Chapter IV · The Golden Age
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One photograph sold eight million copies
Average newsstand sales by cover type, 1945 – 1965
8M
6M
4M
2M
4.2M
7.8M
5.1M
3.6M
4.8M
6.3M
Wartime
Portrait
Photo Essay
Discovery
Americana
Political
Copies per issue (millions)
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