Life — July 10, 1913 — page 6: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis This page is **primarily an automobile advertisement**, not political satire or commentary. It advertises the 1914 Locomobile automobile, featuring two illustrations of the vehicle (right-drive and left-drive models) with a driver at the steering wheel. The "cartoon" element is minimal—just simplified line drawings of the cars themselves, not caricatures of political figures. The ad emphasizes practical features like ease of entry/exit, tire security, improved steering, and crash protection. The humor, if any exists, is subtle advertising copy claiming the Locomobile is "the easiest riding car" and inviting competitive testing. This appears to be standard early-20th-century automotive marketing rather than satirical political commentary.