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Title: (Congressional elephant) or last desperate pull for power Genre: Political cartoons; Lithographs; Prints Publisher: Harper's Weekly Date issued: 1832-1833 (approximate) Physical description: 1 print : lithograph ; 13 1/2 x 17 1/2 in. Summary/Abstract: Election of 1832? Andrew Jackson pulls mightily on the tail of an elephant (symbol of the National Republican Party?) loaded with the eagle of the Republic and a bag marked 'U. S. Treasures 200,000,000.' A young woman (Liberty?) carries a copy of the Constitution while riding on the elephant's tusk. Major Jack Downing stands near Jackson. Cartoon on the opposition of Congress to the removal of government deposits from the Bank of the United States. General notes: Title from item. Subjects: Elephants; Eagles; Economic policy; Presidents; Republican elephant (Symbolic character); Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 Collection: Americana Collection Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department

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