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Arthur's awkward "white elephant"
Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
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Description | Print shows President Chester A. Arthur sitting on a rock with a large white elephant that looks like Roscoe Conkling standing next to him; Arthur is wondering how to get rid of the elephant. Uncle Sam, holding papers labeled "Conkling Declines", walks away from the "Supreme Court". Roscoe Conkling turned down Arthur's offer for a position on the Supreme Court. |
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) | Supreme Court justices--1880-1890. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | United States.--Supreme Court. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Arthur, Chester Alan,--1829-1886. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Uncle Sam (Symbolic character)--1880-1890. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Conkling, Roscoe,--1829-1888. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Elephants--1880-1890. |
Content Type | Image |
Resource Type | Photograph |