The Wasp — 1896 — page 702: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page features architectural work by the firm Shea & Shea, presented as a feature on "Modern Architects and Their Work." It shows three images: two portrait photographs of men (identified as Mr. Frank T. Shea and Mr. Wm. D. Shea) and two architectural photographs—a tall municipal building with a prominent clock tower on Kearny Street, and a substantial private residence belonging to Mr. Alexander H. Loughborough in San Francisco's fashionable residence district. This appears to be a professional showcase rather than satire. The Wasp was primarily a satirical magazine, but this particular page seems to function as an illustrated architectural advertisement or editorial feature documenting the architects' notable San Francisco commissions, highlighting both public and private work in the early 20th century.