Life — April 1, 1915 — page 3: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis This page is primarily **advertising, not satire or political commentary**. It's a Columbia Records advertisement from *Life* magazine (page 531). The image shows a domestic interior scene with silhouetted figures — a man operating what appears to be a Columbia Graphophone (early phonograph) while women in early 20th-century dress listen. The advertisement promotes Columbia's "Double-Disc Records," sold on the 20th of each month at 65 cents, available "in every class of music, dance, vocal and instrumental." The ad emphasizes that Columbia Records play on any machine and highlights the Graphophone's superior tone quality. It directs readers to Columbia dealers in Toronto and New York City. There is **no political cartoon or satire** on this page — it's a straightforward product advertisement for recorded music technology.