Title

A Burden he Must Shoulder

Creator

Thomas Nast

Files

Description

Harper's Weekly cover of Grant, weighed down by the problems of his administration (including Santo Domingo, the Financial Crisis, the KKK, and many others) as a copperhead snake wraps around his leg and various dogs nip at his heels while wearing the names of newspapers on their collars.

Contributor(s)

Ulysses S. Grant Association

Subjects

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885

Time Period

1870-1879

Date

10-24-1874

Object Type

image

Format (Original)

1 cartoon ; 11 x 16 in.

Format (Digital)

PDF

Digital ID

G_USGc_2010_0016

Source

Ulysses S. Grant Collection, Series 6, Subseries 2, Box 5, Folder OS11

Repository

Ulysses S. Grant Association. Mississippi State University Libraries.

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Contact Information

For more information on the contents of this collection, email usgpresidentiallibrary@library.msstate.edu.

Preferred Citation

[Title of Political Cartoon], Ulysses S. Grant Collection, Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library, Mississippi State University Libraries