The elephant became linked to the Republican Party largely due to the work of political cartoonist Thomas Nast, who is often credited with popularizing both symbols. In an 1874 cartoon published ...

the Republican elephant, the Democratic donkey, and Uncle Sam. Publishing regularly in Harper's Weekly, the celebrated Nast drew thousands of cartoons during the second half of the nineteenth century.

The Republican elephant was first seen in an 1874 cartoon by satirist and conservative cartoonist Thomas Nast of Harper's Weekly. "The elephant was a wing of the party that was stodgy and immobile ...

Origins: The elephant became associated with the Republican Party also thanks to Thomas Nast. In the same 1874 cartoon mentioned above, Nast depicted an elephant labeled "The Republican Vote ...

Have you ever wondered where America’s political parties got their donkey and elephant ... 1874 cartoon labeled “Third Term Panic,” Nast commented on Republican Ulysses Grant’s ...

As anyone with even a passing interest in US politics knows, the elephant represents the Republican Party and the donkey ... on Jackson's nickname is this cartoon from 1833, entitled "Let Every ...

The Republican Party’s iconic elephant also owes its origins to Nast’s work. In his 1874 cartoon, “The Third-Term Panic,” he portrayed an elephant labeled “The Republican Vote ...

Unfortunately for the Democratic Party, Nast was also ... did not get off scot-free. The Republican elephant made its lumbering debut in an unflattering cartoon on November 7th 1874, in “The ...

Stocks were on course for a banner day amid signs of progress on inflation. The Dow rose 700 points, and the Nasdaq jumped 2%. Fresh inflation data looks to keep the Fed on hold this month — but it ...