“Careers” (Among Us Mortals, 01/15/1950)
by W.E. (William Ely) Hill (1887-1962)
18.5 x 15 in., ink on board
Coppola Collection

W.E. (William Ely) Hill (1887-1962) was known for his masterful black and white Sunday page, “Among Us Mortals,” sometimes referred to as the Hill Page.

From this January 15, 1950 edition, titled “Careers” some quotes:

“Around 1912 Frances took up with the votes-for-women cause. She marched in parades and sometimes took her sister’s little boy to prove she had her domestic side.”

These girls took up dancing when it was called esthetic. They pranced around in their bare tootsies, with no thought of sharp stones.”