The Wasp — 1893 — page 8: what you’re looking at

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# The Wasp, July 1, 1893 This is a title page featuring a portrait of **Hon. Frank McCoppin**, identified as "The Democratic Selection for Postmaster of San Francisco." The page presents McCoppin as a distinguished elderly gentleman with white hair and beard, wearing formal attire with a bow tie. The satirical context—published in *The Wasp*, a San Francisco-based humor magazine—suggests this was commentary on his Democratic Party nomination for the postmaster position, a significant federal patronage appointment. Without additional context from page 8 (referenced in the caption), the specific satirical angle remains unclear, though the magazine's inclusion suggests either mockery of his candidacy or commentary on Democratic Party politics of 1893.