Life Magazine – May 11, 1911 (# 1489) – Joy Riders’ Number

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Cover : WONDERFUL scene of little boy riding his tricycle and blowing a horn as a little girl rides on the back and a dog runs alongside, “The Real Thing,” art by Harold Sichel.

– JOY RIDER’S NUMBER (lots of hilarity related to Joy Riding).

– Full page color ad for Olds Motor Works (The Autocrat 4 cylinder Oldsmobile touring car with extremely cool red rock mountain road art).

– Full page black and white ads for Gold medal flour (some color), Hudson Motor Car Company (your last chance to get a Hudson this year), Steinway Pianola Piano, White Company Cars (The value of the long-stroke engine), Elmore Manufacturing Company (Elmore valveless high duty motor cars), Hupp-Yeats electric cars, Goodyear Welt (United Shoe Machinery Company).

– Full page art or cartoon art by Pierre M. Artique (A Joy ride), Angus MacDonall (landscape format, Late for a meeting … on purpose, fake car trouble),

– Two page centerspread art by Harry Grant Dart (Le Grand Prix).

– Some current events include : Insurrectionary forces now operating in society, Arrest of McManigle and the two McNamaras for dynamiting the Times building and the Llewellyn Iron Works in Los Angeles, William Burns caught them, J. J. McNamara is secretary and treasurer of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers, Professor Beers’ daughter excluded from the Hop at the Naval Academy (or some such, tempest in a teapot).

– And much, much more, especially great for antique car lovers.

–  Each original Life magazine has MUCH more excellent historic and fun 1911 content than is listed here – 2Neat!!