Life Magazine – May 25, 1911 (# 1491) – College Number

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Cover : Three college girls interrupted as they have a candlelit picnic in their room, “A knock at the door,” art by Walter Tittle.

– COLLEGE NUMBER.

– Full page color ads for Wrigley’s Spearmint Pepsin Gum, Hampton’s Magazine, Williams’ shaving stick.

– GREAT TRUCK ADS : Full page black and white ads for Wyckoff, Church & Partridge (The Commer Truck, with nice art of a Jacob Brothers Company Pianos truck), Packard Motor Trucks (with nice art of Yawman & Erbe Manufacturing Company truck), Kelly Motor Truck (The truck that made the grade … very unusual looking truck).

– Buckets of art or cartoon art by many different artists.

– Two page centerspread art by Harrison Cady (Some milestones along Life’s highway).

– Some current events include : The suffragist ladies had a beautiful parade, Bands playing “Don’t get Gay with the Girls”, A subway from Boston has been run under Harvard Square in Cambridge, statue of Charles Sumner.

– Off for the coronation : J. Bounder Ballingford, Life’s special correspondent, sails for London.

– Cool half page artwork by William H. Walker, ghosts of horses running a race track as airplanes circle overhead, “Ghosts of Belmont Park.”

– Small artwork by Boz Hewes (the first time I recall seeing his name), In the Spring a young man’s fancy – you bet he is.

– And much, much more.