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Explore 52 featured picks from The New Yorker's 1947 issues.

52 picks · 52 issues · Top author: Philip Hamburger (5)

Most featured section: Profiles

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"Dragger Captain."
Joseph Mitchell · Profiles · January 4

Profile of Ellery Franklin Thompson, a dragger captain of Stonington, Connecticut. Stonington and Fulton Fish Market are closely linked. Several of the …

DRAGGER CAPTAIN: PROFESSORS ABROAD
Joseph Mitchell · Profiles · January 11

PROFILE of dragger captain Ellery Franklin Thompson tells about Old Chrissy, an old rascal of a woman that was the head of a gang of Block Island wreckers.…

"Let's Find Out."
Robert Lewis Taylor · Profiles · January 18

Profile of Frank Stanton, president of the C.B.S. Tells about his research in the field of radio audience listening habits and reaction; and about a …

"Let's Find Out."
Robert Lewis Taylor · Profiles · January 25

Profile of Frank Stanton, Ph.D., president of the C.B.S. Tells about his research in the field of radio audience listening habits and reaction; about a …

The Hand on the Pouch.
A. J. Liebling · Profiles · February 1

Profile of William O'Rourke, a U.S. Diplomatic Courier, who during the car carried dispatches to and from Foreign service stations abroad. History of …

"What Can I Do For You, Gentlemen?"
E. J. Kahn · Profiles · February 8

Profile of Arthur Simon Meyer, chairman of the N.Y. State Board of Mediation. Meyer spent three months on the Little Steel case, as chairman of the …

Not a Bad Cigar.
Berton Roueché · A Reporter at Large · February 15

Reporter at Large about Paul Friesner's buckeye shop, the La Central Cigar Corporation, 305 W. 39th St. A buckeye is a shop in which cigars are made by…

The Beautiful Spoils—I
Janet Flanner · Annals of Crime · February 22

Janet Flanner on how the Fuhrer, aided by a group of art-pillaging Nazis, became the biggest, fastest collector of art in modern times.

The Waters Of The Moon
James Thurber · Fiction · March 1

A guest at a cocktail party is introduced to the editor of a literary review, Mr. Peifer. They get into an involved conversation regarding middle-aged …

The Babes In The Wood
Frank O'Connor · Fiction · March 8

Terry, aged five, adores Madge his aunt, who promises to take him to England when she marries Mr. Walker. He waits and waits for this to happen. Finally, …

The Friendly Attitude,
E. J. Kahn · Profiles · March 15

Profile of James William Johnson, Collector of Internal Revenue for the Third District of N.Y., which includes most of Manhattan Island. Mr. Johnson, a …

Woman's Work
Astrid Peters · Fiction · March 22

A young mother wheels her baby home in the late afternoon. Then she gets herself and dinner ready for a couple of guests, while her husband prepares …

The Great Expurgator.
Alva Johnston · Profiles · March 29

Profile of Al Rosen, Hollywood agent, and a new genius of the threatre. Rosen has been much written about by a great Abraham Lincoln scholar-Lloyd Lewis, …

THE ODSSEY OF THE OBLONG BLUR.
Philip Hamburger · Profiles · April 5

PROFILE of Norman Corwin (written in the style of a script for a radio drama). Chronology of his life & accomplishments. Born in Boston, May 3, 1910, …

The Way He Wanted It.
Daniel Lang · A Reporter at Large · April 12

Reporter at Large about a visit to the Hyde Park Historic Site and Library, and also a visit to Mrs. Roosevelt's cottage at Val Kill. It is located …

Life In the Box.
John Lardner · A Reporter at Large · April 19

Reporter at Large about Jury service: Speaks of the baffling problem of getting the right jury; the examination of jurors; does a jury from prejudice …

FROM WITHIN TO WITHOUT.
Geoffrey T. Hellman · Profiles · April 26

PROFILE of Le Corbusier (Charles Edouard Jeanneret) the French architect, exponent of modern architecture & a member of the U. N. Headquarter's …

