Judge — July 13, 1907 — page 9: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This satirical cartoon depicts the arrival of tourists to what appears to be a ship or port facility. The image shows working-class immigrants or laborers (characterized by exaggerated features typical of period caricature) crowding onto a vessel, carrying large bundles and belongings. The title "The Tourist Season" uses irony—these are clearly not leisure tourists but rather masses of immigrants arriving, likely during a peak immigration period. The cartoon satirizes the influx of newcomers to America, portraying them as an overwhelming invasion rather than individuals. The cramped, chaotic scene suggests social anxiety about immigration volume and assimilation capacity during the late 19th or early 20th century, when such immigration concerns dominated American political discourse.