Life — August 17, 1911 — page 20: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page from *Life* magazine contains a futuristic illustration depicting an aerial and ground scene with early aviation technology. The image shows what appears to be an early airplane or airship at top, a windmill in the center, and an automobile on a road below, set against a landscape with cypress trees and buildings suggesting a Mediterranean or European setting. The partial caption "Ta ta, Fat" (likely continues beyond the visible text) appears to be making a humorous remark, though the complete joke is unclear without the full caption. The image likely satirizes early 20th-century fascination with modern transportation technology and aviation, possibly commenting on contemporary optimism about technological progress or the comical juxtaposition of old and new technologies in society.