Life, 1911-07-06 · page 4 of 44
Life — July 6, 1911 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from *Life* magazine announces an upcoming "Boy's Number" issue. The main content is an editorial celebration of American boyhood, declaring that any issue devoted to boys "is impossible to make dull." The left illustration shows a boy playing with toys—likely representing the innocence and universal appeal of childhood. The angel figure at top ("How He Looks to His Mother") depicts the idealized, almost sacred way mothers perceive their sons. The "Summer Numbers Coming" list previews upcoming themed issues celebrating distinctly American subjects: the American Girl, smoking culture ("Smoker's Delight"), ocean leisure, and bathing culture. The tone is lighthearted and promotional, reflecting early 20th-century *Life* magazine's satirical yet sentimental approach to American culture and gender roles.
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HOW HE LOOKS TO HIS MOTHER That Boy Are you interested in him? Were you ever a boy yourself? Do you know what it means to be areal boy? Is there anything like ‘being k a boy? The next number of LIFE is a Boy’s Number. | m It is dedicated to the American Boy; tohis § spirit, energy and promise. Ubiquitous and a supremely interesting as he is, this seems almost like an unfair advantage to take of our readers. an It really means that on our part we havetodo ff | & comparatively nothing. Anything about a boy i is interesting. Any number devoted to the boy is impossible to make dull. Therefore, we | ee shall take no credit for next week’s number. It | is the best thing in the world. How can it help being so? Summer Numbers I Coming Enclosed find One} _ Dollar (Canadian $1.1 Obey That Impulse Foreign $1.26). Seni and send one dollar Lire for three months, start-} with the attached ing July 1, to Nicotine Number, August 3 coupon. Smoker's Delight. fer Number, July 20 : Devoted to the American Girl. Deep Sea Number, August 10 Swept by Ocean Breezes. Bathing Girl’s Number, August 17 I oe —— a able Open only t bocribers; b Not so scanty as the title tion renewed at this rate. “This offer tr not suggests. LIFE, 17 W. 31 Street, New York comicbooken