Life — August 14, 1919 — page 43: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is an **advertisement, not a cartoon or satire**. It promotes the Cole Aero-Eight automobile, manufactured by the Cole Motor Car Company in Indianapolis. The page features a side-view photograph of a "Sportsedan" model with the tagline "The Original Aerotype Motor Car" and claims "15,000 Miles on Tires." The company describes itself as "Creators of Advanced Motor Cars," suggesting this was positioned as a premium or innovative vehicle. The circular Indianapolis company seal appears as branding. This appears from an era when automobiles were luxury goods, and manufacturers competed on durability and technological claims. There is no political commentary or satire present—this is straightforward commercial advertising in *Life* magazine.