The image stuck, and the donkey began to ... In the same 1874 cartoon mentioned above, Nast depicted an elephant labeled "The Republican Vote" being frightened by the donkey in the lion's skin.

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 ...

In his 1874 cartoon, “The Third-Term Panic,” he portrayed an elephant labeled “The Republican Vote,” representing strength and dignity. The image resonated with the party and its ...

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.

Have you ever wondered where America’s political parties got their donkey and elephant mascots? Thomas Nast, the German-born editorial cartoonist for Harper’s Weekly magazine, came up with ...

The Republican elephant was first seen in an 1874 cartoon ... with the Donkey dominating the party's image in 1930's.