The Wasp — 1896 — page 32: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is primarily a **title/masthead page** rather than a political cartoon page. The decorative header features a large wasp logo and establishes *The Wasp* as "the oldest colored cartoon paper in the United States," established 1876, published in San Francisco. The page contains multiple editorial columns addressing local San Francisco issues: City Hall construction delays, bill posters' conventions, grammar school funding debates, and various local political figures and controversies. References include discussions of Mayor Gould, the Buckley primaries, and criticisms of municipal inefficiency. The tone is satirical and critical of local governance and public figures, though specific caricatures or illustrations are not visible in this text-heavy layout.