Life, 1925-07-09 · page 10 of 42
Life — July 9, 1925 — page 10: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This satirical cartoon presents human history as a chaotic descent, viewed from above. At the top, figures labeled "Protoplasm" and "Atom" represent evolutionary origins. A boat carries "Twelve Good Men and True" (likely referencing juries or idealized citizens). The middle shows "The Earth is Flat" with biblical references: "Cain and Abel's Garden of Eden Sand" and "Exodus." Lower sections depict historical and political figures in tumultuous scenes labeled with names like "Bryan," "Malone," "Eliot," and "Colby"—likely early 20th-century American politicians or public figures. Text references "Dogma," "Wrath of the Lord," and "Constitution." The overall message satirizes human "progress" as actually regressive chaos, with civilization collapsing into disorder beneath the veneer of law and order.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
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