Life Magazine – April 8, 1926 (# 2266) – Travel Number

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Cover : Hip young girl gazing at her guy’s photo, “His Map,” art by excellent John Held Jr.

– TRAVEL NUMBER.
– Full page color ads for Palmer House Chicago (residential hotel accommodation), North German Lloyd transatlantic cruise ships (nice art of Columbus ship, art by Wad, F. G.?), Pierce Arrow (signature faint, probably Adolph Treidler).
– Full page black and white ads forMarmon Motor Car Company (Touring or Detouring, art by Fred Mizen), Hamiliton Watch (throttle in one hand, railroad accuracy), Reed & Barton silverware (Treasure, with art of sailing ship by Arthur Kelley), Packard (Packard Mile costs less), Cadillac (with nice art by Frank Quail), Dodge Brothers Motor Cars (art by Harry Timmons), Cunard Automobile Route special golf tours.
– Full page art or cartoon art by Harrison Cady (pair of half page artworks, The old Indian trail, yesterday and today), F. G. Cooper (Arting en route), C. H. Sykes (You’ve made a wonderful job of it … pertaining to prohibition).
– Two page centerspread art by Charles Dana Gibson, “The annual demand,” wife and grown children all looking to the father for money.
– Cute half page artwork by John Held Jr. (Flapper girl noticing that all four guys have a bottle of liquor in their back pocket, “Four out of five have it.”).
– Some current events include : Prohibition; Prediction of collapse of the League of Nations; Prediction of resumption off competitive armaments; Europe is not very happy.
–  Each original Life magazine has MUCH more excellent historic and fun 1926 content than is listed here – 2Neat!!