Life — July 25, 1918 — page 15: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This cartoon depicts **Victory** (the winged female figure wearing a "Victory" headband) handing a laurel wreath to a young male soldier or warrior. The figure on the right holds tools—a spade and circular shield—suggesting manual labor or construction work. The title's pun plays on the phrase "working for" (laboring on behalf of). The cartoon satirizes the idea that Victory rewards those engaged in physical, practical work rather than grand military heroics. It likely comments on how **post-war reconstruction or industrial labor** was being celebrated as essential to national success—or critiques the gap between military glory and the unglamorous work of rebuilding. The specific historical context remains unclear without additional publication date information.