Life Magazine – May 19, 1927 (# 2324) – John Held, Jr.

Description

Cover : Woman in flapper fashion looking at housewife with baby in carriage, who is staring back at her in startlement, art by John Held, Jr.

– BACK NUMBER (contains many jokes from earlier times).
– Full page color Chandler royal eight car ad, the Last Word in Magnificence, art by George Shepherd.
– Full page art or cartoon art by E. Walker (Elco cruiser boat ad), Alfonso X. Peña Alfonso X. Pena (Scheherazade and Peter Rabbit), C. H. Sykes (Down in apathy alley … big business and the Republicans are killing off “Third Term Tradition”), unsigned (nice La Salle car ad with airplane overhead), F (?) (Erskine Six car ad).
– Lovely full page color Nash light six sedan car ad with hay wagon and farmers, art by CW.
– Two page centerspread art by Russell Patterson, “The imperial chef forgets to include a Napoleon with the French pastry.”
– Some current events include : Floods on the Mississippi and towns being evacuated, Taking care of the flood refugees and helping them with their losses, What can we do about future floods?, Comparison to deforested banks of huge river in China, The Snyder murder.
– Really cute half page cartoon for geologists, “Everyday deeds that pass unsung : looking for that last tooth to complete the Dinosaur.”
– Full page ad for Cine-Kodak, movie camera and projector.
– Full page color travel ad for the Banff Springs Hotel.
– Full page color Willys-Knight Six “70” car ad with two women at outdoor table with collie dog, not signed.
– Nice full page color Camel cigarettes ad with three people waving goodbye from boat, Experienced Smokers, not signed.
– And much, much more.