Life, 1907-01-31 · page 3 of 24
Life — January 31, 1907 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising for Life magazine's prints**, not political satire. The headline "You Can Not Buy This Picture" is a marketing hook—the image itself (titled "An Old Love Song," credited to C. Clyde Hahn) depicts a romantic scene: silhouetted figures in an interior with a window, evoking nostalgic sentiment. The advertisement promises that while the reproduction shown cannot be purchased separately, new Life subscribers paying $5 annually before February 1, 1907, will receive a large hand-painted print (19x24 inches) delivered free. Alternatively, subscribers may select other prints valued up to $2.50 from Life's catalogue. This is essentially a **subscription incentive campaign** using an sentimental image to attract new readers to the magazine.
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Draws by C. Cipte Selves Copyright, 1956, Life Pubiiabieg Compaey SS Ar Oil Love Gong The size of the charming picture (of which this isa reproduction in miniature) is 104x15 inches. The large print is a sepia photogravure, plate marked. It is hand-printed on Exora steel-plate paper, 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, seleet 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 31a STREET, NEW YORK CITY comicbooks.com