Life, 1897-07-22 · page 2 of 20
Life — July 22, 1897 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not satire or political commentary. It features vacation and travel promotions typical of early 20th-century Life magazine: - **Hotel Vendome** (Boston), **Hotel Preston** (Beach Bluff, Mass.), and **Hotel Ampersand** (Adirondacks) advertise summer accommodations with amenities like golf, swimming, and boating. - A **railroad advertisement** promotes the Chicago Great Western Railway's dining car service. - The **lower section** offers framed proofs of original Life magazine illustrations for purchase ($2-$4), appealing to readers who wanted to own artwork from the publication. The small illustration of a blindfolded child is a generic decoration for the railway ad, not political commentary. This is essentially a commercial page showcasing leisure destinations and merchandise available to affluent readers.
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HOTEL VENDOME, BOSTON #2fs3gaste RIGHT oN THE EDGE OF THE OCEAN. Hotel Preston seach srurr, mass. Onh high bluft, above magnificent beach, Any y yy miles from, Boston, Entirely remodeled Opened June a2. roprietor, Hotel Nottingham, Boston, BAR HARBOR, ME. "| The Louisburg M.L. BALCH, Proprietor Open June ag to Sept For circulars, etc., address the manager, Je PAL BERT BU) TLER, on Hotel Brunswick, Boston, Mass. this year. For circulars, etc., adi THe ADIRONDACKS Hotel Ampersand Qn lower Saranac Lake. Ten hours from New York without change. Centrally located. Within a short drive of all the principal resorts in the mountains. Special Attractions . for Young People ‘New golf links, swimming, rowing, canoeing, tennis, baseball and dancing! Special rates for-June. | De= iightfal month in the moun= tains, For information, ad- C.M. EATON, Ampersand, Franklin Co., N.Y. or 156 Fifth Ave., N.Y. PSs ae rAR A I Gancaco 22 GREAT ae ae = WESTERN eg se cuicaeo 43 > ST. PAUL % tes MINNEAPOLIS g Lens, ccwcnae Passensen ano NcHET Acta, emeued TEOSi a oe : ES Framed Proofs of Originals from LIFE ROOFS of any of the original drawings from Lire will be furnished, suitably and daintily framed, on application. Large double - page drawings, including frame and transportation within one hundred miles from New York City, $4. Smaller drawings, $2. Proofs without frames at half the above prices. Make selections from files of Lire and orders will be promptly filled... ... Proofs are same size as illustrations in LIFE. LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 19 and 21 West Thirty-first Street, New York City. COPYRIGHT FOR GREAT BRITAIN BY JANES MEROEROON