PICTORIAL MAGAZINE section only of The Detroit News, Nov. 5, 1961 The front page of this section has a nice color image showing a independent Woman of the early 1900's driving a automobile titled: "EARLY AUTO DAZE" (see images)
Complete Pictorial Magazine section with 40 pages, a few small binding holes along the top margin, nice condition.

Background: The November 5, 1961 Detroit News Pictorial section is a notable piece of mid-century paper ephemera that captures a unique intersection of American illustration, automotive nostalgia, and Detroit newspaper history. Featuring cover art by renowned commercial illustrator Frederic Earl Christy—famous for his early 20th-century "Christy Girl" depictions that portrayed stylish, independent young women—the issue showcases a lady in a striking red dress at the wheel of a brass-era automobile, a classic motif originally created during the infancy of motoring when driving represented high fashion and modern freedom. Published in Motor City during the exact year of Christy's death, this rotogravure section likely served as both a posthumous tribute to the artist and a celebration of early 1900s automobilia, giving it strong crossover collector appeal among vintage art enthusiasts, early automotive historians, and Detroit local history archivists.