who are not afraid of reformers, conformers, or chloroformers — greetings!…Thanks to the flappers the world is going round instead of crooked, and life is still bearable. Long may the tribe wave (source)!
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June 1926 – ‘The American’ Magazine featuring a lovely 1920s woman holidng pretty flowers. An article inside the mag asks the question…”What is the happiest age?
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“Home Notes” magazine dating from June 1938, packed with women’s interest features including:
– Film Gossip
– Learn to Flirt
– Gardening
– Beauty: Tanning
– Summer 1930s Fashion Supplement (those 1930s dresses on the cover are wonderful!)
– Knitting pattern (pictured)
– “Happily Unmarried” – Live alone and like it
– Illustrated fiction
– Readers’ letters & problem pages
(Avail as a PDF as of June 27th, 2022 HERE).
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June 1939 – ‘Cosmopolitan’ Magazine. “Were to travel to next?” (Digital version avail HERE).
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A view from an airplane-June 1940 ‘Fortune’ magazine (see inside the vintage magazine as of June 27th, 2022 HERE).
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June 8th, 1940 – ‘Liberty’ Magazine.
Liberty was an American weekly, general-interest magazine, originally priced at five cents and subtitled, “A Weekly for Everybody.” It was launched in 1924 by McCormick-Patterson, the publisher until 1931, when it was taken over by Bernarr Macfadden until 1941. At one time it was said to be “the second greatest magazine in America,” ranking behind The Saturday Evening Post in circulation. It featured contributions from some of the biggest politicians, celebrities, authors, and artists of the 20th-century.” (Source).
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‘Star Weekly’ Magazine cover from June 20th, 1942. June is wedding month and even WW2 War Brides were still very interested in getting married during this season.
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1940s vintage magazine- ‘The Camera’ Magazine, June 1944. “Victory costs money. Buy war bonds today” (see inside the magazine as of June 27th, 2022 HERE).
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June 1945 Harley Davidson ‘Enthusiast’ magazine (a magazine for motorcylists). This little magazine was put out monthly contains 23 pages of great history (avail as of June 27th, 2022 HERE).
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June 1951 ‘The Home Craftsman’ Magazine for practical home-owners. The cover features an article about “Kitchen flooring – easily laid” (avail as of June 27th, 2022 HERE).
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June 11th, 1953 – ‘JET’ Magazine with the stunning & talented Ella Fitzgerald on the cover.
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June 11th, 1953 – ‘Woman’s Own’ Magazine featuring an edition of “Anita Colby’s Beauty Book” (See inside the magazine as of June 27th, 2022 HERE).
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As we know the Queen just celebrated 70 years on the throne. In June 1953, Country Life Magazine did a special coronation edition on Queen Elizabeth II. (See inside of the magazine as of June 27th, 2022 HERE)
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“Actually, I’m lonely!”- Elvis. ‘Stardom’ magazine June 1960 featuring Elvis on the cover (avail as of June 27th, 2022 HERE).
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June 1961-‘Ebony’ Magazine has a great article on “High Fashion in Summer Hairdos”.
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Interested in other posts I have done on vintage magazines? Then check out my archived posts HERE.
Share what your favourite June cover was in the comments section below.
Thanks for dropping by!
Liz
I love the old magazine covers. The New Yorker has some beautiful pictures. They are great for framing. I have a couple that I got framed and they look so nice on the wall. Chatelaine had some good ones. I called and asked if they had any in their archives and unfortunately they did not. What a shame!
Thanks for the posts
Theresa
I agree on the framing! I used to have some vintage ones on my wall before I met my husband and had to share wall space LOL!
I love the Chatelaine covers, especially since I’m Canadian. Not sure if you have seen a past post I did on the magazine http://www.vintageinn.ca/2016/05/vintage-chatelaine-canadian-magazine-women/
Thanks for commenting!
Liz