The prolific Paul Stahr, who had a monopoly on Argosy covers between 1924-1934, did these beautiful covers for The Elks magazine. Tell me your favorites with a comment.
My choices: January 1925 and September 1924.
![Cover by Paul Stahr for the Elks magazine 1923 October Cover by Paul Stahr for the Elks magazine 1923 October](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9n-DppeqRsA/VuL_HaiCmZI/AAAAAAAABNs/v9G8iba_Decek1u-s5kwqGHk3Feb_JCFg/s640/Cover%2Bby%2BPaul%2BStahr%2Bfor%2Bthe%2BElks%2Bmagazine%2B1923%2BOctober.png) |
Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1923 October |
![Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1924 July Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1924 July](https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ah-PAjqV0-o/VuL_JVZIoYI/AAAAAAAABN0/IGAtxK4tIacORtdWlhrhfUYZCebHilowQ/s640/Cover%2Bby%2BPaul%2BStahr%2Bfor%2Bthe%2BElks%2Bmagazine%2B1924%2BJuly.png) |
Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1924 July |
![Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1924 September Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1924 September](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MRlV5w1sKLQ/VuL_JjZGgkI/AAAAAAAABN4/eX652iNre0w7Ae64gtC8lx66oJtp4xUmg/s640/Cover%2Bby%2BPaul%2BStahr%2Bfor%2Bthe%2BElks%2Bmagazine%2B1924%2BSeptember.png) |
Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1924 September |
![Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1924 November Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1924 November](https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1hlcwV0L8-8/VuL_IJ17WfI/AAAAAAAABNw/ktVLBf-3UvQBf5TRlPX0bbL5g9WUAevQw/s640/Cover%2Bby%2BPaul%2BStahr%2Bfor%2Bthe%2BElks%2Bmagazine%2B1924%2BNovember.png) |
Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1924 November |
![Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1925 January Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1925 January](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-m9Mw8KUCuvY/VuL_KRKRuBI/AAAAAAAABN8/sLxoxgAQK_QAS45PoBBzHYLhVIYeR5Q7A/s640/Cover%2Bby%2BPaul%2BStahr%2Bfor%2Bthe%2BElks%2Bmagazine%2B1925%2BJanuary.png) |
Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1925 January |
![Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1925 March Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1925 March](https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lKAxpamj-Yc/VuL_MJXAnaI/AAAAAAAABOE/pDBhKEflqck3_RX4s69Q0TrIBfPOaSfmw/s640/Cover%2Bby%2BPaul%2BStahr%2Bfor%2Bthe%2BElks%2Bmagazine%2B1925%2BMarch.png) |
Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1925 March |
![Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1925 June Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1925 June](https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IesSi_D-HPA/VuL_LYJ1PaI/AAAAAAAABOA/eeSis7A5QYwsiugblN8xXgd6AJii6cmNA/s640/Cover%2Bby%2BPaul%2BStahr%2Bfor%2Bthe%2BElks%2Bmagazine%2B1925%2BJune.png) |
Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1925 June |
![Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1925 October Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1925 October](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-147rogg9vt0/VuL_MvcEIJI/AAAAAAAABOI/64KzHVKJjpkwC1VAHDu_vEXGITKYGMvdg/s640/Cover%2Bby%2BPaul%2BStahr%2Bfor%2Bthe%2BElks%2Bmagazine%2B1925%2BOctober.png) |
Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1925 October |
![Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1926 December Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1926 December](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xD3U5uxISA0/VuL_NJFm4nI/AAAAAAAABOM/KKMfKovrC4U3Blz_Uc3Pxbq0YFxEjVGoA/s640/Cover%2Bby%2BPaul%2BStahr%2Bfor%2Bthe%2BElks%2Bmagazine%2B1926%2BDecember.png) |
Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1926 December |
The original paintings for the next two covers have survived.
![Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1927 July Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1927 July](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2rY_oD87LEw/VuL_NxBr0KI/AAAAAAAABOQ/iZq50sTHddIFKj6mUdXnCgJfeUvJsmi_Q/s640/Cover%2Bby%2BPaul%2BStahr%2Bfor%2Bthe%2BElks%2Bmagazine%2B1927%2BJuly.png) |
Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1927 July |
![Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1928 February Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1928 February](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-I5_kslGacgU/VuL_Oex8SQI/AAAAAAAABOU/2VsX81BWekExwMlRhiKCFf9RrZAmBTyMw/s640/Cover%2Bby%2BPaul%2BStahr%2Bfor%2Bthe%2BElks%2Bmagazine%2B1928%2BFebruary.png) |
Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1928 February |
![Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1928 October Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1928 October](https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cKIo3WwPenw/VuL_Pu3iurI/AAAAAAAABOY/MfI923UN7LkSaD1qffRHzTYgRkwhikQdQ/s640/Cover%2Bby%2BPaul%2BStahr%2Bfor%2Bthe%2BElks%2Bmagazine%2B1928%2BOctober.png) |
Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1928 October |
![Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1929 January Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1929 January](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Vy5l9PRRUyU/VuL_PmkXS1I/AAAAAAAABOc/nXVZiL4KBIIC7o4rLxWBmasoybp1VN9ag/s640/Cover%2Bby%2BPaul%2BStahr%2Bfor%2Bthe%2BElks%2Bmagazine%2B1929%2BJanuary.png) |
Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1929 January |
![Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1932 May Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1932 May](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7q9ch_onw7I/VuL_QFCUTdI/AAAAAAAABOg/PR-GB61i8LQtRHcPasiN6j8a8z-bn8WJg/s640/Cover%2Bby%2BPaul%2BStahr%2Bfor%2Bthe%2BElks%2Bmagazine%2B1932%2BMay.png) |
Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1932 May |
![Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1934 January Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1934 January](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7vpATExSbXk/VuL_RryHRnI/AAAAAAAABOo/fmpJ7lrpA-kYSpVwF33iNHjXaifauy34A/s640/Cover%2Bby%2BPaul%2BStahr%2Bfor%2Bthe%2BElks%2Bmagazine%2B1934%2BJanuary.png) |
Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1934 January |
![Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1934 May Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1934 May](https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UWQwliRlMdA/VuL_RrvQXbI/AAAAAAAABOk/d8Eth0Dwsqs2WhXQJLrUfQssrbdxnIDYA/s640/Cover%2Bby%2BPaul%2BStahr%2Bfor%2Bthe%2BElks%2Bmagazine%2B1934%2BMay.png) |
Cover by Paul Stahr for The Elks magazine 1934 May |
These paintings impress me more than Paul Stahr's usual work for ARGOSY. I like the January 1929 musical cover.
Some very nice art. I wonder what the legal status of the work is.
As a retired Missouri National Guardsman, my preference is for the Minuteman cover at the top of the stack.
I looked at that, and wondered how on earth they managed to carry that cello around in winter.
For me it was a tossup between the Minuteman cover and the revolutionary war soldier cover from January 1925. The soldier won because of his weary expression, which I felt was more realistic.
The November 1924 cover, with the couple in prayer at the table. However, all the covers are beautiful, and I would have collected merely for the great art.
Happy you liked them. There are some more coming in the next few weeks from a couple of well-known artists, so keep coming back to check.