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 GOP elephant made its first appearance in its 1874 cartoon "The Third Term Panic," which was published in Harper's Weekly. The cartoon depicts a donkey dressed in lion's clothing, scaring a ...

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.