Life — December 23, 1920 — page 22: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains three Christmas-themed satirical illustrations from *Life* magazine: **(A) "Yuletide Skating Party on the upper reaches of the Albert Nyanza"** depicts figures ice-skating on an African river (the Albert Nyanza, now Lake Albert), with exaggerated caricatures in a comedic style typical of early 20th-century satire. **(B) "Watching for Santa in Petrograd"** shows someone observing through a window, likely satirizing Russian Christmas customs or Cold War-era anxieties (Petrograd was the Soviet name for Leningrad). **(C) "Christmas Eve in Santa Claus Workshop Factory"** illustrates the commercialized, industrialized production of Christmas gifts—depicting what appears to be workers in a factory rather than Santa's workshop, satirizing Christmas consumerism and mass manufacturing. The overall theme satirizes Christmas celebrations across different cultures and economic contexts.