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The Masses

Important note, 24 May 2016: We finished putting up the correct resolution issues of The Masses (for the Tamiment versions). We had indicated they were scanned at 400dpi when in fact we put up the 200dpi versions. We now have the correct, higher resolution scans listed on the page. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Presented here are three independent efforts to make quality digital archives of The Masses 1911-1917, one of the two or three most famous US radical journals. The reason for such special treatment is the enormous amount of artistic content, which we'd like to provide to all in as full detail and variety (up to and including ability to print it out to images worth framing) as possible.

This is the first and (at this time) only place on the web where one can freely download the complete set (all 79 issues) of full original high resolution (roughly 400 dpi on large format issues, roughly 600 dpi on small format issues) digital images of The Masses made by Tamiment Library. All other previous presentations of the scans of Tamiment Library's holdings here, on NYU's web site, and at the Brown University Modernist Journals web site, have been low resolution (150 to 200 dpi) screen display only files.

In a second digital archive of The Masses presented here are digital images of 42 issues in high resolution (600 and 1200 dpi), scanned specifically to archive the art inside, made by Marty Goodman and the Riazanov Library Digital Archive Project using a different approach to scanning (including digital restoration of aging pages) than the other two sets of scans. These issues are from Marty Goodman’s personal collection, the The Holt Labor Library, and the collection of Ted Watts, author of the definitive indexes of The Masses 1911-1917, The Liberator 1918-1924, and New Masses 1926-1936.

We also present the digital archive of The Masses made by Hathi Trust from the holdings of the Hatcher-Labadi special collection. (42 issues. A complete run from Vol 5 no. 12 onwards, plus another six earlier issues). Resolution of these scans tends to be around 270 dpi or less.

The Marxists Internet Archive would like to thank Dr. Marty Goodman of the Riazanov Project and the The Holt Labor Library. Marty Goodman spent hundreds of hours acquiring and organizing the digitized scans, restoring some of the artwork, as well as producing the over 50 Riazanov Library masses issues scans himself.

We also want to thank the digital archiving staff at the Tamiment Library for their great service to scholars and to the left in making the digital archive presented here, and its director Timothy Johnson for generously agreeing to our presentation of this material here. As well as University of Michigan’s Hatcher Labadie library and its curator, Julie Herrada, for assisting us in obtaining the digital images of their holdings presented here.

This presentation also includes restored high resolution images of all of the two page wide political art found in all issues of The Masses, the result of hundreds of hours of work by Dr. Marty Goodman and by Robin Palmer. We also present a search-able file of Theodore Watts’ definitive index to The Masses, here thanks to the permission and generosity of Theodore Watts and Tamiment Library.

Martin Goodman
San Pablo , CA
February 2017


Legal NOTE: All scans here are in the public domain, and may be shared in any fashion you see fit, including re-posting for re-distribution on other web sites. We strongly urge you to credit our site (MIA) as the source, and the people and institutions that made the digital archives in question, should you present them elsewhere.

 

Important notes for the user of these scans of The Masses
  1. Introduction to the THREE collections of digital images of The Masses 1911 – 1917 found on this site
  2. Introduction to The Masses from the Wiki entry written by MIA contributor Tim Davenport
  3. The Masses Index by Theodore Watts (PDF)
  4. The Masses Index by Theodore Watts (Doc format)
  5. High resolution (800 to 1800 dpi), scanned from original issues, extensively restored art work from covers of The Masses Dec 1912 - Dec 1917 (those 59 issues during which Max Eastman was editor). Scanning and restoration by Marty Goodman. From his personal collection. Presented as five files. Each of these are between 100 to 200 megabytes in length.
      a The Masses front cover art, restored. Dec 1912 – Dec 1913
      b The Masses front cover art, restored. Jan 1914 – Dec 1914
      c The Masses front cover art, restored. Jan 1915 – Dec 1915
      d The Masses front cover art, restored. Jan 1916 – Nov 1916
      e The Masses front cover art, restored. Dec 1916 – Dec 1917

  6. Three files presenting meticulously restored back cover art from all issues of The Masses, made by Marty Goodman from high resolution scans (600 to 1800 dpi)
    7.   a The Masses back cover art, restored. 1912 and 1913
      b The Masses back cover art, restored. 1914
      c The Masses back cover art, restored. 1915 and 1916

  7. Cover art from the 20 first issues of The Masses, Jan 1911 – Aug 1912, during which Piet Vlag was the editors. Scanned by Tamiment Library from their collection.
  8. The collection of The Masses two page center art, scanned and introduced by Marty Goodman. [206MB]


