Life, 1895-12-26 · page 49 of 51
Life — December 26, 1895 — page 49: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains **no cartoon or satirical content**. It is a straightforward **travel advertisement** from Raymond & Whitcomb Tours, a luxury tour operator based in New York (Union Square, Lincoln Building). The ad promotes all-inclusive winter tours to California via special Vestibuled (luxury) sleeping and dining train cars departing from New York. Tickets cover all travel expenses and include freedom of movement on the Pacific Coast through July 1896. The company also offers tours to other destinations: Atlanta Exposition, Florida, Cuba, Mexico, the Rocky Mountains, Yellowstone, Yosemite, Hawaiian Islands, Japan, China, Europe, and Russia. The advertisement targets wealthy travelers seeking comfortable leisure travel. While this appears in *Life* magazine (known for satire), **this particular page is purely commercial advertising with no political or social commentary**.
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RAYMOND & WHITCOMB TOURS. Alf Traveling Expenses Included. A WINTER IN CALIFORNIA. Special trains of magnificent Vestibuled Sleeping and Dining Cars will leave New York at frequent intervals for California. The tickets cover every expense of travel both ways, and give the holder entire freedom of movement on the Pacific Coast and for the return Ehud They may be used on any rd train unt ly, $896, or on our own Special Vestibuled Trains with personal escort. Choice of routes for the outward and return trip. These tours are intended principally for those who wish to travel in the most comfortable manner. Tours to Atlanta Exposition, Florida, Cuba, Mexico, the Rocky Mountains, the Yellowstone National Park, Yosemite Valley, Hawaiian Islands, Japan, China, Europe, including Russia, etc., etc., in season. Independent Railroad and Steamship Tickets to all points. Send for descriptive book mentioning particular information desired. RAYMOND & WHITCOMB, EE nee comicbooks.com