Life Magazine

We have saved the covers and articles only, except for 1944, for which the whole issue was saved.

Our holdings include:

March 6, 1944 (p. 122, 4 page article "Life Visits a Penny Arcade")
August 14, 1949 (p. 109, 2 page article on Marksville LA's use of slot machines for revenue)
January 15, 1951 (p. 31, 1 page article of U.S. Armed Forces dumping slot mchines in ocean off Long Beach, CA)
May 28, 1951 (p. 23, 1 page photo w/ paragraph - 'Real One-Armed Bandit' - figural slot machine)
August 20, 1951 (p. 57, 3 page article on Crouch, Idaho's slot machines)
March 11, 1957 (p. 31, 7 page article "Senators Hear Tales of Scandal" about union mob takeover of coin-op industry)
April 1, 1957 (p. 23, letter to editor - Gotlieb doesn't want to be associated with industry abuses)
October 31, 1960 (um... I can't find the coin-op in this one...)
March 1, 1982 (p. 35 article with section about Nolan Bushnell and image)

Updated: June 05 2023