Life Magazine – June 2, 1927 (# 2326) – Graduation Number

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Cover : Man and woman smoking and holding diplomas, “Now what shall we commence?,” art by L. J. Holton.

– COMMENCEMENT NUMBER (much on graduation, graduates and such).
– Full page color Buick car ad with lovely art of crème, grey and black convertible.
– Full page ads for Ethyl Gasoline (art), Lee of Conshohocken tires (art by Lyle Justis), Hamilton Watch (art), Metropolitan Life Insurance (Photo of soldiers in a long rank), La Salle Cadillac cars (art signed but illegible), Fisher Bodies (art), Sesamee locks (art).
– Two medium sized photos from Camp Raritan in Pottersville, New Jersey, Life’s camps for needy children, boys swimming in the river, being weighed to see how much weight they are putting on.
– Full page color ad for “Say it with Flowers” “Florists Telegraph Delivery,” signed but not quite legible, probably Slater.
– Full page color Packard ad with art of blue car on yellow background, plus knight on white horse.
– Full page art or cartoon art by L. J. Holton (The tryout : A modern jazz leader hires a cornet player), C. H. Sykes (The Month), Ellison Hoover (Little Known industries : deforming hats for the college trade), Edouard Bernard (The sad end of a beautiful dream).
– Two page centerspread art by Gluyas Williams (The relatives), in a college dorm room.
– Some current events include : An embarrassment of murders and murder trials, The problem of dealing with crime, Raising a million dollars for the work started by Thomas Mott Osborne (prisons?), Sacco-Vanzetti case, Prohibition enforcement, Floods, Return of baseball, Anti-Saloon League.
– Full page color Stearns-Knight motor cars with art of green car.
– Full page color Johnston & Murphy men’s shoes ad with art of Southampton Beach.
– Full page color travel ad for Banff Springs Hotel, Canada.
– And much more 2Neat vintage Life magazine 1927 content – fun!