Jet vol. 1 no. 1

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Jet Magazine, volume 1, number 1, featuring a full length black and white image of Mrs. Ray Robinson, against a red and white background. Robinson is wearing a full length mink coat, dark gloves, and dark strappy sandals. She is facing the camera in three-quarter view with her PL side forward. Below Robinson’s image is the model’s credit with a caption, in black ink, that reads [Mrs. Ray Robinson / And Her / $10,000 Mink]. The top third of the background to the left of the model is white and has the masthead in black text [JET / THE WEEKLY NEGRO NEWS MAGAZINE]. The right left side of the cover is red white text with the date line and price [15c / Nov.

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