Puck — December 11, 1878 — page 9: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This Puck cartoon appears to depict a financial or commercial crisis being reversed. The title "Open Again" suggests reopening of markets or businesses after a forced closure. Two figures are shown in what appears to be a storefront or business establishment with classical architectural elements (columns visible on left). One figure seems to be breaking through or removing barriers—possibly representing the lifting of restrictions or the resumption of commerce. The subtitle references "Thunder and Mars" opening "the food loose against to drown our commerce and everything else," though the OCR text is unclear. This likely satirizes how war (Mars) or economic disruption forced business closures, and now commerce is resuming. Without the publication date visible, the specific historical context—whether this references Civil War, financial panic, or another crisis—cannot be definitively determined from the image alone.