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San Francisco News Letter and Wasp. Volume LXXXIII. Number 33. August 18, 1939

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

Original publisher's blue and white wrappers with staple binding. Front cover shows two reprinted black and white portrait photographs of Ed Hecox "in 1892 at 19 years of age--the youngest driver of a six-horse Concord stage; [and] in 1938 at 65 years of age, [train] engineer of the ultra-modern 'City of San Francisco.'" 10 1/4" x 13 5/8." Twenty-three pages, complete. Black and white illustrations and advertisements throughout magazine, complete. Back cover has a reprinted black and white photograph of a scenic pond area with the caption, "A Gorgeous Corner in John McLaren's Golden Gate Park." Former ownership stamp of John W. Howe in the top margin of the back cover. "California Duplicate" stamp on front cover. Pages are very clean and intact. Covers are clean and intact overall but are loose from the interior pages. 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: "Isolation vs. Employment" [about World War II and the United States' role in rising political tensions], "Lee Holman and Harry Bridges: American Patriot vs. Alien Enemy" [about the trial of Harry Bridges, a labor union leader, who was prosecuted during the 1930s-1950s by the U.S. government under suspicion of Communist ties], "Telegraph Hill," "Treasure Island: Fairyland on San Francisco Bay," "The Hundred Percenters!--A Tale of the Underworld" [commentary about criminals], "Newspaper Hoaxes of Twenty-five Years Ago," "A Political Pepper Pot," "Rotten Racketeering, 'Blindcraft' Buncoed," "The Town Crier," "Hecox the Driver--Stage, Train, Plane" [brief biography of Ed Hecox, driver of stagecoaches, trains, and airplanes], "Business in Brief--Financial and Industrial: Banking, Investment and Commercial Activities," "Traffic in Narcotics" [about the abuse of narcotics worldwide and the Sino-Japanese War], "The Book Column," "Origin of Words" [serial about the etymology of different words; new word(s) featured each week], "O'Dowd on Danzig, Slivers and Peace," "Sports," "Citizens Against '30-Thursday,'" "On the Gayway" [about the Golden Gate Exposition], "Sunshine and Shadows of Skid Row," "Art and Artists," "The Realm of Women Today: 'All the World's a Stage,'" "Behind the Mike," "The Stage," "Music Review," "I Get Around: Nite Club Review," "Kayograms," and "Local Theaters This Week.". Book. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: Soft cover

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