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Photo of Puck,Arthur's Awkward White Elephant,1882,Gillam,Roscoe Conkling

Title: Arthur's awkward 'white elephant' / Gillam.
Creator(s): Gillam, Bernhard, 1856-1896, artist
Date Created/Published: N.Y. : Published by Keppler & Schwarzmann, 1882 March 15.
Summary: Print shows President Chester A. Arthur sitting on a rock with a large white elephant that looks like Roscoe Conkling standing next to him; Arthur is wondering how to get rid of the elephant. Uncle Sam, holding papers labeled 'Conkling Declines', walks away from the 'Supreme Court'. Roscoe Conkling turned down Arthur's offer for a position on the Supreme Court.
Notes:
Title from item.
Caption: 'How shall I ever get rid of him? It won't do for me to have him on my hands in 1884!'
Illus. from Puck, v. 11, no. 262, (1882 March 15), cover.
Copyright 1882 by Keppler & Schwarzmann.
Subjects:
Arthur, Chester Alan,--1829-1886.
Conkling, Roscoe,--1829-1888.
United States.--Supreme Court.
Uncle Sam (Symbolic character)--1880-1890.
Supreme Court justices--1880-1890.
Elephants--1880-1890.
Cartoons (Commentary)--1880-1890.
Chromolithographs--Color--1880-1890.
Magazine covers--1880-1890.
Periodical illustrations--1880-1890.
Bookmark /2012645622/
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