What is the Saturday Evening Post?
The Saturday Evening Post is the oldest American magazine in publication. It was founded in 1728 with an origin that linked to Benjamin Franklin’s Pennsylvania Gazette, but was purchased and made famous by Cyrus Curtis. Curtis purchased the Saturday Evening Post for $1000 US Dollars (USD) in 1897 and it soared to success with a circulation of one million by 1906. The Saturday Evening Post became an award-winning and iconic publication featuring the best of American writers and artists. The Saturday Evening Post began as a weekly publication and contained general and human-interest stories, editorial and humorous filler along with reader-generated content and fictional pieces. Though the content of the Saturday Evening Post was primarily engaging and accounted for its growth, its illustrated Americana cover art is perhaps the best known component of the publication.
