Life, 1912-07-11 · page 10 of 44
Life — July 11, 1912 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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This page documents Life magazine's charitable "Fresh Air Fund," which sent poor city children to farms for health and recreation. The left column lists donors and contributions totaling $1,816.83. The central photograph shows a large group of children and adults at "Life's Farm" in Branchville, Connecticut—a visual demonstration of the fund's beneficiaries. The right side contains an illustrated article titled "The Problem is Solved," which sarcastically critiques economic inequality. It mocks the notion that poverty can be solved simply by lowering workers' wages, increasing their labor hours, and reducing their savings—implying such harsh measures would make the poor "as peaceful as a Saturday afternoon in Wall Street." The satire targets wealthy indifference to working-class suffering.
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