FROM WITHIN TO WITHOUT
Geoffrey T. Hellman · Profiles · May 3

PROFILE of Le Corbusier, the French architect. He expressed his thoughts about America to a friend recently, and on N. Y. "New York is a turntable where …

Ah, Packages!
Philip Hamburger · Profiles · May 10

Profile of James. E. Casey, the president of the United Parcel Service, and history of the business, which Casey founded at the age of fifteen in Seattle, …

MISSION TO TROUT
Daniel Lang · A Reporter at Large · May 17

REPORTER AT LARGE about what is being done in the way of finding underground sites for shelters, factories & warehouses in case of an atomic war. As yet, …

New York City’s Smallpox Scare
Brendan Gill · Comment · May 24

In 1947, New York City’s health commissioner, Dr. Israel Weinstein, denied the “crackpot” rumors about the smallpox vaccination, which rolled out to more than six million New Yorkers over the course of a month.

EDITORIAL WRITER
John Bainbridge · Profiles · May 31

PROFILE of Reuben Maury, chief editorial writer for the News since 1926, and editorial writer for Collier's since 1938. In Collier's editorials, he…

STOPOVER IN MINSK
Tracey Phillips · A Reporter at Large · June 7

REPORTER AT LARGE about having to spend a night in Minsk. Having heard of the inconveniences suffered by other travellers who had to spend a night there, …

Opera in Greenville
Rebecca West · A Reporter at Large · June 14

Rebecca West on a 1947 lynching trial in Greenville, South Carolina.

ACROSS THE BOARD WITH LORD TIMOTHY DEXTER
Philip Hamburger · A Reporter at Large · June 21

REPORTER AT LARGE about a visit to Newburyport, Mass., where the celebrated Newburyport Plan originated. According to the desk clerk at the Garrison Inn, …

AT HOME WITH THE DURANDS
John Bainbridge · Profiles · June 28

PROFILE of Max Sherover, president of the Linguaphone Inst of America, Inc., tells about the Institute's foreign language courses; about well-known …

SQUARING AWAY & TURNING TO
Lillian Ross · Profiles · July 5

PROFILE of Charles Fountain Willis, Jr., founder & president of the Willis Air Service, Inc., an air-freight line with the Teterboro Airport as …

$1, 031, 961, 754, 73
Lillian Ross · A Reporter at Large · July 12

REPORTER AT LARGE about N. Y. C. Budget. When the City Council Finance Comm. presented the budget to the Council meeting and reported that it had no …

Square Deal Among the Fungi.
Geoffrey T. Hellman · Profiles · July 19

Profile of Dr. William J. Robbins, the director of the N.Y. Botanical Garden. Dr. Robbins is physiological mycologist, or a student of the behavior of …

Democracy's Friend.
E. J. Kahn · Profiles · July 26

Profile of Leon Milton Birkhead, national director of propaganda for Friends of Democracy. One of Friends of Democracy most fruitful accomplishments has …

DEMOCRACY'S FRIEND
E. J. Kahn · Profiles · August 2

PROFILE of Leon Milton Birkhead, head of Friends of Democracy, Inc. Tyler Kent, a U.S. foreign service man, during the war, convicted of selling military …

At the Fishhouses
Elizabeth Bishop · Poems · August 9

Poetry by Elizabeth Bishop, from 1947: “Cold dark deep and absolutely clear, / element bearable to no mortal.”

