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San Francisco News Letter and Wasp. Volume LXXXIII. Number 29. July 21, 1939

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

Original publisher's blue and white wrappers with staple binding. Front cover shows a reprinted black and white photograph of Dean Landis and J. J. McGrath, two men involved in the trial of Harry Bridges (1901-1990), a labor union leader. 10 1/4" x 13 5/8." Twenty-three pages, complete. Black and white illustrations and advertisements throughout magazine, complete. Back cover has several poems. Former ownership stamp of John W. Howe in the top margin of the back cover. "California Duplicate" stamp on front cover. Pages and covers are very clean and intact. Spine has splitting that goes up about 3 1/2" from the bottom edge. 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: "Harry Bridges' Trial---?," "Examiner Dean Landis!!," "San Mateo's Political Merry-Go-Round," "'Art' Warfare?" [commentary about the conflict between modern art movements, such as Surrealism, and traditional art], "Telegraph Hill" [fictional serial], "A Political Pepper Pot," "Treasure Island: Fairyland on San Francisco Bay," "The Hundred Percenters!--A Tale of the Underworld" [commentary about criminals], "The Town Crier," "Traffic in Narcotics" [about opium, heroin, and the Sino-Japanese War], "Origin of Words" [serial about the etymology of different words; new word(s) featured each week], "Business in Brief--Financial and Industrial: Banking, Investment and Commercial Activities," "Art and Artists," "Notes from an Artist's Sketch Pad: Bogus Antiques; Tempera in Tubes; A Lost Art [about silversmithing]," "Music Review," "Golden Empire: Wells Fargo," "Sports," "Sunshine and Shadows of Skid Row," "The Realm of Women: 'All the World's a Stage'" [includes commentary about whether or not married women should work], "I Get Around: Nite Club Review," "Kayograms," "O'Dowd on What Price Headlines?," "The Book Column," "On the Gayway: Hydrosphere; Little David, An Incubator Baby" [about the Golden Gate Exposition], "The Stage," "Behind the Mike," "Cinemasiftings," and "Local Theaters This Week.". Book. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: Soft cover

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