Life, 1911-01-05 · page 71 of 104
Life — January 5, 1911 — page 71: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a **Haynes automobile advertisement**, not satire or political commentary. The page promotes the Haynes Automobile Company of Kokomo, Indiana, claiming "supremacy" in car manufacturing based on seventeen years of experience making "superior-grade cars." The illustration shows an early 1900s open-air automobile in profile. The ad emphasizes the company's established reputation and specialized focus on quality production. A notable detail: it mentions being "Licenced under Selden Patent," referring to a major early automotive patent that was hotly contested in the industry. This represents straightforward product advertising from Life magazine's commercial pages, not editorial content or satire.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
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