FATHER HOGAN'S PLACE,
Richard H. Rovere · A Reporter at Large · August 16

REPORTER AT LARGE about District Attorney of Manhattan, Frank S. Hogan and his office. Hogan succeeded Dewey in 1942 and is now in his second term. His …

INSIDE
Richard H. Rovere · Profiles · August 23

PROFILE OF JOHN GUNTHER. Mr. Gunther happened to say in "Inside Latin America," that he had been quite favorably impressed by a local statesman named Galo …

THE ALERTING OF MR. POMERANTZ
Berton Roueché · A Reporter at Large · August 30

REPORTER AT LARGE about a new disease, rickettsialpox, o which over a hundred cases appeared in Regnecy Park, L.I. The first victim was 11-year-old Edmund…

THE BOYS
John Bainbridge · Profiles · September 6

PROFILE of William W. Smith 11, & Robert Lansing Smith, of Smith Brothers Cough Drops. All the employees grew beards for the centennial. Mr. Shaw and Mr. …

DISPLACED.
Daniel Lang · A Reporter at Large · September 13

REPORTER AT LARGE about an interview with Kurt Maier, a Czech Jew arriving in New York under the category of displaced Persons. Maier is a professional …

Comedian
Robert Lewis Taylor · Profiles · September 20

PROFILE of Bobby Clark. During Clark's circus days, he indoctrinated a young clown, Johnny Trip, to function as his stooge.

Up From Moose Jaw.
Robert Lewis Taylor · Profiles · September 27

Profile of Bobby Clark. The team of Clark and McCullough first appeared in vaudeville on Dec. 2, 1912, at the Opera House in New Brunswick, N.J. For some …

Torch Song
John Cheever · Fiction · October 4

Jack Lorey knew Joan Harris from their home town in Ohio. They met when they both came to New York. This is the story of how Joan, who always appeared …

THE IDEA IS EVERYTHING
Philip Hamburger · Profiles · October 11

PROFILE of Trygve Lie, the Secretary-General of the U. N. Lie was born in a suburb of Oslo, Jul. 16, 1896, the son of a carpenter, who deserted his family …

THE IDEA IS EVERYTHING
Philip Hamburger · Profiles · October 18

PROFILE of Trygve Lie, the Secretary-General of the U. N. Lie was born in a suburb of Oslo, Jul. 16, 1896, the son of a carpenter, who deserted his family …

Anesthesiologist
Mark Murphy · Profiles · October 25

Profile of Dr. Emery Andrew Rovenstine, director of the Dept. of Anesthesia at Bellevue Hospital. He is considered by many surgeons and other medicalmen …

Anesthesiologists
Mark Murphy · Profiles · November 1

Profile of Dr. Emery Andrew Rovenstine, director of the Dept. of Anesthesia at Bellevue Hospital. He is considered by many surgeons and other medicalmen …

Anestheseologist
Mark Murphy · Profiles · November 8

Profile of Dr. Emery Andrew Rovenstine, director of the Dept. of Anesthesia at Bellevue Hospital. He is considered by many surgeons and other medicalmen …

The Whole Thing is All with Lights
John Kobler · Profiles · November 15

PROFILE of Jacob Buchter, chief electrician at the Met. Opera House. The stagehands are grateful to Buchter, for it was in their interest that he improved …

The Great Foreigner
Niccolo Tucci · A Reporter at Large · November 22

Niccolò Tucci writes about paying a personal visit to Albert Einstein.

Breathing Through the Wood.
Berton Roueché · A Reporter at Large · November 29

Reporter at Large about a visit to the Hudson Valley Wine Company winery, south of the village of Highland, in Ulster County. The company is owned and …

A Ringside Seat at the Wedding
A. J. Liebling · The Wayward Press · December 6

A. J. Liebling on the New York press’s coverage of the wedding of Princess Elizabeth to Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

Lower Depths, Southern Style
Wolcott Gibbs · The Theatre · December 13

Wolcott Gibbs reviews Tennessee Williams’ play “A Streetcar Named Desire.”

The Long Island Atoms
Daniel Lang · A Reporter at Large · December 20

REPORTER AT LARGE about a visit to the Brookhaven National Laboratory, a research center to concern itself with the peaceful uses of atomic energy. The …

The Absolute Frontier
Angelica Gibbs · Profiles · December 27

Angelica Gibbs’s Profile of the dancer and choreographer Martha Graham and the founding of her infamous Greenwich Village studio.

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