Life — December 13, 1917 — page 21: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page appears to be a collection of sketch studies rather than a finished cartoon. The drawings show various figures and scenes in ink: people in different poses and situations, a dog, a baby carriage, and what appears to be a person resting against a pole on the left side. The partial text visible at bottom mentions "Trait_rs" (possibly "Traitors"), suggesting political or social commentary, but without a clear narrative connecting these sketches or more legible text, the specific satirical point is unclear. These seem to be preliminary character and scene studies—possibly character development work for a larger satirical piece—rather than a completed editorial cartoon with an obvious political message a modern reader could readily decode.