The hares and the tortoise (from Aesop, altered to suit)
Subject(s): Fables, Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901, McKinley, William, 1843-1901, Morton, Levi P. (Levi Parsons), 1824-1920, Political campaigns, Presidents--Elections, Rabbits, Reed, Thomas B. (Thomas Brackett), 1839-1902, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Turtles
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The race for the Republican presidential nomination is underway between the tortoise labeled “Morton” and the hare(s) labeled “McKinley, Reed, [and] Harrison.” Includes a revised version of the fable by Aesop.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1895-04-10
Creator(s)
Pughe, J. S. (John S.), 1870-1909
Language
English
Period
Civil Service Commissioner (1889-April 1895)
Repository
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Page Count
1
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
The hares and the tortoise (from Aesop, altered to suit). [April 10, 1895]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289147. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Pughe, J. S. (John S.), 1870-1909. The hares and the tortoise (from Aesop, altered to suit). [10 Apr. 1895]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289147.
APA:
Pughe, J. S. (John S.), 1870-1909., [1895, April 10]. The hares and the tortoise (from Aesop, altered to suit).
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289147.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
APA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
