Life, 1913-12-18 · page 39 of 40
Life — December 18, 1913 — page 39: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a **product advertisement**, not a political cartoon. Life magazine is promoting four decorative calendars for the 1914 Christmas season, priced at two dollars each. The page displays miniature reproductions of four calendar covers: - **Phillips Calendar** (1914) - **The Gibson Calendar** (1914), featuring Gibson Girl-style illustration - **James Montgomery Flagg Calendar** (1914) - **Life's Calendar** (1914) The advertisement's pitch emphasizes that these calendars are ideal Christmas gifts—"unique" and appropriate, unlike "so many unappropriate things for two dollars." The calendars are described as "handsomely printed and boxed." A mail-order form appears at bottom for purchasing. This reflects early-20th-century consumer culture where calendars with artwork by famous illustrators (Gibson, Flagg) were popular, desirable gift items.
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