#OTD in 1926
‘The Thinker’
Illustration by John Held, Jr. (1889-1958)
Cover of *Life*, March 18, 1926
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#OTD in 1927
‘The Petting Green’
Illustration by John Held, Jr. (1889-1958)
Cover of *Life*, March 3, 1927
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #JohnHeldJr #1920s #golf #golfcourse #dating #mensfashion #womensfashion
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Wednesday Spill: Attempted Bloggery On A Map Of Interest…John Held, Jr.’s New York Nightclubs; A New Yorker State Of Mind Looks At The Issue Of Sept 15, 1936 | #Inkspill michaelmaslin.com/wednesday-spil… #JohnHeldJr
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John Held, Jr.: Map of New York Night Clubs attemptedbloggery.blogspot.com/2026/02/john-h… #JohnHeldJr #Prohibition
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#OTD in 1926
‘The Girl Who Went for a Ride in a Balloon’
Illustration by John Held, Jr. (1889-1958)
Cover of *Life*, January 14, 1926
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#OTD in 1927
‘Shifting for Herself'
Illustration by John Held, Jr. (1889-1958)
Cover of *Life*’s - 'Automobile Number’, January 13, 1927
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In #JANUARY 1919
‘One Cold Dreary Morning in January 1919’
John Held, Jr. (1889-1958)
Watercolour and ink on board 19 x 14 cm
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Welcome to 2026. #roaringtwenties #roaring20s #jazzage #thejazzage #johnheldjr #1920s #backtothefuture #art #illustration
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Old-Fashioned Christmas Greetings from John Held, Jr. attemptedbloggery.blogspot.com/2025/12/old-fa… #JohnHeldJr #Christmas
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In #DECEMBER in the 1920s
“It’s all right, Santa – you can come in. My parents still believe in you.”
Cartoon by John Held, Jr. (1889-1958)
#SantaClaus #Santa #Christmas #Natale #holidays #cartoonists #JohnHeldJr
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Civilization's Progress
Music Hath Charms
Liberty, October 17, 1931
Old-Fashioned Christmas Greetings from John Held, Jr. attemptedbloggery.blogspot.com/2025/12/old-fa… #JohnHeldJr #Music
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In a #December in the 1920s
“I don’t see how I can fill them any better.”
Cartoon by John Held, Jr. (1889-1958). 1920s
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#OTD in 1926
‘A Simple Hook-up’
‘Life Radio Number’
Illustration by John Held, Jr. (1889-1958)
Cover of *Life*, November 25, 1926
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In #November 1919
Illustration by John Held, Jr. (1889-1958)
Cover of *Vanity Fair*, November 1919
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#OTD in 1927
‘$2500.00 in Cash Prizes - “How Well Do You Know America?”'
Illustration by John Held, Jr. (1889-1958)
Cover of *Life*, November 17, 1927
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In #November 1926
As dad fiddles with the radio & mom reads the paper, Cella announces ‘that she has quit her job & is going out to be something.’
#Illustration by #JohnHeldJr (1889-1958) for “The Adventures of Miss Cella Lloyd”, *McClure's*, Nov. 1926. Pen & ink & wash.
#1920s
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The Cheer Leaders
John Held, Jr., et al.
Judge: March 19, 1927 attemptedbloggery.blogspot.com/2025/10/judge-… #JohnHeldJr #Judge
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#OTD in 1925
‘She Left Home Under a Cloud’
Illustration by John Held, Jr. (1889-1958)
Cover of *Life*, October 1, 1925
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Six more.
Cocktail Napkins by John Held, Jr. attemptedbloggery.blogspot.com/2025/09/two-co… #JohnHeldJr
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"Skidoo 23"
Cocktail Napkins by John Held, Jr. attemptedbloggery.blogspot.com/2025/09/two-co… #JohnHeldJr.
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"The Governor of North Carolina."
Let's toast him.
Cocktail Napkins by John Held, Jr. attemptedbloggery.blogspot.com/2025/09/two-co… #JohnHeldJr
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"Go Way Back and Sit Down."
Words to live by.
Cocktail Napkins by John Held, Jr. attemptedbloggery.blogspot.com/2025/09/two-co… #JohnHeldJr
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"Kiss Me Quick." In red.
Cocktail Napkins by John Held, Jr. attemptedbloggery.blogspot.com/2025/09/two-co… #JohnHeldJr
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"You're not the only pebble on the beach."
Cocktail Napkins by John Held, Jr. attemptedbloggery.blogspot.com/2025/09/two-co… #JohnHeldJr
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#OTD in 1927
(yet another girl has her hair bobbed)
‘It Won’t Be Long Now’
Illustration by John Held, Jr. (1889-1958)
‘Life Feminine Number’
Cover of *Life*, September 15, 1927
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"Whose Baby Are You?"
Spelling counts.
Cocktail Napkins by John Held, Jr. attemptedbloggery.blogspot.com/2025/09/two-co… #JohnHeldJr
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"Kiss Me Quick."
Cocktail Napkins by John Held, Jr. attemptedbloggery.blogspot.com/2025/09/two-co… #JohnHeldJr
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Baiting the hook.
John Held, Jr.: Gone Fishing attemptedbloggery.blogspot.com/2025/08/john-h… #JohnHeldJr #Fishing
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#OTD in 1927
‘The Faded Blonde’
Illustration by John Held, Jr. (1889-1958)
Cover of *Life*, August 11, 1927
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #JohnHeldJr #crapsgame #mensfashion #womensfashion #flappers
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#OTD in 1926
‘The Laughing Stock’
Illustration by John Held, Jr. (1889-1958)
‘Life Dumb Number’
Cover of *Life*, July 29, 1926
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