The Crisis, Vol. 16, No. 2

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June 1918 issue of The Crisis Magazine. The front cover of the magazine is printed in blue, red and brown and features a full page illustration of a soldier holding a rifle. There are red and blue vertical stripes either side of the soldier, and a blue circle behind him. There is blue text at the top of the cover which reads [The CRISIS / JUNE 1918 / SOLDIERS / NUMBER]. There are some small tears on the front cover. There are staples on the spine, which is tearing in several places. The back cover of the magazine is printed in blue and features an advertisement for “Beauty for Women” with Kashmir Chemical Co., and information about advertising rates for the magazine. The issue is military themed. The interior contents include [PICTURES] listed as [COVER: After the poster painted by Robert Edmund Jones for the Circle for Negro War Relief.

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