Judge — June 10, 1882 — page 9: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This Judge magazine cartoon satirizes summer vacation exodus from cities. The main image shows a crowded tenement building with residents visible in nearly every window, while caricatured figures below—wearing exaggerated features suggesting they represent specific political or social types—carry signs. Though the OCR text is fragmentary ("OF TOWN THIS SUMMER"), the visual message is clear: the cartoon mocks the irony of urban overcrowding during summer, likely critiquing either: 1. The hypocrisy of wealthy figures claiming to escape town while poor residents remain packed in tenements, or 2. Seasonal migration patterns and their social effects The figures' distinctive dress and caricatured faces suggest they represent recognizable contemporary types or perhaps specific politicians, but without clearer signage text, their exact identities remain unclear.