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| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Description | Illustration shows a group of republicans trying to push, pull, and coax the Republican elephant labeled "G.O.P." to jump a hurdle on a race course; William B. Allison stands on the far side of the hurdle, Philander C. Knox is pulling the elephant's trunk, William P. Frye, Nelson W. Aldrich, Stephen B. Elkins, Joseph G. Cannon, and Eugene Hale are pushing the elephant, which is being ridden by a plump man labeled "Stand Pat", wielding a whip. There are four bars on the hurdle, the lowest is labeled "Cost of Living 1896", the next is labeled "Cost of Living 1900", then "Cost of Living 1904", and the highest is labeled "Cost of Living 1908". |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Miscellaneous Items in High Demand |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Hurdle racing--1900-1910. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Frye, William P.--(William Pierce),--1831-1911. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Presidential elections--1900-1910. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Republican elephant (Symbolic character)--1900-1910. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Aldrich, Nelson W.--(Nelson Wilmarth),--1841-1915. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Hale, Eugene,--1836-1918. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Elkins, Stephen B.--(Stephen Benton),--1841-1911. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Cannon, Joseph Gurney,--1836-1926. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Allison, William B.--(William Boyd),--1829-1908. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Knox, Philander C.--(Philander Chase),--1853-1921. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Cost & standard of living--1900-1910. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Racetracks--1900-1910. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
