Judge — September 25, 1926 — page 1: what you’re looking at

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# Analysis This is a Judge magazine cover featuring a portrait illustration signed by David Robinson. The cover announces a "Special Number for Blondes," suggesting the issue targeted or celebrated blonde women as a theme or demographic. The image shows a woman with a distinctive 1920s-style blonde bob haircut, heavy eye makeup, and pearl necklace—typical flapper aesthetics of that era. The "Preferred Stock" notation in the lower left appears to be a financial/commercial pun, treating the featured woman as a commodity or investment. The satire likely mocks the commercialization of beauty standards and the objectification of women during the Jazz Age, while also poking fun at the era's obsession with blonde hair and flapper fashion as status symbols.