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...creator of the war's most shocking book published it herself. A collection of 62 8½ by 1 1¼ photographs, Europe's Children was rejected by ten U.S. publishers before Photographer Therese Bonney brought it out herself, with no imprint beyond the cryptic message : Limited autographed edition $3. Send your check to National City Bank, 32nd Street Branch, 1 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y. account No. 123. By word of mouth and an occasional unillustrated review, the fame of Europe's Children spread so fast that its edition of 2,000 was quickly exhausted...
Pointed Pressure. Aside from military events, hard economic facts have made their imprint on Spanish policy. The civil war hurt Spain badly, cost her 1,200,000 lives, left her agriculture and industry crippled. Spain had desperate need of grain, petroleum and cotton. Germany could give her none of these, nor anything else of immediate value. Britain and the U.S. could arrange the matter. For a time the products were granted to Spain in a process which seemed to be appeasement at its unprofitable worst. But somewhere along the line British and U.S. negotiators seem to have learned the technique...
Always administered differently than the regular College, the Summer School regime has left its distinctive imprint on the summer sessions, seeming to have superseded the College rather than becoming a part of it. Besides moving offices to Wadsworth House from University Hall, and requiring auditors' passes, the most noticeable effect has been the paternalistic encouragement of social activities...
...Sears, Roebuck, is the tadpole-shaped fistprint of a moppet. This-according to Persian legend-is why: a rugmaker one day reprimanded his infant son for playing recklessly among his dye pots. The child, incensed, brought down his dripping little fist on a nearby rug. Regarding the curly imprint of the tot's clenched hand, the artist gave the Persian version...
Stockholm is one of the few cities in Europe which has not as yet felt the imprint of the Nazi spiked boot, and its modern architecture, as exhibited in a series of photographs on display at the Germanic Museum, proves that the Swedes have made good use of their freedom...