Judge Parker’s campaign rig
Subject(s): Carriages and carts, Democratic donkey (Symbolic character), Mud, Parker, Alton B. (Alton Brooks), 1852-1926, Political campaigns, Presidents--Election, Republican elephant (Symbolic character), Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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President Roosevelt easily drives a cart hitched to an elephant on the road while Alton B. Parker’s “campaign rig” cart driven by a donkey is stuck in the mud. Caption: The Judge: It begins to look as if I would have to get out in the mush and mud and push this thing.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-09-11
Creator(s)
Rehse, George Washington, 1868-1939
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Page Count
1
Production Method
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:
Judge Parker’s campaign rig. [September 11, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o300905. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Rehse, George Washington, 1868-1939. Judge Parker’s campaign rig. [11 Sep. 1904]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o300905.
APA:
Rehse, George Washington, 1868-1939., [1904, September 11]. Judge Parker’s campaign rig.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o300905.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
