Life — June 7, 1917 — page 22: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains a single illustration showing an early automobile (appears to be from the 1910s-1920s era based on the vehicle's design) parked near a stone wall with flowering plants in the foreground. The image itself doesn't appear to be overtly political satire. Rather, it seems to be an advertisement or lifestyle illustration promoting automobiles—likely celebrating the novelty and appeal of motor vehicles as status symbols or leisure pursuits of the era. The romantic, pastoral setting with flowers suggests marketing the automobile as enabling pleasant, refined outings. Without clearer OCR text or additional context from surrounding pages, the specific satirical point—if any—remains unclear. The illustration may simply represent aspirational consumer culture of the period.