September marks the start of a new season, and is often full of anticipation and excitement. One of the most interesting ways to reflect on the unique changes that take place during the month are through vintage magazine covers from the past.
From artistic renderings of this special season to highlighting momentous occasions, these stunning magazine covers offer a window to yesteryear.
September vintage magazine covers are also a continution of a series I started focusing on each month from the 1920s-1960s (I only have July left). I hope you enjoy this post.
Let’s begin!
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September Vintage Magazine Covers 1920s-1950s
Vogue Magazine, September 1st, 1920.
Articles inside:
- New Lines in Little and Large Furs
- Vogue Designs for the Seamstress
- Paris takes a Straw Ballot on the Autumn Mode
Source: Vogue
‘Woman’s Home Companion’, September 1923, Fall & Winter Fashions Edition.
Source: Pinterest
September 1923 magazine of ‘BEAUTY: ‘Beauty secrets for everywoman’.
This 1920s vintage magazine comes in a digital format that you can pickup today and find out those “secrets”.
Source: Etsy –worldofmedia
“Help Yourself!”. JUDGE-The World’s Wittiest weekly magazine, September 6th, 1924.
The lifeguard is a bit distracted by our 1920s bathing beauty.
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Junior Mechanics and Model Airplane News, September 1930.
Full-Size Plans for: Northrop “Flying Wig” and “Bellanca Seaplane”.
Source: RCBookcase.com
1931 September – Woman’s Institute Fashion Service Magazine.
PDF copy of the magazine HERE.
Source: Etsy – bluehouseatelier
I really loved the simply illustration of a hammer and a nail, that I just had to share ‘Homecraft-The Homeworkshop Magazine’ September 1931.
Source: eBay
LIFE Magazine September 5th, 1938: A lovely young woman is all set to dream about ‘Fall Fashions’ as she poses in a fancy nightgown and pearls with a pretty late 1930s hairstyle (complete with hairflower).
Source: Life Magazine
Home Arts Needlecraft magazine, September 1938 featuring a young woman in very cool sailor pants building a miniature model home.
Source: eBay
The plaid “Vacation Issue” of Cosmopolitan Magazine, September 1939 featuring an illustration of a stylish woman with a hair turban, from artist, Bradshaw Crandell. This issue has a nice full color ad for the newly released “The Wizard of Oz” film. (not shown).
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When I do these series of “Month” magazines, I always try to add a Toronto ‘Star Weekly’ cover from my writer friend, Elinor Florence’s website/blog. This month’s feature cover is of a Canadian “Wren” (Women’s Royal Canadian Naval Service), September 12th, 1942.
Further Reading: “WW2 Air Force Uniforms for Canadian Women”-Guest Blog Post
Source: Elinor Florence
Physical Culture magazine from September 1944 featuring a young woman in a cute 1940s two piece swimsuit.
Featured Articles:
- Simple Remedy for Hay Fever
- What do Widows Want?
- An Exercise Remedy for T.B. (I thought this was the answer to what “widows want” HA!)
Source: Etsy – inbloomvintageshop
September 1944 magazine ‘Calling All Girls’. “Largest circulation magazine for girls…more than 1/2 million.
Inside the magazine:
- 4 picture stories
- 2 short stories
- 1 serial story
- movies, fashions, things to do, good looks
Source: Etsy-MensQuarterly
Glamour-For Young American Moderns, September (1940s-no date stated).
This stylish cover features actress Linda Darnell in a fantastic green two piece suit.
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“Glamorus Grandmothers – Etta Moten: She is still a striking beauty though a grandmother”. Jet Magazine, September 5th, 1952.
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Good Housekeeping, September 1953. “Complete in this issue-HAM COOKBOOK” (yum).
Inside the magazine:
- New furniture on the market
- Mother-Pushover babysitter
- How to take a year off-with pay
- Stories to make you feel good
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Popular Mechanics Magazine September 1954, featuring a young couple putting up speakers in a room, “Hi-Fi is Sweeping the County! What’s it all about?”
The magazine also had a “Report on the Cadillac”.
Source: Etsy-GapTreasures
“The family trip to the cottage was a success”. The Saturday Evening Post, September 8th, 1956.
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EBONY Magazine, September 1958 featuring Willie Mays (one of greatest Baseball players ever) and his Wife (who is wearing the most wonderful dress!).
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I hope you enjoyed September’s magazine covers. Please share in the comments section what your favourite was.
Further Reading: Vintage Magazine Covers 1920s-1960s (Archived Blog Posts)
Thanks for dropping by!
Liz