Life, 1923-06-07 · page 38 of 44
Life — June 7, 1923 — page 38: what you’re looking at
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This page contains a satirical dialogue between a photographer and two working-class clients (a mother and daughter named Ma and Lutie). The humor derives from their malapropisms and social anxieties: Lutie compares a photographer's pose adjustment to beheading Marie Antoinette; Ma worries about a photo where her husband "cut himself off" (appears cropped); both fret over mailing photographs, with Ma expressing irrational concern about mail exposure. The satire gently mocks rural/immigrant Americans' unfamiliarity with modern technology and their grammatical errors ("bein' exposed"), while the photographer remains patient and professional. The page also contains a substantial Goodrich Silvertown tire advertisement and an unrelated editorial titled "Why the Delay?" discussing intelligence testing in the military and colleges.
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