Description:  LIFE Magazine August 1, 1949

Joe Dimaggio on the front cover & the story of his comeback; Rome in color; Orson Welles film

Pg… 19 THE WEEK'S EVENTS: Friendship Racket Stirs Washington

Pg… 22 THE WEEK'S EVENTS: Editorial: Negroes are Americans

Pg… 24 THE WEEK'S EVENTS: Shriners and Lions Hold Conventions

Pg… 26 THE WEEK'S EVENTS: How Great Britain Went Broke in Four Years

Pg… 28 THE WEEK'S EVENTS: Argentine Quints are Six

Pg… 32 THE WEEK'S EVENTS: LIFE Offers Congratulations

Pg… 37 THE WEEK'S EVENTS: A "Mickey" for Mickey

Pg… 66 ARTICLE: It's Great to be Back, by Joe Dimaggio

Pg… 44 PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAY: Rome

Pg… 59 MEDICINE: Best Artificial Hand Yet

Pg… 60 FASHION: Visible Slips

Pg… 62 TELEVISION: TV Dog Days

Pg… 64 SCIENCE: Horizon–To–Horizon Camera

Pg… 74 ANIMALS: Dog–Loving Duck

Pg… 2 OTHER DEPARTMENTS: Letters to the Editors

Pg… 14 OTHER DEPARTMENTS: Speaking of Pictures: These are the Coldest Pictures We Could Find

Pg… 81 OTHER DEPARTMENTS: LIFE's Visit: Gwendolyn Cafritz Makes Her Bid

Pg… 88 OTHER DEPARTMENTS: Miscellany: Pickle Propaganda