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Gallaway presents a commentary on the long-term reliability of rural life and agriculture in a growing industrial world as well as how the elderly fit into this landscape.

Van Gogh gives a poignant view into the theme of mental health and the concept of death in the context of old age.

Keppler illustrates the dynamic between big business, trusts, and consumers around the issue of tariffs in the early 20th-century American economy.

Keppler uses an elderly figure to convey the lack of efficacy of a political agenda and suggests an argument about gender dynamics.

Ehrhart offers insight into the views of gender expectations and the perpetuation thereof in early 20th century America across generations in their understanding of, expression of, and attentiveness to prescribed versus assumed responsibility.

Redon depicts an elderly man in a state of deep contemplation.

Sweerts qualifies the subject of the image as melancholy in the title in a portrayal of the elderly as dejected, crestfallen, and dispirited.

Glackens makes a commentary on how readily those of old age advocate for or oppose reform policies.

Glackens illustrates the relationship between the elderly and a government whose interests are economically driven.

The elements of home, familiarity, and comfort embodied by women and the way are portrayed as a consistent image that follows a woman throughout her lifetime into old age.