Life — September 23, 1926 — page 1: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Life Magazine Cover, September 23, 1926 This satirical cover depicts two figures in a comedic confrontation over romantic or social matters. The woman on the left, wearing an elegant dress with a feathered hem and cloche hat (typical 1920s flapper style), holds flowers and appears aloof. The man on the right, dressed in working-class attire with a vest, gestures in exasperation or pleading. The caption "Not to be squeezed at!" suggests the joke concerns unwanted physical advances or overly familiar behavior. The image appears to satirize dating rituals and class differences of the Jazz Age era—likely mocking either male persistence in courtship or tensions between social classes during romantic encounters. The sophisticated woman's apparent rejection of the working-class suitor drives the humor.