Life Magazine – December 20, 1929 (# 2459) – Window Shopping the Clerk

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Cover : Man, who is Christmas shopping, gazing at the sales lady behind a counter of men’s ties, “Just looking,” art by Russell Patterson.

– Full page color ads for Buick (with photo.  Ad is for buying TWO Buicks in place of ONE high priced car), Majestic Radio.
– Full page black and white ads for Lucky Strike cigarettes (art by Winsor McCay, American Intelligence), Lincoln cars (Judkins two window Berline).
– Full page art or cartoon art by Kemp Starrett (Home for Christmas, young lady walking into dreary little undecorated room with rent due), R. B. Fuller (Merry Christmas, Mr. Kelly! … says the driver who has just crashed into his car), Dr. Seuss (Life’s little educational charts : How to play Phrugmbumnb la!), Ralph Barton (Jack Donahue and Lily Damita and Evelyn Hoey).
– Two thirds page ad for travel to Cuba with art by Bob Fink.
– Green River, Wyoming : When Jack Evers appeared at the court house to claim a wolf bounty he got a big surprise … the animal he had shot and skinned was the Sheriff’s pet police dog.
– Two page centerspread art by Edwina (Sinbad : do not open until Christmas).
– And much more 1929   2Neat antique Life magazine content – cool!