Photoplay (Jul - Dec 1931)

Photoplay Magazine for July, 1931 89 Your Simplest Snapshot may win a 10,000 Prize Any snapshot made in May, June, July or August, 1931, stands a chance in Kodak's $100,000 Competition for Amateur Picture-Takers HERE'S your chance to win world renown, and a §10,000 international grand award — with a simple snapshot! Kodak is offering $100,000 in an international competition for interesting pictures. 1,000 prizes totaling $2^,000 are for pictures from the United States alone. There are 141 prizes in each of six picture classes that cover every conceivable picture subject. The first-prize winner in each class automatically enters the international judging at Geneva, Switzerland, where $16,000 more will be awarded. This contest is for amateurs only. Experience is not needed. Picture interest is what counts. Anyone with a Brownie, a Hawk-Eye or the simplest Kodak has the same chance as users of costly cameras. Winners of the U. S. prizes will be determined by a committee of distinguished judges consisting of Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd, Mary Roberts Rinehart, Rudolf Eickemeyer, eminent photographer; Howard Chandler Christy, celebrated artist; Kenneth Wilson Williams, editor of " Kodakery." Ask your dealer for rules leaflet or write to Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, N. Y. Make lots of snapshots. Clip the entry blank. Enter to win. Kodak Film in the familiar yellow box, or the new Kodak Verichrome Film in the yellow box with checkered strifes, gives pictures of the prize -winning kind. Tune in for news of the contest over N. B. C. Red Network every Friday at 10 p.m. Eastern daylight saving time. Pacific Coast program, 9:30 p.m. Pacific time. #25,000 in U. S. Prizes SIX PICTURE CLASSES 1,000 Chances to Win! YOU may submit pictures of any subject in this contest. Prizes will be awarded in 6 classes, and your entries will be placed for judging in the classes in which they are most likely to win. A. Children. Any picture in which the principal interest is a child or children. B. Scenes. Landscapes, marine views, city, street, travel or country scenes, etc. C. Games, Sports, Pastimes, Occupations. Baseball, tennis.golf, fishing, gardening, carpentry, etc. D. Still Life and Nature Subjects, Architecture and Architectural Detail, Interiors. Art objects, curios, cut flowers, or any still life object in artistic arrangement, any nature subject, etc. Exteriors or interiors of homes, churches, schools, offices, libraries; statues, etc. E. Informal Portraits. Close-up or full figure of a person or persons, excepting pictures in which the principal interest is a child or children. (See Class A above.) F. Animals. Pets. Birds. Pets (dogs, cats, etc.l; farm animals or fowls; wild animals or birds, either at large or in zoos. Prizes for United States GRAND PRIZE: Bronze Medal and 32,500 141 PRIZES IN EACH CLASS For the best picture in each class $500 For the next picture in each class 250 For the next picture in each class 100 For each of next 5 pictures in each class. . 25 For each of next 133 pictures in each class 10 (847 prizes, totaling $16,330) STATE PRIZES FOR CHILD PICTURES For the best child pictures made and entered in May and June from each of the 48 states, also the District of Columbia, Hawaii and Alaska: First Prize, each state $100 Second Prize, each state 50 Third Prize, each state 20 (153 state, territorial prizes, totaling $8,670) International Awards The best picture in each class from each country will automatically enter the International Competition to be judged for later awards at Geneva, Switzerland. GRAND AWARD: Silver Trophy and $10,000 SDC CLASS AWARDS: Best picture in each class, a Gold Medal and $1,000 * * * Total U. S. Prize Money $25,000 International Awards 16,000 Prize Money for rest of world 59,000 NOTE that one picture may win a $500 class prize, the $2,500 grand prize for U. S. A. . . . plus a $1,000 international class award and the $10,000 international grand award ... a total of $14,000 for a single snapshot. Entry Blank -Clip it Now! Mail blank with your entries to Prize Contest Office, Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, N. Y. Do not place your name on either the front or back of any picture. Name iPUdMt Print Street Address _ Town and Stale Make of Camera Make of Film L-2 > KODAK INTERNATIONAL 8100,000 COMPETITION fa&r*F. (jPictuze-JaA&i*