Showing posts with label Magazine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Magazine. Show all posts
Monday, December 21, 2009
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Family Circle Magazine - December 1958 + a Bonus
Welcome to Magazine Monday. Today is a special Holiday edition of Magazine Monday (presented on Tuesday) that includes a fun alternate look at a vintage magazine that features Disneyland.
From December 1958 we’ve got Family Circle Magazine. This issue features the tale of “A Christmas Adventure in Disneyland”. The Disneyland story covers eleven pages and has poems and song lyrics accompanying it.
As you can see my copy of this Magazine is not only old and faded, but appears to have some decent water damage as well. And naturally the Disneyland article has the worse damage!
Rather than present dull, faded, stained pages, I just so happen to have the same story as told via a 1958 Disneyland Record. This grand LP included a full size booklet in between the covers and has held up remarkably well for 51 years.
The inside cover describes what’s on the record.
How about listening to the record as you follow along reading the story? I recorded each side of the LP, the files are below. No video this time, I discovered you get much better sound quality when you connect the stereo directly to the computer. That said, this record is 51 years old and has its share of pops & scratches.
The narration is a bit annoying, with the worse Mr. Toad impression I’ve ever heard. However, the record is fun to listen to. You MUST check out the song “Jingle Bones” at 10:30 on side one, classic late ‘50’s Disney at its best.
Adventure Christmas Adventure in Disneyland - Side 1 (9mb)
Adventure Christmas Adventure in Disneyland - Side 2 (7mb)
The 11 pages of the story are below. They are posted without interruption, my only comments are; WOW – amazing artwork and Gee- what a neat story. Merry Christmas!
Some of the other “Story Teller” series of Disneyland Records available in 1958. I have few of these, most are fairly rare including this one.
Now back to the magazine. These sets of pages represent all things Christmas in 1958. Each of these five articles is spread over two pages. I did a decent job of stitching them together but you will notice color variations on each of the two pages. It appears to have been printed that way or half the pages faded more than the other half.
A hearthside supper for your tree-trimmers.
A cheery welcome – check out that snack cart, yummy!
This marvelous buffet includes a “Chicken-cranberry Mold” yuck…
“Cooky fantasies to charm children” Those cookies mounted on the wall are not for human consumption, I know this for a fact…
Sugar Dandies indeed!
"Stockings to treasure” – paging Kevin Kidney.
How about some vintage holiday time advertisements? Up first a classy lady for Pepsi, nice hat – especially created by Sally Victor for Pepsi.
This lady must be related to Barbara Billingsly?
Bake a “Mystery Fruitcake” from Betty Crocker. Aren’t all Fruitcakes mysteries?
“No shrink, no waste” precooked sausage from Disneyland sponsor Swift Meats.
More Christmas cookies with recipes, this time from Ceresota Flour (unbleached – naturally white). Have you ever heard of “Ceresota Flour”, I sure haven’t.
Mazola was way ahead of the health food curve, promoting corn oil as more heather than regular oil (lard).
I hope you enjoyed this little Christmas treat.
From December 1958 we’ve got Family Circle Magazine. This issue features the tale of “A Christmas Adventure in Disneyland”. The Disneyland story covers eleven pages and has poems and song lyrics accompanying it.
As you can see my copy of this Magazine is not only old and faded, but appears to have some decent water damage as well. And naturally the Disneyland article has the worse damage!
Rather than present dull, faded, stained pages, I just so happen to have the same story as told via a 1958 Disneyland Record. This grand LP included a full size booklet in between the covers and has held up remarkably well for 51 years.
The inside cover describes what’s on the record.
How about listening to the record as you follow along reading the story? I recorded each side of the LP, the files are below. No video this time, I discovered you get much better sound quality when you connect the stereo directly to the computer. That said, this record is 51 years old and has its share of pops & scratches.
The narration is a bit annoying, with the worse Mr. Toad impression I’ve ever heard. However, the record is fun to listen to. You MUST check out the song “Jingle Bones” at 10:30 on side one, classic late ‘50’s Disney at its best.
