The Wasp — 1879 — page 73: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page from *The Wasp* satirical magazine contains two cartoon panels (rotated 90 degrees in the image). The cartoons appear to satirize political or social figures of the era, though the OCR text is largely illegible in the black boxes, making precise identification difficult. The illustration style—with exaggerated physical features and caricatured expressions—is typical of late 19th-century American satirical magazines. The presence of multiple human figures suggests commentary on contemporary politics or society, likely depicting recognizable public figures of the period through visual mockery. Without clearer text legibility, the specific political targets and satirical points remain unclear from this reproduction.