Life Magazine – January 1, 1925 (# 2200) – Charles Dana Gibson – New Year

– Full page color White Rock mineral water ad with woman in blue holding up glass in front of grandfather clock, not signed.
– Full page art or cartoon art by Strothmann (People and their cars), Rea Irvin (The phrase testers : determining the celerity of saying “Jack Robinson”), Albert Frueh (Bullet-proof spring styles), Charles Forbell (In ye goode olde dayes, ye new Yeare calle), McClelland Barclay (Fisher Bodies ad)
– Two page centerspread art by Charles Dana Gibson, old couple gazing fondly at falling-apart park bench, “The old park bench has seen better days.”
– Some current events include : Eulogy of President Wilson, Dr. Alderman, William Allen White’s book, Owen Young and the Dawes plan, Illness and death of Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor, President Eliot speaks against inter-marriage, President Coolidge traveled to Chicago in a public Pullman car, Women object to war.
– Quarter page artwork by J. R. Shaver, “Mother, how many times were we divorced before we married father?”, little girl leaning on the arm of her mother’s chair.
– And much more 2Neat vintage Life magazine 1925 content – fun!