Life — June 16, 1927 — page 7: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "Our Boy" - Life Magazine This page celebrates Charles Lindbergh's 1927 transatlantic flight. The illustration shows three figures: two women flanking a man in aviation gear in the center, set against a starry background. The poem by Oliver Herford praises "the Boy"—Columbia's brave son—as "Prince of the Air" and the "Spirit of Saint Louis, King of France." The satire likely mocks the intense public adulation surrounding Lindbergh's achievement. By framing him as royalty and dressing the female figures allegorically (possibly representing different nations or virtues), the cartoonist gently ridicules the hero-worship and romantic idealization that made Lindbergh a celebrity sensation. The tone is affectionate rather than harsh—typical of Life's sophisticated satirical approach to contemporary events.