{"product_id":"foto-rama-may-1954-back-from-hell-by-william-bensen","title":"Foto-Rama May 1954 - Back From HELL by William Bensen","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFoto-Rama — May 1954\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeaturing \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Back From HELL” by William Bensen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEarly A.A. \/ Twelfth Step House \/ Alcoholism Recovery Photo Feature\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eOffered here is the \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eMay 1954 issue of Foto-Rama: The Photo Magazine of Headline Features\u003c\/span\u003e, featuring the article \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e“Back From HELL” by William Bensen\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis striking photo-feature tells the story of an alcoholic who finds help through \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eAlcoholics Anonymous\u003c\/span\u003e and the work of \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eTwelfth Step House\u003c\/span\u003e in New York. Written and presented in the dramatic photo-magazine style of the 1950s, the article follows the alcoholic from despair and homelessness toward recovery, service, and renewed purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe piece is especially notable for its visual documentation of A.A.-related recovery work in the early 1950s. It includes photographs and discussion of Twelfth Step House, a volunteer-supported recovery setting connected to the practical work of helping alcoholics who lacked food, clothing, housing, and hope. The article also prints the \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eTwelve Steps of A.A.\u003c\/span\u003e and describes the Fellowship’s self-help approach, including one alcoholic helping another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFor collectors of A.A. history, this is an unusual and visually powerful mid-century magazine feature—part recovery article, part photo essay, and part public-education piece on alcoholism as a disease rather than a moral failing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis magazine is in \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003egood condition\u003c\/span\u003e overall with minimal wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePlease review all photos carefully for the most accurate representation of condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eA unique 1950s recovery-history collectible documenting Alcoholics Anonymous, Twelfth Step work, and the public presentation of alcoholism recovery in postwar America.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Recovery Collectibles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49678057930994,"sku":null,"price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0328\/4625\/0120\/files\/IMG-4850.png?v=1781503886","url":"https:\/\/recoverycollectibles.com\/products\/foto-rama-may-1954-back-from-hell-by-william-bensen","provider":"Recovery Collectibles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}