Life Magazine – January 12, 1922 (# 2045) – Franklin Booth – Futuristic City

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Cover : Wonderful fantasy scene of woman looking out at futuristic city across the water, art by Franklin Booth.

– Full page sepia tone color McCallum Silk Hosiery ad with fancy woman in windstorm with monkey, art by M. C. Woodbury.
– Full page art or cartoon art by Charles Dana Gibson (To Margalo Gillmore), P. L. Crosby (Believe me! This is the last time I’ll lead this pack of cowards), Rea Irvin (The Community Spirit, Madame Diablo), Charles Forbell (In King Solomon’s court)
– Shimmying for Chamois in the Pyrenees.
– Two page centerspread art by Charles Dana Gibson “Her New Mother.”
– Some current events include : Colonel Watterson, Meeting of the Dail, Miss Mary MacSwiney, low value of the mark in Germany, If your currency is so depreciated that buyers cannot import goods, you have a ready-made protection and no bother about tariff or custom-houses (like China in 2011), too many cars in New York city.
–  Each original Life magazine has MUCH more excellent historic and fun 1922 content than is listed here – 2Neat!!