The donkey and elephant became political symbols in the United States through a combination of historical events and the work ...

On Nov. 7, 1874, the first cartoon depicting the elephant as the symbol of the Republican Party was printed in Harper's Weekly.

As mentioned in the above quote, while the first Thomas Nast Republican elephant cartoon appeared in the Harper’s Weekly ...

The donkey and elephant ... symbols in U.S. politics is rooted in political cartoons from that period, with the donkey symbolizing the Democratic Party and the elephant symbolizing the Republican ...

His dense and meticulously labeled cartoons served as arguments for analysis and discussion, popularizing the elephant as a symbol for the Republican Party. Despite facing financial troubles later ...

Although no crystal clear reason has been given for the animal associations, it is thought that the Republican elephant was first used in an Illinois newspaper back in the 1860 presidential ...

Perpetuated by political cartoonist Thomas Nast, the donkey became a symbol for the Democratic Party. Soon, Nast invited ...

Of course, we’re talking about the elephant and donkey, with the former representing the Republican Party and the latter as the symbol of the Democrats. But why have these animals long been ...

The elephant symbol was created by famous cartoonist Thomas Nast, it was in Harper's Weekly in 1874. But, according to sources, the Republican elephant appeared much earlier than that in the pro ...

In October 1959, 65 years ago, the Pottsville Republican published a week-long ... arrived at Pottsville in 1886. “Picks and shovels wielded by these man of muscle and brawn, dug a 2,200 foot ...

ATLANTA — It's election season once again, and you may ask, "Why is that elephant waving an American flag with its trunk?" or, "Why is that donkey dressed like Uncle Sam?" The donkey has long ...

In October 1959, 65 years ago, the Pottsville Republican published a week-long series in observance of the paper’s 75th anniversary. Individual copies of the papers are not easy to come by.