Lot 254. “New York Times Mid-Week Pictorial” 1923 “Picture History Portfolio.” Before “Life,” the “Mid-Week Pictorial” was the premier picture publication. Each week, the tabloid-sized periodical offered sepia photos of world and domestic events and sports. Offered here is a hardbound annual of 480 pages published in 1923. The “Portfolio” opens with full-page 11” x 16” portraits of the first 30 U.S. Presidents. The rest covers the world, and it provides a dose of history too. There are sections on natural wonders, celebrated paintings and famous actors and actresses. Plenty of sports coverage is here too, with pictures of Ruth, Cobb, Speaker, Dempsey, Bobby Jones, Tilden and many others. G-vg cover. The pages are brittle, and approximately 60 have significant tears, primarily toward the front. The sports pages are largely intact.
Winning Bid $30.
