The Wasp — 1877 — page 360: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

The main cartoon depicts two figures in what appears to be a confrontational interaction. Based on the satirical magazine's content and the era, this likely satirizes a political or social dispute, though the specific identities aren't entirely clear from the image alone. The surrounding text contains various brief items criticizing public figures and institutions—including references to Street Superintendent Manzer, Supervisor Gibbs, and disputes about appropriated election funds. There's commentary on San Francisco's Chinese residents and labor tensions. The overall tone is typical of *The Wasp*'s muckraking journalism: attacking corruption, mismanagement, and social hypocrisy in late 19th-century San Francisco through biting satire and caricature.