Life Magazine Automobile Cartoon Series #2: 1903 to 1928
From 1883 to 1936, Life was a humor and general interest magazine of drawings capturing the American scene. As a major phenomenon in the early 1900s, the automobile came in for its fair share of Life's fun, satire and sentiment. This portfolio of seven cartoons from 1903 to 1928 noted; the replacement of the horse with the automobile, car envy, traffic jams and, even, drinking under the influence (DUI):
1903
Caption: "Now, old chap you'll have a chance to enjoy the sweet odors emitted by your own machines."
1911
Caption: "THE HORSE in 1951"
1916
Caption: "The charge of the joy-riders' brigade...... I wish we had one of those."
1918
Caption: "Mother: Willie, as soon as your father comes from church I shall tell him how you have spent the Sabbath."
1926
Caption: "D'ya know, Hen- I believe the automobile has come to stay."
1928
Caption: "Oh, Mother! Look! Horses!"
Caption: "THE GIRL: It wasn't his fault, Officer- he's drunk!"
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Comments
The horse in 1951. Carroll Shelby breeds horses like this. But it’s interesting that the cartoonist didn’t have a “vision” of what the car like look like 40 years later. 40 years from now will we all have miniature cars on an RC leash. lol