Judge, 1907-07-13 · page 15 of 16
Judge — July 13, 1907 — page 15: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page showcases humorous submissions to Judge magazine's amateur cartoon contest, featuring various gag cartoons with social commentary typical of early 20th-century American humor. **Key cartoons:** - **"An Amateur Miss"**: Mocks amateurish artists whose horizontal lines lack strength - **"Evolution from Paint-Brush to Artist"**: Shows artistic progression through increasingly elaborate painter's hats - **"Two Different Points of View"**: Classic pessimist/optimist joke using a doughnut hole - **"Joke on the Autoist"**: Dark humor about a wooden leg being run over by an automobile—referencing the then-novel danger of cars - **"A Hold-Up"**: Uses offensive racial dialect (common for the era) depicting robbery - **"Reconnoitering"**: Photo of a hot air balloon, submitted as a humorous entry - **"In His Table-Etiquette Period"**: Pun comparing pigs' table manners to bad-mannered humans The cartoons reflect period concerns: amateur artistry, automobile dangers, class commentary, and social observation through crude humor.
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