The summer-porch number of the Ladies’ home journal 1908

This 1908 illustration by Edward Penfield, titled "The Summer-Porch Number of the Ladies’ Home Journal", depicts a woman riding in a horse-drawn carriage. The woman, dressed in white, sits facing the viewer, her gaze directed towards the right. Behind her, the horse pulls the carriage along a coastal road, with a glimpse of a bay, sailboats, and houses in the distance. This image is a classic example of the "Golden Age of Illustration" and would have been instantly recognizable to readers of The Ladies' Home Journal. Penfield's use of bright colors and elegant style, with a focus on fashionable people and leisure activities, captured the spirit of the era and embodied the magazine's appeal to women.