Click on the name of one of the three digital collections presented here: Tamiment Library (the only full resolution poresentation of their project on the web), the Riazanov Library (the highest resolution and most restored images) or the Labadie Library collection (digitized by Google) associated with a given thumbnail or issue number to view or download the full issue. Thus, on this page, we are presenting different runs of The Masses digitized by various institutions. As noted , the different versions were scanned at different resolutions using differing techniques. As of April 2023, we present ALL 79 issues of The Masses in scans by Tamiment Library, all 61 issues of The Masses over which Max Eastman presided as editor (Dec 1912 - Nov-Dec 1917) as scanned from originals by (51 issues) or as restored from other scans and reprints (10 issues) by the Riazanov Library project, and a respectable showing of of low resolution images made by Google of the incomplete but substantial collection of The Masses as the Labadie library.


1911



January 1911, Volume 1, No. 1:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov   |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 112 East 19th St., New York City




February 1911, Volume 1, No. 2:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov    |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 112 East 19th St., New York City





March 1911, Volume 1, No. 3:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov    |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 112 East 19th St., New York City





April 1911, Volume 1, No. 4:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov   |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 112 East 19th St., New York City




May 1911, Volume 1, No. 5:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov   |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 112 East 19th St., New York City




June 1911, Volume 1, No. 6:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov   |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 112 East 19th St., New York City




July 1911, Volume 1, No. 7:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov   |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 112 East 19th St., New York City



August 1911, Volume 1, No. 8:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov   |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 112 East 19th St., New York City





September 1911, Volume 1, No. 9:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov   |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 112 East 19th St., New York City





October 1911, Volume 1, No. 10:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov   |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 209 East 45th St., New York City





November 1911, Volume 1, No. 11:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov   |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 209 East 45th St., New York City





December 1911, Volume 1, No. 12:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov   |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 209 East 45th St., New York City





1912


January 1912, Volume 3, No. 1:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov   |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 209 East 45th St., New York City





February 1912, Volume 3, No. 2:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov   |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 209 East 45th St., New York City





March 1912, Volume 3, No. 3:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov   |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 150 Nassau St., New York City





April 1912, Volume 3, No. 4:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov   |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 150 Nassau St., New York City





May 1912, Volume 3, No. 5:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov   |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 150 Nassau St., New York City





June 1912, Volume 3, No. 6:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov   |    Labadie   
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 150 Nassau St., New York City





July 1912, Volume 4, No. 1:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov   |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 150 Nassau St., New York City





August 1912, Volume 4, No. 2:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov   |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 150 Nassau St., New York City





December 1912, Volume 4, No. 3:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov*   |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 150 Nassau St., New York City





1913


January 1913, Volume 4, No. 4:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov   |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 150 Nassau St., New York City
[Note: the masthead of this issue states: Volume IV, No. IV, Issue No. 20]






February 1913, Volume 4, No. 5:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov   |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 150 Nassau St., New York City






March 1913, Volume 4, No. 6:    Tamiment   |   Riazanov    |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 150 Nassau St., New York City






April 1913, Volume 4, No. 7:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov   |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 150 Nassau St., New York City






May 1913, Volume 4, No. 8:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov    |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 150 Nassau St., New York City
[Note: the volume/issue number is mistaken. The editors actually made this issue also "No. 7". This is only corrected in the next issue.]






June 1913, Volume 4, No. 9:    Tamiment   |   Riazanov    |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 150 Nassau St., New York City






July 1913, Volume 4, No. 10:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov   |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 91 Greenwich Ave., New York City





August 1913, Volume 4, No. 11:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov   |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 91 Greenwich Ave., New York City





September 1913, Volume 4, No. 12:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov   |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 91 Greenwich Ave., New York City





October 1913, Volume 5, No. 1:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov   |    Labadie
The Masses                (WN 29)
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 91 Greenwich Ave., New York City





November 1913, Volume 5 (WN30), No. 2:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov   |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 91 Greenwich Ave., New York City





December 1913, Volume 5, No. 3:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov   |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 91 Greenwich Ave., New York City



1914


January 1914, Volume 5, No. 4:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov   |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 91 Greenwich Ave., New York City





February 1914, Volume 5, No. 5:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov   |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 91 Greenwich Ave., New York City





March 1914, Volume 5, No. 6:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov    |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 91 Greenwich Ave., New York City





