First notable use of the elephant to represent the Republican Party? This day in 1874! 07/11/2012 by Allan From a cartoon published in Harper’s Weekly, 7th November 1874. Via @thepainterflynn. Image from Wikipedia. Enjoy this? Share it! Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Related