The Wasp — 1891 — page 215: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and contest information**, not political satire. The dominant content announces The Wasp's second photographic contest for amateur photographers, with prizes including Zeiss cameras and subscriptions to various publications. The page features numerous advertisements for San Francisco businesses: The California Insurance Co., Occidental Hotel, Malloye & Broder (printers), Ely's Cream Balm, Kodak Supplies, Hirsch Kahn & Co. (opticians and photo supplies), and photography services offering dark rooms and lantern slides. There is **no visible political cartoon** on this page. The small illustration accompanying Hirsch Kahn & Co.'s ad shows a simple domestic scene of an optician fitting glasses—a straightforward commercial image rather than satire.