April 1914, Volume 5, No. 7:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov   |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 91 Greenwich Ave., New York City





May 1914, Volume 5, No. 8:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov   |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 91 Greenwich Ave., New York City






June 1914, Volume 5, No. 9:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov   |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 91 Greenwich Ave., New York City






July 1914, Volume 5, No. 10:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov   |    Labadie :   
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 87 Greenwich Ave., New York City




August 1914, Volume 5, No. 11:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov   |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 87 Greenwich Ave., New York City




September 1914, Volume 5, No. 12:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov   |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 87 Greenwich Ave., New York City




October 1914, Volume 6, No. 1:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov   |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 87 Greenwich Ave., New York City




November 1914, Volume 6, No. 2:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov   |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 87 Greenwich Ave., New York City




December 1914, Volume 6, No. 3:    Tamiment   |   Riazanov    |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 87 Greenwich Ave., New York City




1915


January 1915, Volume 6, No. 4:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov   |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 87 Greenwich Ave., New York City




February 1915, Volume 6, No. 5:    Tamiment   |   Riazanov    |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 87 Greenwich Ave., New York City




March 1915, Volume 6, No. 6:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov    |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 87 Greenwich Ave., New York City




April 1915, Volume 6, No. 7:    Tamiment   |   Riazanov    |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 87 Greenwich Ave., New York City




May 1915, Volume 6, No. 8:    Tamiment   |   Riazanov    |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 87 Greenwich Ave., New York City




June 1915, Volume 6, No. 9:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov    |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 87 Greenwich Ave., New York City




July 1915, Volume 6, No. 10:    Tamiment   |   Riazanov    |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 87 Greenwich Ave., New York City




August 1915, Volume 6, No. 11:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov    |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 87 Greenwich Ave., New York City




September 1915, Volume 6, No. 12:    Tamiment   |   Riazanov    |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 87 Greenwich Ave., New York City




October-November 1915, Volume 7, No. 1:    Tamiment   |   Riazanov    |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 87 Greenwich Ave., New York City




December 1915, Volume 8, No. 2:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov   |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 33 West 14th St., New York City




1916


January 1916, Volume 8, No. 3:    Tamiment   |   Riazanov    |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 87 Greenwich Ave., New York City




February 1916, Volume 8, No. 4:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov   |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 33 West 14th St., New York City




March 1916, Volume 8, No. 5:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov   |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 33 West 14th St., New York City




April 1916, Volume 8, No. 6:    Tamiment   |   Riazanov    |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 33 West 14th St., New York City




May 1916, Volume 8, No. 7:    Tamiment   |   Riazanov    |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 33 West 14th St., New York City




June 1916, Volume 8, No. 8:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov   |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 33 West 14th St., New York City




July 1916, Volume 8, No. 9:    Tamiment   |   Riazanov    |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 33 West 14th St., New York City




August 1916, Volume 8, No. 10:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov   |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 33 West 14th St., New York City




September 1916, Volume 8, No. 11:    Tamiment   |   Riazanov    |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 33 West 14th St., New York City




October 1916, Volume 8, No. 12:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov   |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 33 West 14th St., New York City




November 1916, Volume 9, No. 1:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov   |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 33 West 14th St., New York City




December 1916, Volume 9, No. 2:    Tamiment   |   Riazanov    |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 33 West 14th St., New York City




1917


January 1917, Volume 9, No. 3:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov    |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 33 West 14th St., New York City




February 1917, Volume 9, No. 4:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov    |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 33 West 14th St., New York City




March 1917, Volume 9, No. 5:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov    |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 33 West 14th St., New York City




April 1917, Volume 9, No. 6:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov    |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 33 West 14th St., New York City




May 1917, Volume 9, No. 7:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov    |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 33 West 14th St., New York City




June 1917, Volume 9, No. 8:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov    |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 33 West 14th St., New York City




July 1917, Volume 9, No. 9:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov    |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 33 West 14th St., New York City




August 1917, Volume 9, No. 10:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov    |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 33 West 14th St., New York City




September 1917, Volume 9, No. 11:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov    |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 33 West 14th St., New York City




October 1917, Volume 9, No. 12:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov    |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 33 West 14th St., New York City




→ LAST ISSUE ←
November–December 1917, Volume 10, Nos. 1 & 2:    Tamiment   |    Riazanov   |    Labadie
The Masses
Published by The Masses Publishing Co., 33 West 14th St., New York City




 

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