Life — August 24, 1905 — page 6: what you’re looking at

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# Page 226: Life Magazine - Fresh Air Fund Content This page documents **Life's Farm in Branchville, Connecticut**, a charitable initiative providing summer respite for urban children. The large photograph shows "Nellie Does a Cake-Walk"—children and adults gathered outdoors at the farm. The page combines fundraising appeals ("To Friends of Our Fresh Air Fund") with donor acknowledgments and pastoral poetry celebrating country life for children ("They grow, as fair flowers grow, / High heads, pure and place for flowers"). The postcards section contains letters from visitors praising the farm's hospitality and wholesome environment. This represents **early 20th-century Progressive-era philanthropy**, addressing urban poverty through rural recreational access—a common solution among affluent reformers to improve children's health and morality through nature exposure.