Life Magazine – November 1, 1929 (# 2452) – John LaGatta

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Cover : Lovely, sophisticated lady in blue, curious caption, “The Artist made no mistakes in this picture!,” art by the famous John LaGatta.

– Full page color ads for White Rock Ginger Ale and Water (with art of people at an aviation fly-in, not signed), Whippet fours and sixes (Willys-Overland, with art of duck hunters), Camel Cigarettes (with art by Eric of woman in red dress at horse show, Carl Erickson).
– Wonderful full page artwork by Dr. Seuss (Life’s Little Educational Charts : How to construct a cheap, but reliable, Gnorfer.).
– Full page black and white ads for Auburn Automobile company (Cord Front Drive cars (with full page photograph of car, three people and a horse), Temple Radio (Radio luxury for a luxury hungry world), Mimeograph (artwork with turkeys), Chrysler Imperial (with Multi-Range Gear Shift, art by W. J. Mayfield), Skookum Apples (Hercules Returns, Skookum Packers Association, Wenatchee), Kolster Radio, Lucky Strike Cigarettes.
– Full page art or cartoon art by W. Kemp Starrett (The Strike Breakers, crowd of emaciated-looking people of all ages), R. B. Fuller (“Emerson! Shall mama scold?”, little boy with a slingshot causes a major traffic pile-up), Gardner Rea (Impressions of Radio Hours : Major Bowes and his Capitol Family), Frank Hanley (Man happily reading about wild adventures, then all sad taking his little dog on a city walk (his “adventure”), Edwina (Sinbad : watch your step, he prefers to chew his bone in front of the door), Ralph Barton (Miss Jane Cowl and Miss Alice Brady),
– And much more 1929   2Neat antique Life magazine content – cool!