Life, 1907-11-21 · page 26 of 32
Life — November 21, 1907 — page 26: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily a **catalog page advertising art prints** from Life Publishing Company (circa 1907-1908), not political satire. The page showcases eight different prints available for purchase, priced from $1.00 to $2.00. The prints feature sentimental and romantic imagery typical of the era: women in contemplative poses, domestic scenes, and gentle social commentary. Titles like "Her Choice," "The Cup That Clears To-Day of Past Regrets," and "An Artistic Triumph" reflect popular Edwardian taste for melodramatic, emotionally-suggestive subjects. One print, "Excuse Me, But Would You Mind Moving A Little to One Side? We've Got to Put a Railroad Through Here" by Gordon Grant, offers mild social satire about industrial progress displacing traditional life—a relevant early-1900s concern. The artists credited (C. Coles Phillips, Henry Hutt, others) were popular illustrators of the period. This represents Life magazine's commercial art reproduction business, not editorial cartooning.
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“A toon without pictures is like o Copyright Yet by Life Pad Co HER CHOICE, “Smile if ye will, But some heart strings Are closest linked With simplest thin, Alter C, Coles Phillips India Print in Brown, 22 by 18 in. $2.00 Copyriahe 102 Wy Life Pubs Co room without windows.” —RUSKIN Prints Copyriedt 17 99 Life Pod Co —THE CUP THAT CLEARS TO-DAY OF PAST REGRETS AND FUTURE FFARS. Alter C. Coles Phillips —Omar Hand Mounted India Print, 22 by 18 in. $2.00 Cepyreht 00t by Life Pen Co "EXCUSE ME, BUT WOULD YOU MIND MOVING A LITTLE TO ONE SIDE? WE'VE COT TO PUT A RAILROAD THROUGH HERE.” Alter Gordon Grant Hand-colored India Print, 22 by 18 in. $2.00 THE TATTLE-TALE Alter W. Balfour Ker Photogravure in Sepia, 15 by 20 in $1.00 THE CHOIR INVISIBL Alter C. Clyde Squires Photogravure in Brown, 20 by 15 in. $1.00 THE WRECKER After Henry Hutt Facsimile in Color, 13 by 15 in. $1.00 Accopy of our illustrated catalogue for 1908 will be sent to any address on receipt of ten cents ONE THING SHE HAD NOT LEARNED Ajter T. K. Hanna, Jr. Hand Mounted India Print in Sepia, 22 by 18 in. Copqtlghe 100 by Lite Ped, Ca AN ARTISTIC TRIUMPH He ivat rovent Alter C. Clyde Squires Hand Mounted India Print, 22 by 18 in. LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 17 West 3st Street, New York comicbooks.com