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Title: Collier's - Pilots of the Skies |
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Description: This cover of Collier’s the National Weekly depicts an illustration of World War I soldiers manning cannons while a solider waves his hat to pilots flying in a biplane. Collier’s The National Weekly, was five cents a copy and sold over a million copies a week when this August 4, 1917 edition was published. Collier’s Once a Week was founded August 28, 1888 by successful immigrant, Peter Fenlon Collier. The paper became known as Collier’s Weekly in 1895, and later adopted the subtitle, The National Weekly. Collier’s provided fictional stories, factual news, sensational style, wit, and humor to a middle class who wanted entertainment in addition to literature. Writing to the interests of the middle class, Collier’s became part of popular culture. Their articles were known for their brevity and storytelling unity. In the early 1900’s Collier’s battled food labels and was responsible for the adoption of food and drug laws. With U.S. involvement in World War I the article’s subject shifted to the war effort. The success of Collier’s was built on the well known artists and writers that wrote and illustrated for the paper. Under editor, Norman Hapgoat, Collier’s became known for colorful illustrations and memorable writing. |
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