The Wasp — 1896 — page 971: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **not a political cartoon** but rather a photograph and article about "Fitzsimmons," a boxer, accompanied by advertisements. The main image shows a shirtless man in a classical boxing pose. According to the caption, this photograph was taken by Bushnell for The Wasp on the last day of the Australian's preparatory work for a match with Sharkey. The article discusses cartoonist **Jimmie Swinnerton**, praising his humorous drawings of bears and comic illustrations. It notes his work appeared in the Berkeley eleven yearbook and other publications, defending his artistic merit against dismissive attitudes toward cartooning. The page also contains whiskey advertising from Charles Meinecke & Co., a San Francisco wine merchant.