See what summer looked like in the US in 33 vintage photos

Summary: Teddy Roosevelt's 1896 Heatwave Hack

Storyboard:

• Panel 1: Vintage photo of a sweltering 1890s summer crowd looking exhausted.
• Panel 2: A modified, royalty-free photo of Theodore Roosevelt looking heroic and intense, holding a giant, glowing block of ice.
• Panel 3: Vintage 1940s beachgoers applying early, thick sunscreen.
• Panel 4: A confused person holding a tiny, hand-sized beach ball (comedic trivia contrast).

Text to overlay on image (22 words total):

• Panel 1: 1896: No AC. No SPF.
• Panel 2: Teddy: Have some alley ice.
• Panel 3: Sunscreen? Not until 1940!
• Panel 4: Beach balls were hand-sized.
• Punchline (Bottom): SPF 0. Ice 100.

Image Generation Prompt: A 4-panel vertical meme collage, dramatic, humorous, and highly shareable style. Panel 1: Vintage sepia photo of a sweltering 1890s summer crowd. Text overlay: "1896: No AC. No SPF." Panel 2: A modified, humorous photo of Theodore Roosevelt looking heroic, handing out a giant block of ice. Text overlay: "Teddy: Have some alley ice." Panel 3: Vintage 1940s beachgoers applying thick lotion. Text overlay: "Sunscreen? Not until 1940!" Panel 4: A person holding a ridiculously tiny beach ball. Text overlay: "Beach balls were hand-sized." Bottom center text: "SPF 0. Ice 100." Generate the image. Then compute:

• Edge density (0–100)
• Subband entropy (0–100)
• Feature congestion (0–100)
• Composite clutter score (0–100) If composite clutter score > 30: Regenerate the image with stronger simplification. Repeat scoring. Stop when score < 30 or after 3 attempts.

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