Vintage 1937 The Saturday Evening Post Magazine – Boxing Cover by Monte Crews – Jan 9, 1937

Description

Step back into pre-World War II America with this original January 9, 1937 issue of The Saturday Evening Post — one of the most recognizable magazines in U.S. history, founded in 1728 by Benjamin Franklin.

This issue features a classic boxing cover illustration by Monte Crews, showing a trio of young boys mid-celebration after a spirited backyard boxing match — a perfect snapshot of Depression-era American life and innocence.

Inside are fascinating period articles, vintage ads, and real insight into American attitudes just before WWII. You’ll find stories touching on:

• The American stock market recovery and Depression-era optimism,

• Early talk about European fascism and communism,

• Political writing by Joseph Alsop, Jr. and Turner Catledge (“Tom Jeff — He Loves the President, But…”),

• Short fiction and human-interest stories,

• And dozens of gorgeous full-page advertisements — for Oldsmobile cars, Listerine toothpaste, Sunkist oranges, Whitman’s chocolates, and Nucoa margarine & so much MORE! — all rendered in vivid 1930s color artwork.

Every page in this magazine is a window into American culture, design, and daily life in the late 1930s, right before the Second World War reshaped everything.

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Condition

Overall good vintage condition, considering its age (over 85 years old).

• The cover page is detached from the spine but remains intact and could be reattached easily for preservation or framing.

• Interior pages are complete, clean, and legible, with only typical age-related toning.

• No missing pages.

• Binding otherwise holds firm.

• Original color advertisements are still vivid and bright.

Perfect for collectors, historians, or anyone who loves authentic Americana and pre-WWII ephemera.

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Item Details

• Title: The Saturday Evening Post

• Issue Date: January 9, 1937

• Volume: 209, No. 2

• Cover Artist: Monte Crews

• Publisher: The Curtis Publishing Company, Philadelphia, PA

• Founded: 1728 by Benjamin Franklin

• Pages: Approx. 100

• Price on cover: 5¢

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Highlights

• Original Depression-era magazine, not a reprint.

• Brilliant 1930s Oldsmobile car ad spread (“Everything About Them is Bigger!”).

• Listerine “Beauty Bath for Teeth” full-page ad.

• Sunkist Oranges and Whitman’s Chocolates vintage color advertising.

• Stories by Henry Anton Steig, Joe Alsop Jr., and Turner Catledge.

• Authentic insight into American politics, culture, and consumer life in 1937.

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Shipping

Magazine will be bagged, boarded, and shipped flat in a rigid mailer for protection.
Carefully packed to ensure it arrives safely and in the same condition shown.