Adventure Christmas Adventure in Disneyland - Side 1 (9mb)
Adventure Christmas Adventure in Disneyland - Side 2 (7mb)
The 11 pages of the story are below. They are posted without interruption, my only comments are; WOW – amazing artwork and Gee- what a neat story. Merry Christmas!
Some of the other “Story Teller” series of Disneyland Records available in 1958. I have few of these, most are fairly rare including this one.
Now back to the magazine. These sets of pages represent all things Christmas in 1958. Each of these five articles is spread over two pages. I did a decent job of stitching them together but you will notice color variations on each of the two pages. It appears to have been printed that way or half the pages faded more than the other half.
A hearthside supper for your tree-trimmers.
A cheery welcome – check out that snack cart, yummy!
This marvelous buffet includes a “Chicken-cranberry Mold” yuck…
“Cooky fantasies to charm children” Those cookies mounted on the wall are not for human consumption, I know this for a fact…
Sugar Dandies indeed!
"Stockings to treasure” – paging Kevin Kidney.
How about some vintage holiday time advertisements? Up first a classy lady for Pepsi, nice hat – especially created by Sally Victor for Pepsi.
This lady must be related to Barbara Billingsly?
Bake a “Mystery Fruitcake” from Betty Crocker. Aren’t all Fruitcakes mysteries?
“No shrink, no waste” precooked sausage from Disneyland sponsor Swift Meats.
More Christmas cookies with recipes, this time from Ceresota Flour (unbleached – naturally white). Have you ever heard of “Ceresota Flour”, I sure haven’t.
Mazola was way ahead of the health food curve, promoting corn oil as more heather than regular oil (lard).
I hope you enjoyed this little Christmas treat.
Monday, December 7, 2009
Jack and Jill Magazine - December 1961
Welcome to this special Christmas edition of Magazine Monday. From December 1961 its Jack and Jill Magazine. Be sure to check out my previous “Jack and Jill” triple bonus magazine post here (link). Yes this cover is trashed, but the rest of the magazine is in great shape.
This is on the inside over – was this a religious magazine or was it simply OK to have something like this in a child’s magazine in 1961? Don’t get me wrong, I think it’s great, I’m just not sure you could do this today – invoking “Christ” and the “Lord” in a child’s publication. Maybe I’m way off base here, let me know?
The Disneyland article is six pages long and mostly covers the “Parade of Toys”.
I’m not a big parade fan, but the “French Balloonists March” looks pretty neat. And that giant mouse trap is fun too, HEY - they better keep Mickey away from that trap!
There’s those prancing reindeer with that silly expression on their faces; I used to work with someone who always had that same expression on his face! Nice castle shot, I like the toy soldiers up on the castle balcony – I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone up there on the front side? Notice the little ½ domed light on the lawn, my local miniature golf place used to have those exact same lights!
There are no advertisements in Jack and Jill, so how about a few holiday related articles? Here are a few fun recipes – Is it just me or do the characters on these pages remind you of Kevin Kidney's work?
A “Christmas Picture to Color” the child did a pretty good job with the crayons, I never stayed in the lines like that!
Diz and Liz look like they came right from the late 1950’s News Paper Comics section.
Time to test your wits.
The answers can be found here (link).
This is on the inside over – was this a religious magazine or was it simply OK to have something like this in a child’s magazine in 1961? Don’t get me wrong, I think it’s great, I’m just not sure you could do this today – invoking “Christ” and the “Lord” in a child’s publication. Maybe I’m way off base here, let me know?
The Disneyland article is six pages long and mostly covers the “Parade of Toys”.
I’m not a big parade fan, but the “French Balloonists March” looks pretty neat. And that giant mouse trap is fun too, HEY - they better keep Mickey away from that trap!
