The Wasp — 1876 — page 184: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains two unrelated illustrations rather than a satirical cartoon: 1. **Top image**: A nighttime street scene showing gas lamps illuminating a San Francisco street. The caption indicates this relates to "$20,000 Monthly Payment of the City of San Francisco for Street Gas Lights"—likely critiquing municipal expenditure on gas lighting infrastructure. 2. **Bottom image**: An architectural illustration labeled "Mission San Juan, Southern Cal." depicting a historic Spanish mission building with distinctive arches and deteriorated structures. Without additional context or captions connecting these images to contemporary political figures or events, the satirical intent is unclear. The page may be documenting public infrastructure costs or historical California sites, but the specific point of satire—if any—cannot be determined from the visual evidence alone.