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San Francisco News Letter and Wasp. Volume LXXXIII. Number 26. June 30, 1939

The Wasp-News Letter Publishing Company, San Francisco, CA, 1939

Original publisher's blue and white wrappers. Reprinted black and white photograph on front cover shows "Fourth of July's Airplane Carrier Demonstrator." 10 1/4" x 13 5/8." Twenty-three pages, complete. Black and white illustrations and advertisements throughout magazine, complete. Back cover features an advertisement for the Dutch Windmill at the Golden Gate Exposition. Former ownership stamp in the top margin of the back cover. Pages and covers are very clean and intact. Slight splitting at the spine. The Wasp magazine was political and satirical magazine that ran from 1876-1941. It underwent several name changes; The Wasp, The Illustrated Wasp, The San Francisco Illustrated Wasp, The Wasp: The Illustrated Weekly of the Pacific Coast, The Wasp: A Journal of Illustration and Comment, The Wasp News-Letter: A Weekly Journal of Illustration and Comment, and San Francisco News Letter and Wasp. While it is known for its political bent, The Wasp also talks about subjects such as finance, drama, society, art, literature, and music and offers a snapshot of life in the 1930s. The following are some of the articles and features in this issue: "The Hundred Percenters!--A Tale of the Underworld," "The 'Weekly'--It's Mission on Earth and Other Things," "May We Suggest to Those Interested in the Exposition," "Telegraph Hill" [fictional serial], "Golden Empire: The Refounding of Stanford University and the Work of George E. Crothers," "Treasure Island: Fairyland on San Francisco Bay," "Art and Artists," "Early Day Stage Holdups" [about Dick Fellows], "The Town Crier," "Traffic in Narcotics," "O'Dowd on The Yanks Are Coming (Again?)," "Origin of Words," "Business in Brief--Financial and Industrial; Banking, Investment and Commercial Activities," "A Candid Camera Shot of Events in Sacramento," "The Greatest Fighter!" [about boxing], "Sports of the Week," "The Realm of Women Today: 'All the World's a Stage,'" "The Stage," "Cinemasifitings," "Donut Tower" [about a fixture at the Golden Gate Exposition], "The Book Column," "Music Review," "San Mateo County Political Merry-Go-Round," "Incubator Baby" [about an exhibit at the Golden Gate Exposition], "The Dutch Windmill--Treasure Island," "Holy Land" [about an exhibit at the Golden Gate Exposition featuring religious artwork], and "The Glass Blowers.". Book. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: Soft cover

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