Life — December 27, 1917 — page 20: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This appears to be a wartime photograph rather than a cartoon. The image shows survivors in a lifeboat, apparently rescued from a torpedoed ship. The caption references "U-Boat Victim" and mentions "Three Hundred Miles From [Shore]" (OCR unclear on final word). This is documentary war photography, likely from World War I or II, published in *Life* magazine to illustrate the dangers of submarine warfare. The image serves as factual reporting on naval combat casualties rather than satire or political commentary. It appears designed to convey the human toll of maritime warfare to American readers, showing the harsh reality of survival at sea after enemy attack.