The Wasp — 1880 — page 23: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page presents four satirical illustrations without accompanying text explanations. **Top left**: A "Metropolitan Temple" booth with caricatured performers juggling, watched by an audience below—likely satirizing entertainment venues or religious institutions of the era. **Top right**: Silhouetted figures beneath a moon, labeled "Board of Supervisors"—appearing to mock San Francisco's city government as shadowy or sinister. **Bottom left**: A bearded man in top hat striking an exaggerated pose near "Washington" signage, suggesting political satire of a public figure, though his identity remains unclear from the image alone. **Bottom right**: A portrait of a well-dressed man with a ship in background—possibly identifying a notable businessman or political figure of the period. The page's title and satirical framing suggests these were contemporary commentary on local San Francisco politics and personalities.