Life — June 30, 1910 — page 21: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains a two-part illustration about agricultural discovery. On the left is a photograph or detailed drawing of a rural landscape with a farmhouse, tree, and plowed fields. On the right, titled "Turned Up By the Plow," is a sketch showing what appears to be an artifact or object unearthed during plowing—likely depicting an archaeological find exposed by farming activity. The piece seems to satirize either the surprise discoveries that farming can yield, or possibly makes a social commentary about civilization and progress being literally buried beneath the soil. Without additional context about the specific issue of Life magazine, the exact satirical target remains unclear, though the contrast between rural labor and historical artifacts suggests commentary on American progress or modernization.