GRANGER, MichelLivre Rare Book
Maclean's - Canada's National Magazine October Oct. 13 1956: Annacis Island - Industrial Colossus in the Making / The Black Day the Quebec Bridge Fell
1956ref. 201G4688Montreal: Maclean Hunter. 1956. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Good. 120 pages. Features: Cover painting of Okanagan apple harvest by James Hill; Great macho colour ad for GWG workwear inside front cover features hardy men building pipeline; Don't damn the U.S. for facing up to segregation; Let's stop leaving our future to old men; We're not so smart about the U.S.; Nice one-page colour Canadian Pacific ad features the luxurious new Empress of England; Nostalgic one-page colour ad for the GE pushbutton range yellow; Your stake in teh U.S. Election between Eisenhower and Stevenson; The Next Ten Years of TV - amazing article foretells remote control recorded programs i.e. VHS and TV in cars; Our Hidden Canadian Art Treasure - a new National Gallery promises to give breathing space to it - article with six pages of colour illustrations; They're Building a Vest-Pocket Empire on the Fraser - the Duke of Westminster bought agricultural Annacis Island in the Fraser River and plans to turn it into an industrial colossus - article with great photos including aerial photo of the island before work started on industrial sites; From the Notebook of Dr. Hans Selye - this famous Canadian doctor whose theories on stress inspired a new approach to medicine looks at our ills worries hopes and failures and offers fascinating findings; The Killing Ground - complete novelette; Photo-illustrated article on young Canadian actress Jacqueline Ellis; The spectacular farewell of Wellington Axminster; The Black Day the Quebec Bridge Fell - on August 29 1907 75 people were killed when the world's biggest cantilever bridge collapsed while under construction - photo-illustrated article; Bill Dawe transports 740 mink 4000 miles from Vancouver to Newfoundland in pursuit of cheap whalemeat - photo-illustrated article; Nice colour ad for the Omega Sapphette ladies' watch; Attractive lady featured in one-page colour ad for Philips TVs with 'Focalite' tuning eye; One-page colour ad for Massey-Harris-Ferguson features painting of pastoral farm scene with Holsteins in the field and farmer driving seed drill back to barn; Nice one-page Hammond Chord Organ ad; Nice one-page photo ad for the Schick '25' electric razor features red-headed man in suit and tie; Rexall centerfold ad features dozens of sale items at 1950s prices; One-page ad for GE's Ultra-Vision TVs; Vintage Allied Van Lines ad; Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF recruiting ad for women; Nice colour ad for O'Keefe's Ale features man hanging from end of train swinging yellow lantern; One-page ad for Birks Silversmiths advertises their Birks Sterling; Colour Wiser's Whisky ad features elegant couple; Champion Spark Plug ad features inset photo of Alick S. Dick Managing Director of the Standard Motor Company; Colour-photo one-page ad for Canadian Club features condor catching in Peru's Andes; Dr. Heinz Unger recalls a birthday feast during the Russian Famine; Crane heating ad features illustration of men sitting around comfortable pot-bellied stove in country store; Sidney Katz' system of writing; Funky one-page colour ad for Simmons Hide-a-Beds features lady in orange dress on green hide-a-bed; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; Maclean's - Canada's National Magazine October Oct. 13 1956: Annacis Island - Industrial Colossus in the Making / The Black Day the Quebec Bridge Fell Duke of Westminster Cover painting of Okanagan apple harvest by James Hill; Great macho colour ad . Maclean Hunter unknown