There’s those prancing reindeer with that silly expression on their faces; I used to work with someone who always had that same expression on his face! Nice castle shot, I like the toy soldiers up on the castle balcony – I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone up there on the front side? Notice the little ½ domed light on the lawn, my local miniature golf place used to have those exact same lights!
There are no advertisements in Jack and Jill, so how about a few holiday related articles? Here are a few fun recipes – Is it just me or do the characters on these pages remind you of Kevin Kidney's work?
A “Christmas Picture to Color” the child did a pretty good job with the crayons, I never stayed in the lines like that!
Diz and Liz look like they came right from the late 1950’s News Paper Comics section.
Time to test your wits.
The answers can be found here (link).
Monday, November 30, 2009
Ramparts Magazine - October 1966
Welcome to Magazine Monday. Digging way down in the obscure pile we find Ramparts Magazine from October 1966. “Ramparts was an American political and literary magazine, published from 1962 through 1975” … “Founded by Edward M. Keating as a Catholic literary quarterly, the magazine became closely associated with the New Left”… “Unlike most leftist publications, Ramparts was expensively produced and graphically sophisticated. It reached an audience that may have been put off by the grittier "movement" publications of the time. (Source: Wikipedia)
As you can tell by contents and “Apologia” column this publication probably wasn’t too interested in Disneyland. In Warren Hinckle’s column he explains how Disneyland was used to illustrate “California’s complex garden of politics”. Contact me if you have an interest in the other articles in this magazine, I'd be happy to scan them for you.
Since this article really has nothing to do with our Disneyland and it's very text heavy, I’m just going to post the photos with a little text. If you want to read the entire thing, you can download the 22 page article here:
Ramparts October 1966 Disneyland Article - 74mb
The article is broken up into “Lands”: Pat Brown in Liberal-land, Si Casady in Adentureland, Ronnie (Reagan) in Tomorrowland and lastly, Vultureland!
Is this photo taken in New Orleans Square, if so, where???
Nice depth of field, I don’t suppose my cheap digital camera can do this?
Is Uncle Sam still in the Penny Arcade? Oh man, I should know this!
What on earth is going on here? I know they used to do simulated hangings at Knott’s, but I never knew they did this odd ritual at Disneyland too? Is a hanging really appropriate in a political article?
If this photo was in color maybe we could tell that It's a Small World was brand new.
Mickey in front of the Disney Galley, oh, I mean the Bank of America.
I could only find two full page advertisements in this magazine. This one is for shirts and has some pretty lofty ad text – it’s just a shirt Ok.
Not much to say about this since I know nothing about it. I wonder how that whole “suing the government” thing worked out?
As you can tell by contents and “Apologia” column this publication probably wasn’t too interested in Disneyland. In Warren Hinckle’s column he explains how Disneyland was used to illustrate “California’s complex garden of politics”. Contact me if you have an interest in the other articles in this magazine, I'd be happy to scan them for you.
Since this article really has nothing to do with our Disneyland and it's very text heavy, I’m just going to post the photos with a little text. If you want to read the entire thing, you can download the 22 page article here:
Ramparts October 1966 Disneyland Article - 74mb
The article is broken up into “Lands”: Pat Brown in Liberal-land, Si Casady in Adentureland, Ronnie (Reagan) in Tomorrowland and lastly, Vultureland!
Is this photo taken in New Orleans Square, if so, where???
Nice depth of field, I don’t suppose my cheap digital camera can do this?
Is Uncle Sam still in the Penny Arcade? Oh man, I should know this!
What on earth is going on here? I know they used to do simulated hangings at Knott’s, but I never knew they did this odd ritual at Disneyland too? Is a hanging really appropriate in a political article?
If this photo was in color maybe we could tell that It's a Small World was brand new.
Mickey in front of the Disney Galley, oh, I mean the Bank of America.
I could only find two full page advertisements in this magazine. This one is for shirts and has some pretty lofty ad text – it’s just a shirt Ok.
Not much to say about this since I know nothing about it. I wonder how that whole “suing the government” thing worked out?
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