The Wasp — 1893 — page 36: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page celebrates San Francisco's 1876 Fourth of July celebration, featuring satirical sketches of the holiday's events. The cartoons mock various parade participants and civic figures. **Key Elements:** - **Colonel Andrews** (photographed): A prominent San Francisco businessman praised for organizing the Midwinter Fair exposition - **The sketches** parody parade participants: a mounted marshal on an unruly horse, a "Literary Exhibit" with an eagle dropping eggs (mocking pretentious cultural displays), and a mounted chief aide - **The satire**: ridicules the grandiosity of civic celebrations—the overly formal marshal, the absurdity of the "literary" parade component, and the chaos of horses and pompous officials - **D.S. Dorn section**: brief mention of a returning lawyer from world travels The humor targets San Francisco's civic pride and ceremonial pretentiousness during major public events.