The Wasp — 1878 — page 374: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is primarily an **advertising page** from the San Francisco-based satirical magazine *The Illustrated Wasp*. The page contains commercial advertisements for local San Francisco businesses rather than political cartoons or satire. The main illustration shows **John Robl's butcher shop** at California Market, depicting a detailed interior scene of a meat market operation. Below it is an advertisement for **P. Kelly's Patent Boot and Shoe**, featuring a drawing of the innovative boot design. Other notable ads include the **Pacific Business College**, **Albany Lubricating Compound**, and various other San Francisco-area services and products. At the bottom right, there's subscription information for the magazine itself. The page demonstrates how 19th-century satirical publications relied heavily on advertising revenue to sustain operations.