Life — December 19, 1907 — page 11: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 747 The main illustration depicts two figures in a cave: "The Boy President" (labeled One-Eyed Dick) receiving a parchment commission from what appears to be a grizzly bear. This is political satire mocking Theodore Roosevelt. The "Boy President" refers to Roosevelt's youth when assuming office after McKinley's assassination in 1901. "One-Eyed Dick" is a derisive nickname referencing Roosevelt's actual eye injury. The grizzly bear symbolizes Roosevelt's famous hunting prowess and "Rough Rider" persona. The accompanying text dialogue satirizes Roosevelt's labor policies and his claims about working men's rights, suggesting contradiction between his rhetoric and actual worker protections. The bottom panel caption reads "THOSE INTERNATIONAL MATCHES: CLEOPATRA MAKES A HIT WITH MARK ANTONY"—an unrelated classical history joke.