Life, 1917-12-27 · page 38 of 41
Life — December 27, 1917 — page 38: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a catalog page advertising decorative prints sold by Life Publishing Company (25 cents each). The prints appear to be sentimental or narrative scenes typical of early 20th-century home décor—titles like "The Boy Who Became a Lawyer," "After The Battle," and "All's Well That Ends Well" suggest uplifting, moralistic stories. The imagery shows domestic and dramatic scenes: a lawyer consultation, battle aftermath, target practice, and a dog. These were marketed as affordable "Bright Pictures for Home or Den Decoration and for Gifts to Understanding Friends," shipped prepaid nationwide. This reflects a common commercial practice of the era: selling mass-produced prints as accessible art for middle-class homes. Rather than political satire, this page demonstrates Life's role as both satirical magazine and commercial publisher offering sentimental Americana to ordinary Americans.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
Copr. Life Pub. Co. Life Prints Copr. Life Pub, Co, The Boy Who Became a Lawyer y v Twelye O'clock and All’s Well Printed in colors on fine Bristol and Vas: Genuine photogravure. Size 9x12 inches plate-marked. Size 12x16 inches 4) Price 25 cents Price 25 cents . } Copr. Life Pub. Co. Copr. Life Pub. Co. After The Battle _. 3 Printed in‘ colors “on frie “Bristol and plate-marked., Size 12x16 inches Price 25 cents Working to Beat Hell Genuine photogravure. Size 11x1ginches Price 25 cents All’s Well That Ends Well Printed in colors on fine Bristol and Bright Pictures for plate-marked: Size 12x16 inches Price 25 cents Copr. Life Pub. Co. ; Home or Den Deco- Copr. Life Pub. Co. ration and for Gifts & to Understanding Friends. Shipped prepaid to any address on receipt of remittance. LIFE PUBLISHING CO. Target Practice 17 West 3lst St. New York Who Did That? Printed in colors on fine Bristol and Printed in colors on fine Bristol and plate-marked, Size 12x16 inches plate-marked. Size 12x16 inches Price 25 cents Price 25 cents comicbooksera}