Mid-Century Ski: Illustrated Magazine Covers

popular mechanics magazine january 1948 ski aspen chairliftPopular Mechanics Magazine, January 1948.  Excerpt from cover story titled, Skiers Awaken a Bonanza Town:  After a half century, Aspen, Colo., is a boom town again.  The spark that set it off this time was completion of the world’s longest chair lift for skiers, instead of the world’s richest silver horde.

schoolgirls own library rival schools switzerland probyn 1956The Schoolgirls’ Own Library, No 247, 1956:  The Rival Schools in Switzerland by Elise Probyn.  A monthly reader for girls, printed in England.  (Thank you to my thoughtful and eagle-eyed friend Ali Levy for finding this thrift gem!)

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