Life — September 16, 1920 — page 23: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This appears to be a satirical cartoon from Life magazine depicting a rural or frontier scene. A man in a hat stands before what looks like a barricade or obstruction made of rocks, with the caption reading: "it's agin' th' law t' block th' way?" The cartoon uses dialectal speech ("agin'" for "against," "'t'" for "to") to characterize a rural or working-class speaker questioning whether blocking a passage is illegal. The satire likely comments on disputes over property rights, obstruction, or access—possibly referencing contemporary legal or regulatory conflicts. Without additional context about Life magazine's publication date or surrounding content, the specific political situation remains unclear, though the humor derives from the tension between informal frontier justice and formal law.