Life, 1906-11-22 · page 26 of 28
Life — November 22, 1906 — page 26: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily **advertising**, not editorial content. Life Publishing Company is promoting a subscription incentive from 1907. The page features a sentimental illustration titled "An Old Love Song" (credited to C. Clyde Squires)—depicting figures in a moonlit street scene, apparently depicting romantic or nostalgic themes. The image itself contains no political satire or caricature. Instead, the text announces a marketing strategy: the full-size print (10×15 inches) cannot be purchased separately, but will be given free to new annual subscribers ($5) if they pay before February 1, 1907. Subscribers could alternatively choose different prints valued at $2.50 from Life's catalog of 127 drawings. This represents a common **early 20th-century publishing promotion**—using desirable artwork as a subscription incentive to build readership during a competitive magazine era.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
You Can Not Buy This Picture ‘Copyright 1K, Life Pubtibing Company, Aa Cd Seve Seng The size of the charming picture (of which this isa reproduction in miniature) is 10\x15 inches. The large print is a sepia photogravure, plate marked. It is hand-printed on Exora steel-plate poper, 19x24, ready for framing. The Picture Will Not Be Sold But the large print will be delivered, carriage prepaid, to every new sub- scriber to LIFE at $5.00 a year, if we receive the remittance before February 1, 1907. In place of “An Old Love Song,” new subscribers may, if they so prefer, select prints from our catalogue to the value of $2.50. The handsome little catalogue of LIFE’S PRINTS, with miniature reproductions of 127 drawings, will be sent to any address on application. LIFE PUBLISHING CO., 17 WEST 31% STREET, NEW YORK CITY