Judge — June 8, 1929 — page 8: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis This is a satirical cartoon from *Judge* magazine about transatlantic travel. The heading indicates it concerns the S.S. America, a ship running the Southampton-to-New York route. The cartoon depicts a ship's deck scene where a well-dressed man (appearing to be a ship's official or "Admiral") is inspecting passengers' documents. The caption reads: "Hold this bag of mine, Bert, the Admiral wants to see my passport." The satire appears to target bureaucratic inconvenience and the formalities of international travel—specifically, the absurdity of having to surrender one's belongings to officials while producing documentation. The caricatured anthropomorphic figures (appearing as animals or exaggerated types) suggest the cartoon mocks both passengers' compliance and officials' officious behavior during the immigration inspection process.