Life, 1903-02-05 · page 3 of 24
Life — February 5, 1903 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Page Analysis This page contains **no political cartoons or satirical content**. Instead, it features three distinct advertisements from circa 1903: 1. **Guaranty Trust Company of New York** — a financial institution advertisement listing capital, services, and board members. 2. **Santa Fe Railway** — promoting the "California Limited" train service from Chicago to California in under three days, highlighting comfort features like Pullman cars. 3. **The "Mobile" Automobile** — advertising early automobiles, claiming over a million miles of testing experience and offering models priced at $550-$1,080. The page represents typical early 1900s *Life* magazine content: advertising revenue mixed with editorial material. The "Mobile" auto ad is particularly notable as evidence of the nascent automobile industry competing for consumer attention alongside established transportation (railroads).
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GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK. MUTUAL LIFE BUILDING, NASSAU, CORNER CEDAR STREET. Santa Fe all the Way You leave Chicago on the Califor- nia Limited. In less than three days you are in California. — It’s Santa Fe all the way—train, track and management. Shortest line. Chicago to Los Angeles and San Diego, A direct route to San Francisco, Only line to Grand Can- yon of Arizona. DRAFTS on all parts of Great Britain, France, Germany, China, and Philippines Money cannot provide a finer train. Think of a travel PGHT and SOLD, comfort: here itis. Cosy compartment Pullmans, sunny observation parlor, elected library, electric lights; also bufiet'smoking car, with barber shop and daily stock reports. But the crown of it all is the dining-car serv- ice — Harvey's best, which is best in the world. Con- vincing tacts in booklets. Our other daily trains to California carry standard DIRECTORS: , Pullmans, tourist sleepers and chair cars. P. Baker, R. Somers Hares Alexander E. Orr, Bowdoin, Charies R. Henderson. Walter G, Oakman, Atchison, General Hin. J Henry HH. Rogers, Topeka & Passenger 'p. dauitare, WL MCK, Twombiy, Santa Fo anta S fice, Jarvie. rederick W. Vandertilit, 4 *, hs ecards, Harry Payne Whitney. Railway. Chicago. Levt P. Morton, , LONDON OFFICES 33 LOMBARD STREET, E. C, 00 ST. JAMES STREET, S. W. Fiscal Agents of the Catted States Government. Manila, Philippine Isiands, Hong Kong, China, Deposttory of the Government of the Philippine Islands, Maniin Capital, $2,000,000. Surplus and Undivided Profits, $5,180,000. INTEREST ALLOWED ON DEPOSITS subject to cheque oF on certificate. Acts as Trustee for Corporations, Firms and Individuals: and as Guardian, Executor and Administrator: Takes entire charge of Real and Personal Estates: carefully selected securities offered for investment. . TRAVELERS LETTERS OF CREDIT Available In all parts of the world, COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT ISSUED, ce-President, URRAY, 3d Vice-President 3AULT. Manager Foreign Department, F.C. HARRIMAN, Assistant Treasurer. R. C. NEWTON, Trust Ontcer. TURNBU! 1 Vice-Prest. DWARDS, Treasurer, EBBARD, Secretary. pittee: ARTHUR ZR. Charman: DONALD C, HALDEMAN, The 1905 *‘ Mobile” DEVELOPED TO THE HIGHEST STATE OF PERFECTION. Through more than a Million Miles of Experience, including single journeys of a thousand miles over such rough country as that from Seattle to San Francisco, and the At Last! carrying of more than 50,000 passengers by a single Company using Rapid Transit A vehicles. . A_ $550 “Mobile” for Two Persons. ees A $3,080 Delivery Wagon for Merchants. Twenty-four styles of carriages, including coupés, touring wagons, Victoria runabouts, omnibuses, many styles of delivery wagons, surreys, etc. Do Not Fail to Send for The 1903 “Mobile” Catalogue —a work of art—before considering the question of buying. It contains 32 pages of interesting information about the automobile problem. The“ Hobile” Company of Rmerica. Executive, Sales and Storage Offices: “Mobile” Building, Broadway & Séth St., NEW YORK. Factory: Philipse Manor Station, N.Y. C. & H. R. R. ON-THE-HUDSON. comicbooks.com