Life — September 4, 1913 — page 6: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Kelly-Springfield Automobile Tires Advertisement This page is a straightforward product advertisement, not satire or political commentary. It promotes Kelly-Springfield brand automobile tires, emphasizing they are "Hand Made" using "the finest rubber composition." The central image shows a tire with a woman's face visible through its center opening—a visual device designed to draw attention and make the advertisement memorable. The accompanying text claims these tires offer "extra mileage to the careful motorist" and highlights seventeen years of success. The ad lists the company's headquarters (New York) and numerous branch locations across America, indicating Kelly-Springfield's established national distribution network during this era of early automobile manufacturing.