A Group of Four The Minneapolis Tribune Sunday Magazine Issues with Golf Illustrations by E. Earl Christy
A collection of four vintage Sunday magazine supplements for The Minneapolis Tribune, dating from 1910 to 1917. Each issue features a full-page color cover illustration by F. Earl Christy depicting early 20th-century women engaged in the sport of golf.
The specific issues included are:
- October 23, 1910 (cover only): Cover illustration by F. Earl Christy featuring a woman in profile preparing a golf swing. The lower right bears a printed copyright mark reading Copyright, 1910, Illustrated Sunday Magazine. The reverse page features period advertisements for Imperial Granum Food, Platt's Chlorides, and Radway's Ready Relief.
- September 8, 1912: Cover illustration by F. Earl Christy depicting a woman seated with a golf bag. The reverse contains a full-page color advertisement for LaSalle Extension University titled Become a LAWYER.
- May 2, 1915: Cover illustration by Frederick Duncan showing a woman standing beside a golf bag, captioned One of a series American Girls at Play by Frederick Duncan.
- April 29, 1917: Cover illustration by F. Earl Christy showing a woman in a red coat holding a golf club. The reverse contains a segment of a story titled Chapter XIII, an advertisement for Cat's Paw Cushion Rubber Heels, and smaller ads for Zymole Trokeys and Foster Orthopedic Heels.
Three of the covers bear the printed signature F. EARL CHRISTY. One cover bears the printed signature Frederick Duncan. One item is mounted to a cardboard backing which has a handwritten date in the upper right corner reading 01-2-33..
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