Life — January 26, 1928 — page 11: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Travel Contest Explanation This page presents a reader participation game, not a political cartoon. "Travel Contest" invites readers to find errors in Kay's tenth letter—a travelogue describing a journey through American cities from New Orleans to Atlanta. The letter humorously recounts travel experiences: flying over the Caribbean, visiting Tampa, driving to Key West (described as "the furthest point south in the United States"), and encounters with famous people and landmarks. Readers must identify geographical or factual mistakes Kay made in her account to win prizes ($75 weekly, up to $400 grand prize). The illustration shows a stylized woman traveler with luggage—representing the contest's travel theme. This was a common early-20th-century magazine engagement strategy: combining entertainment with reader participation.