Life Magazine – April 7, 1927 (# 2318) – Coles Phillips

– TRAVEL NUMBER (including a number of ads for travel luggage).
– Full page color Buick car ad with art of green and black auto.
– Full page art or cartoon art by Fred Cole (part of a Fisher Bodies ad), Miller (Ile de France, French line cruise ships. James Montgomery Flagg (part of Metropolitan Life Insurance ad), Strothmann (Mental hazards : the newspaper photographer … golf theme), Fred G. Cooper (Drivvellogue), C. H. Sykes (What does a Professor know about money?), unsigned (two pages : Sesamee combination lock ad), Lyle Justis (Lee of Conshohocken tires ad).
– Two page ad for Ethyl Gasoline with graphs and talking about how Ethyl takes the knock out.
– Interesting two-thirds page ad for American Bakers Association certified travel cheques.
– Two page centerspread art by Gluyas Williams, “The Station platform,” busy scene in train station.
– Some current events include : Libel suit of Sapiro against Henry Ford, Mexico, Calles government, Cantonese have taken Shanghai, Results of having missionaries in China.
– Full page color Packard car ad with green auto and Indian in canoe.
– Charming full page color Black Jack licorice flavor chewing gum ad with cute art by R. B. Fuller.
– And much more 2Neat vintage Life magazine 1927 content – fun!