Life Magazine – January 19, 1905 (# 1160) – Automobile Number!

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Cover : Car related comic art by Albert Levering, In a thousand years, Small horses are now pets.

– AUTO NUMBER (lots of car ads and other automotive content!).
– Artists and cartoonists include Herbert Johnson, Charles Dana Gibson (I believe), William H. Walker, C. J. Budd, W. M. Balfour-Ker (two page center spread – very cute “Trouble with the sparker” – like running out of gas on a date), E. N. Clark, Edward Windsor Kemble, J.R. Shaver (lighter art than in later years), James Montgomery Flagg, Raymond Crosby (full page), and others.
– Full page photographic Decauville car ad, photo, Standard Automobile company.
– Editorial topics include the Japanese-Russian war, Port Arthur, Senator John Raines of Canandaigua, William H. Baldwin, more.
– His voyage, what an old sailor had to say about his auto ride.
– Life’s only libel suit, pertaining to Iroquois theater fire story in January 21, 1904.
– Directions for running an automobile.
– A large number of car ads – great issue for that.
– Half page American Mercedes automobiles ad.
– Half page White Steam car ad.
– Quarter page Pope automobiles ad, Pope Waverly Electrics.
– Half page Northern Automobiles ad, Detroit.
– Half page Rambler Surrey type car ad.
– Full page Columbia electric vehicle company ad, cars.
– Full page Waltham manufacturing company car ad, five models shown.
– And much more 2Neat vintage Life magazine 1905 content – fun!