The Wasp — 1896 — page 700: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **informational rather than satirical**. It features historical articles about San Francisco businesses with accompanying photographs, not political cartoons. The content describes the **Union Iron Works** and their relocation, and the **First National Bank** at Sansome and Bush streets. The text praises these institutions' economic importance and respectability. Two large photographs show the bank building (present day) and a historical view of Bush Street from forty years prior. The articles highlight prominent business leaders like Irving M. Scott and bank president S.G. Murphy, presenting them as civic heroes who advanced San Francisco's development. Rather than satire, this reads as **boosterist journalism**, promoting the city's industrial and financial accomplishments to readers.