Life — December 7, 1911 — page 38: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This illustration depicts a scene from Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novella "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (1886). The image shows a crowd of people—men, women, and children—gathered around a tall figure with a distinctive long white beard on the right side, presumably Dr. Jekyll in his transformed state as the monstrous Mr. Hyde. The caption "Dr. Jekyll and ARE THERE" appears incomplete in the OCR text, suggesting the full caption was cut off. The satire likely comments on duality or hidden moral corruption beneath respectable appearances—a common theme Life magazine used to critique public figures or society. The gathered crowd emphasizes public revelation of private secrets.