Life, 1926-09-16 · page 35 of 40
Life — September 16, 1926 — page 35: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily a **Remington Typewriter advertisement** celebrating the company's 50-year history from the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial to the 1926 Sesqui-Centennial (250th anniversary). The central image is not political satire but rather an allegorical illustration showing the "progress" of the typewriter—depicted through multiple circular vignettes of people using typewriters in various business and office settings, arranged vertically like a tower or monument of achievement. The advertisement emphasizes that Remington's Model 1 typewriter debuted at the 1876 Centennial and claims the machine has since conquered the world. It boasts the typewriter as "a universal necessity of modern business and modern life" and promotes Remington as the "Official Typewriter of the Sesqui-Centennial Exposition." The bottom section shows six typewriter variants (Standard, Noiseless, Electric, Portable, Tabulating, Accounting) to demonstrate product range. This is **corporate advertising**, not satirical commentary.
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