Life Magazine – July 2, 1891 (# 444) – 4th of July Number

Description

Cover : Little boy Uncle Sam riding the American Eagle (Sam is shooting off his guns, eagle is carrying fireworks), art by Charles Dana Gibson.  Unusual color cover.

– FOURTH OF JULY NUMBER.
– Full page (in red) ad for Pabst Brewing Company, Pabst lager beer of Milwaukee, includes lists of best brands and artwork of factory area by Marr Richards.
– Full page art or cartoon art by F. G. Attwood (The glorious Fourth), unsigned (Life’s designs for a set of souvenir spoons).
– Two page centerspread art by W. A. Rogers (An interesting display of pyrotechnics), the Farmer’s Alliance chasing off both the Democratic and the Republican parties with pitchforks.
– Some current events include : Fourth of July holiday, A group of Garner family members express their disapproval of the marriage of a young woman of the family to Gordon-Cumming (i.e. it wasn’t the parents objecting), Professor William James of Cambridge is making a census of hallucinations and apparitions, Mrs. George L. Schuyler don’t want a statue to her exhibited.
– And many more smaller artworks, cartoon art, and ads … a very entertaining vintage publication!
– And much more 1891   2Neat antique Life magazine content – cool!