The Wasp — August 23, 1879 — page 14: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is primarily an **advertising page** from *The Illustrated Wasp* (page 77), containing commercial notices rather than political satire or editorial cartoons. The main visual element is a large illustration for **Neptune Mermaid Swimming Baths** at Larkin and Hyde Streets in San Francisco—a public bathing facility. The image depicts a seaside swimming establishment with Victorian-era bathers. The remaining content consists entirely of **business advertisements**: steamship company schedules, tailor services, stock brokers, jewelry dealers, photographers, and notably, repeated ads for **Old Judge cigarettes** at the bottom. No political cartoon or satirical content is present on this page. It appears to be a standard revenue-generating advertising section typical of 19th-century periodicals.