Life — November 16, 1922 — page 19: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This appears to be a satirical engraving showing an angel figure holding what looks like a ballot or document, surrounded by demonic or devilish figures. The artist's name appears to be "Straphanger" (visible at bottom left). The central allegorical figure—winged and ethereal—seems to represent virtue, democracy, or the voting process itself, while the grotesque figures around her likely represent corruption, vice, or political opposition. The document she holds suggests this concerns elections or legislation. Without the publication date or clearer text, I cannot definitively identify the specific political event or figures being satirized. However, the composition uses classic allegorical symbolism common to 19th-century American political satire, contrasting noble ideals against darker forces threatening them.