The Wasp — 1878 — page 482: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains multiple satirical scenes depicting what appears to be judicial proceedings and street-level social commentary. The top panel shows a "Police Court on Monday Morning" with judges presiding over defendants. The middle panel depicts "Vallejo Coy & His Congregation" with a figure addressing a crowd, suggesting commentary on a public figure or religious leader and their followers. The bottom panel titled "Eide Walks on East St" shows people, baskets, and goods on a street, likely depicting everyday working-class activity or commerce. Without clearer identification of specific figures or dated context, the exact political targets remain unclear, though the overall tone suggests criticism of judicial systems, public figures, and urban social conditions typical of late 19th-century American satirical journalism.