University of Missouri (Mizzou) Columbia MO memorabilia from the estate of a graduate during the latter 40s to mid 50s when he was a student there. He kept it all!
Showme was a student-produced humor magazine from the 1920s to the 1960s that featured work by University of Missouri writers and illustrators. It was ranked as one of the top student publications in the country in the 1940s and 1950s. Profusely illustrated with art and photos, and, of course, lots of nostalgic ads.
October 1953 - 40 pages. 8.5 X 11. Cover art by Bill Braznell. "FRESHMEN'S HANDBOOK OF MISINFORMATION" Issue. Covers POOR to ACCEPTABLE, heavy soiling rubbing, fading, lower several tears, and DISBOUND and laid-in (see pic). Back cover is a Camel cigarette ad with movie star Alan Ladd. Inner pages ACCEPTABLE, pencil scribble on the first seveal pages, no text obliterated (see sample pic). Could be carefully erased if desired. See Grading Scale page for explanation of grades.
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