The Wasp — 1893 — page 68: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising content**, not political satire. It features multiple photographs and promotional text for the Hotel del Monte in Monterey, California, prominently advertising it as "THE QUEEN OF SUMMER RESORTS" for the 1892 season under manager GEO. SCHONEWALD. The page includes images of the Palace Hotel in San Francisco and various resort facilities, along with a directory of San Francisco hotels and Pacific Coast establishments. While *The Wasp* was indeed a satirical publication, this particular page functions as a paid advertisement section rather than editorial cartoon or political commentary. The content is purely commercial—promoting luxury hospitality services to wealthy clientele during California's Gilded Age tourism boom.