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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
After the Circus
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

After the Circus

Artifact ID1984.13.4
Object Type Cartoon Print
Artist (United States, 1861 - 1933)
Date 1912
Medium Paper
DimensionsOverall H 15 3/8 in x W 11 in (39.1 cm x 27.9 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionPrint reproduction of cartoon drawing. Outside a ragged tent (“Republican Convention”) stands the injured front of an elephant while the back end stands aside ("I'll stand pat"). Caption: “After the Circus”. Additional text at lower center: “Drawn by E. W. Kemble”. Artist signature lower right: “Kemble”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower right: “1912”.
Historical NoteIn 1912, the Republican party was split between the conservative William Howard Taft and Theodore Roosevelt, who proposed many reforms as a part of his "Square Deal" policies.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThis item was donated by the LBJ Foundation to the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum Collection in March 1984.
Credit LineGift of the LBJ Foundation
National Archives Catalog CollectionLyndon B. Johnson Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 192413)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts to the LBJ Library (National Archives Identifier 189698391)
Use Restriction StatusRestricted - Fully
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