Life — August 6, 1914 — page 8: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "Days at Our Farm" - Life Magazine Page 212 This page describes **Life's Fresh Air Fund**, a charitable initiative providing free summer vacations for poor children from New York City. The accompanying cartoon, titled "Running Past the Signals," depicts a steam locomotive with a figure appearing to signal or wave at it. The text explains that Life's Farm in Branchville, Connecticut hosts these children, supervised by Father and Mother Mohr. The farm accepts children of all nationalities and religions—"Americans and Jews and Gentiles—Protestant and Catholic"—for two-week stays. The cartoon likely illustrates the journey these city children take by train to reach the farm, capturing the excitement and movement of their escape from urban poverty to countryside fresh air and wholesome care. The "signals" reference suggests the organized, supervised nature of this charitable transport.