Harper's Weekly

Events

1

Episodes

1

Years

1874

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Harper's Weekly, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Thomas Nast's elephant cartoon for the Republican Party

   1874

   Role: Publication

   1. 11874-11-07 · New York City, base of Harper's WeeklyPublication of the Elephant Cartoon

      Thomas Nast published a political cartoon in Harper's Weekly on November 7, 1874, which is considered the first important use of the elephant as a Republican Party symbol.

Sources

1. Harper's Weekly Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-15