The elephant now goes round
Subject(s): Hanna, Marcus Alonzo, 1837-1904, Ohio, Orchestra, Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910, Republican elephant (Symbolic character), Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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New York Senator Thomas Collier Platt helps a large elephant-like Ohio Senator Marcus Alonzo Hanna’s head around the center of “1904—the greatest ‘moral’ show on Earth” as President Roosevelt watches from underneath the curtain. Up above the “Ohio Orchestra” plays, “What’s the matter with Hanna?”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-11-23
Creator(s)
Bush, Charles Green, 1842-1909
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:
The elephant now goes round. [November 23, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302268. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Bush, Charles Green, 1842-1909. The elephant now goes round. [23 Nov. 1903]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302268.
APA:
Bush, Charles Green, 1842-1909., [1903, November 23]. The elephant now goes round.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302268.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
