Judge — December 8, 1923 — page 1: what you’re looking at

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# Analysis: Judge Christmas Number, December 8, 1923 This is the cover of Judge magazine's Christmas special issue. The illustration depicts Santa Claus in a snowy winter scene with cherubs or baby angels at his feet, gazing upward at a large clock face showing midnight or near-midnight. The caption reads: "NOW COULD I TAKE ONE WITH BLUE EYES ON THE EVENING OF THE 25TH?" This appears to be a humorous commentary on gift-giving—specifically, Santa expressing a wish to deliver a child with blue eyes on Christmas Eve. The joke likely plays on contemporary racial or ethnic stereotypes common to 1920s American humor, though the exact satirical target remains unclear without additional historical context about Judge's typical editorial concerns of that era.