Life — July 24, 1919 — page 9: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 145 This is a humorous illustration by Halsey de Vaux depicting what appears to be young women swimming in a pond or pool at night. Two figures are immersed in the water while a third stands on the bank wearing a hat, with a "No Trespassing" sign visible in a tree above. The caption reads: "By thunder! I've got them danged boys this time." The joke plays on a classic scenario: an authority figure (likely a property owner or caretaker) catching trespassers, but the twist is that the "danged boys" expected to be caught are actually young women—creating humor from the surprise reversal of expectations and the implied impropriety of the situation.