Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, July 1921 · page 67 of 68
Captain Billy's Whiz Bang #22 — page 67: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is **not a cartoon or satirical content** — it's a straightforward advertisement for "The American Art Company" of Janesville, Wisconsin, circa 1921. The ad promotes mail-order photographs, emphasizing "Art Nudes" and "Semi-Nude" photographs in various sizes and quantities, with prices ranging from $1.00 to $50.00. It also advertises a catalog and offers a "special assortment" trial package for ten dollars. The language ("genuine photographs," "sealed express," "no two alike") suggests this was a common mail-order business of the era. There is **no political satire, caricature, or social commentary** present — just period-appropriate advertising for what appears to be artistic photography.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
GENUINE PHOTOGRAPHS We are headquarters for photographs and pictures of all kinds, offer- ing the most complete line in the country. Catalogue "A," 1921 edition, now ready. Contains illustrations of 409 Nude and Semi