As mentioned in the above quote, while the first Thomas Nast Republican elephant cartoon appeared in the Harper’s Weekly ...
The donkey and elephant became political symbols in the United States through a combination of historical events and the work ...
The donkey and elephant became political symbols in the United States through a combination of political satire and popular ...
Thomas Nast's personal preference for the Republican Party was well-known ... being seen again in American politics, the images of the donkey and elephant may change. The elephant symbol is ...
In 1874, the first cartoon depicting the elephant as the symbol of the Republican Party was printed in Harper's Weekly. In 1916, Democratic President Woodrow Wilson was re-elected and Republican ...