Life, 1920-04-15 · page 33 of 44
Life — April 15, 1920 — page 33: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is **not a cartoon or satire**, but rather a **travel advertisement** from Life magazine (page 717). The page promotes Canadian Pacific Railway tourism, specifically encouraging American visitors to travel to the Canadian Rockies—Lake Louise, Banff, and surrounding areas—during the summer season. The illustration depicts tourists at a mountain lodge with snow-capped peaks in the background. The advertising copy emphasizes recreational activities: hiking, golfing, swimming in hot springs, fishing, and camping. A notable line mentions "big game for the camera (or in September for the rifle)"—reflecting early 20th-century hunting tourism. The lower section lists Canadian Pacific Railway passenger offices across American cities (Atlanta, Boston, Buffalo, etc.), making it easy for U.S. travelers to book trips. This represents straightforward commercial promotion rather than political commentary or humor.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
S, % Come Early to anada this Year ITH a blaze of flowers and long sunny days, June swings over the glistening peaks into the Alpine Valleys of the Canadian Pacific Rockies. Sunny days that herald the four radiant months of the Canadian Summer offer the alluring charms of this Mountain Garden of the Giants tothe tourist, the lover of the wild the vacation seeker. Trails to walk and ride upon, roads for tally-ho or motor, mile-high links for the golfer, peaks, snow-passes and glaciers for the Alpine climber, warm sulphur swimming pools, luxurious hotels at Banff and Lake Louise, with music, dancing and social recreation, mountain chalets at Emerald Lake and Glacier, trout fishing in season, superb scenery and big game for the camera (or in September for the rifle) opportunities for camping in regions of unparalleled majesty—these are but a few of the delights in store for you. Nothing is more distinctive in North America. So easy to reach by the CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY Come Early and Stay Late Write, or call, for particulars Tacoma, Wash. On Al Lake Louise R eK Canadian Pacific Passenger Offices and Agencies in the United States 220 Healey Bldg. 32 Washington 11 So. Division 140 South Clark » . 430 Walnut 108 Prospect A: Atlanta, Ga. Cincinnat Cleveland, O. 1231 Broadway, cor. 3 Philadelpt 629 Chestnut Pittsburgh, 340 Sixth Ave. $5 Third St + 418 Locust St. 657 Market St . 6B Second Ave. N13 Pacific Ave 1419 New York Ave tland, Ore St. Louis, Mo. San Francisco, Cal ttle, Wash Washington, D. C Banff Springs Hote? comicbooks.com