Life Magazine – February 17, 1916 (# 1738) – Rea Irvin – Tiger eyeing Picnickers

– Full page color Bull Durham smoking tobacco ad with nice art of three soldiers in a bunker, “Get the range of smoking satisfaction,” not signed.
– Full page art or cartoon art by Birch (You say we Germans don’t go to purgatory?), Orson Lowell (two pages : What is the new ward boss going to be like? … this, or this?), C. A. Voight (The theorist : how to hold a baby).
– Well done small art panel showing a transformation of the American Capital building into the head of the Kaiser in a helmet, art by Marcus.
– Two page centerspread art by Charles Dana Gibson, “The latest craze,” indoor ice skating … flooding the ballroom.
– Some current events include : Mr. Roosevelt does not seem like a strong candidate this year, President Wilson came out finally for the ablest navy in the world (which seems rather more than we need), Senate voted to give the Filipinos full independence, Philippines, Sinking German Zeppelin L-19.
– Super excellent full page color Baker Electrics ad with winter scene, “Arriving in Style,” with the wagon or carriage with a driver holding a whip, or “box on H” artist’s glyph.
– Full page color Pierce-Arrow Motor car company ad with art by Myron Perley.
– Much more.