The Wasp — 1890 — page 490: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is a **title/advertising page** rather than a satirical cartoon page. It displays mastheads and advertisements for multiple San Francisco-area banks from approximately the 1870s-1880s, including: - The First National Bank (established 1870) - Bank of California - The Sather Banking Company - The Anglo-California Bank - London, Paris and American Bank The page lists officers, directors, capital amounts, and correspondent banking relationships across major American and European cities. There is **no visible political satire, caricature, or cartoon content**—this appears to be a commercial advertising section documenting the financial institutions of the era, likely included in *The Wasp* magazine as paid advertising or directory information.