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Life magazine was founded January 4, 1883 by John Ames Mitchell and Andrew Miller in a New York artist's studio. Their introductory issue had the motto: “While there’s Life, there's hope.” They let the readers know that while they would address issues of politics, fashion, society, religion, literature, etc., they would do so with “casual cheerfulness,” speaking fairly, truthfully, and decently.
Illustrations from Life contains covers, cartoons, and advertisements featured in Life during the early 20th century. Jen Library Archives and Special Collections holds an incomplete run of physical copies of Life from 1903-1935, with most issues dating between 1912 and 1932.