Judge — November 1934 — page 13: what you’re looking at

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# Judge's Camera Contest This page showcases four cartoon panels from Judge magazine's "Camera Contest," featuring humorous photographs with satirical captions. The cartoons mock various situations: 1. **Top left**: Gangsters in an elevator—satirizing organized crime and violence. 2. **Top right**: A military officer with a Medal of Honor, captioned about an "arthritis elevator operator"—likely mocking military pretension or questionable medal recipients. 3. **Bottom left**: A Willmer Textile invention involving a protective adjunct for "kidney threats"—appears to be absurdist humor about dubious patent inventions. 4. **Bottom right**: A hotel desk scenario involving deck steward Gloom and a mix-up at the "Ile de France" (a ship)—poking fun at travel mishaps and service industry confusion. The overall theme satirizes American life, military culture, commercial inventions, and modern travel through exaggerated, comedic scenarios.