Life, 1924-01-10 · page 23 of 44
Life — January 10, 1924 — page 23: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This appears to be a sketch titled "We Meet Again" showing a winter street scene. An adult figure (possibly a nanny or caretaker, given the OCR text reference to "NANNY") stands at a doorway greeting a group of children bundled in winter clothing on a snowy street. The cartoon likely satirizes a domestic or social situation common to early 20th-century Life magazine—possibly commentary on class relations, child welfare, or seasonal hardship. The children's shabby appearance contrasts with the adult's more formal dress, suggesting a social commentary on poverty or inequitable treatment of working-class children. However, the OCR text is too garbled to definitively identify the specific political or social reference intended. The signature appears to be "PERRET" but remains unclear without additional context.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
PERRET ASS NANNY WS awit NJ \) “ NES is Meet Again Ne E ° 8 an we ° fo} pe} ic E o} S)