Cartoon, "The Third Term Panic", 1874

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Description:

Cartoonist Thomas Nast featured an elephant for the first time in 1874 to represent the Republican vote. He rendered the animal, unsure of its own weight, plodding through planks representing its own party platform.

Associated Date: 1874 11 07

Associated Institution: Republican National Party

Classified: Political Caricatures

Subject:

See more items in: Political and Military History: Political History, Campaign Collection, Government, Politics, and Reform, American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith

Exhibition: American Democracy

Exhibition Location: National Museum of American History

Credit Line: Ralph E. Becker

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: PL.227739.1874.A22Catalog Number: 227739.1874.A22Accession Number: 227739

Object Name: Cartoon

Physical Description: paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 10 1/2 in x 15 3/4 in; 26.67 cm x 40.005 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-595a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_528979

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