Life — May 17, 1923 — page 1: what you’re looking at

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# Life Magazine Travel Number, May 17, 1923 This is the cover of Life's "Travel Number" special issue. The central image shows a caricatured figure sitting atop an overstuffed steamer trunk surrounded by luggage and travel gear, appearing disheveled with wild hair and an exaggerated expression. The figure asks "Where do we go from here?" — likely satirizing the post-World War I travel boom and the somewhat chaotic nature of leisure travel in the 1920s. The character appears to embody the bewildered tourist overwhelmed by trip planning and baggage. This reflects the era's growing automobile culture and vacation trends, while gently mocking travelers' tendency toward over-packing and confusion about destinations. The "Travel Number" format suggests the issue contains articles about popular travel destinations and advice for American tourists during this period of expanding recreational travel.