Life — January 30, 1919 — page 11: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "Old Home Week (Somewhere in France)" This illustration by Cesare Lincoln depicts a crowded street scene in a French town, showing civilians and soldiers mingling together. The caption "Old Home Week" suggests a nostalgic gathering or reunion. Given the reference to France and the presence of military uniforms, this likely relates to World War I, when American soldiers were stationed in France. The "Old Home Week" concept—a real American tradition of community reunions—appears to be satirizing the mixing of soldiers with French civilians, perhaps commenting on American military presence abroad or the cultural exchange/friction between American troops and French populations during WWI. The detailed architecture and period clothing support this wartime context.