Cartoon, "The Third Term Panic", 1874
Object Details
- 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.
- Credit Line
- Ralph E. Becker
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- associated date
- 1874 11 07
- ID Number
- PL.227739.1874.A22
- catalog number
- 227739.1874.A22
- accession number
- 227739
- associated institution
- Republican National Party
- 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
- See more items in
- Political 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
- classified
- Political Caricatures
- Record ID
- nmah_528979
