Life Magazine – September 24, 1908 (# 1352) – Orville Wright
$20.00
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Fair (All Good, but has faint corner water mark)
Fair (All Good, with nice cover, but cover is split along the spine and loose)
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2 in stock
Description
Cover : Lovely demure woman in period clothing and big hat, art by the impressive Henry Hutt.
– Full page color ad for Baker Electric vehicles with the Runabout, the Inside Driven Coupe, and the Brougham.
– Full page black and white ad for Prudential Insurance company (a monthly income for 20 years or life).
– Full page art or cartoon art by Orson Lowell (Your butler seems like a fastidious and superior chap).
– Two page centerspread art by Johnson (First initials present, look like Japanese character), “The man behind the gun,” soldier courting girl behind a cannon as another soldier marches by on the other side with his rifle.
– Some current events include : Public interest clings to baseball and flying machines, Political attacks on Taft because he is a Unitarian, New York city board of education wants 45 million dollars for next year.
– “Orville Wright’s two hour-long flights in his aeroplane at Fort Meyer on September 9 made a very definite impression on the public mind.”
– And much, much more.