Life — February 12, 1925 — page 18: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This appears to be a cartoon titled "Selling" from Life magazine, depicting a street scene on "Grand Boulevard." The illustration shows a cherub or cupid figure (right foreground) in what appears to be an urban alley or street corner lined with bare trees and buildings. There's a sign visible reading "Grand Boulevard" and what looks like a storefront or window display marked "Paradina" on the right side. The cartoon likely satirizes urban commercialism or street vending, though the specific political or social commentary is unclear from the image alone. The cherub figure—traditionally associated with innocence or romantic ideals—placed in this gritty urban commercial setting suggests ironic contrast between innocent imagery and hardscrabble street-level commerce. Without additional context about the publication date or surrounding articles, the precise satirical target remains uncertain.