Life — August 5, 1926 — page 10: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Life's Travel Contest Page This page announces winners of Life magazine's essay contest on "What I Shall See in Europe." The first prize—a six-week European trip for two—went to Howarld Hoemer of Washington, D.C. The winning essay describes post-WWI European destinations: Paris with its war-damaged monuments, English chalk cliffs, Scottish castles, Winchester Cathedral, and the Isle of Wight. The essay emphasizes tourism's appeal as both sightseeing and "reviving of old ones." The cartoon illustrations show a stylized traveler with luggage, typical of 1920s travel imagery. A letter from Joan Kinley congratulates the winner, noting she'd hoped her own essay about Jupiter's visibility would win—a humorous detail suggesting the contest's competitive nature. This reflects 1920s American fascination with European cultural tourism following World War I.