Creator
Thomas Nast
Title
The Tammany Tiger Loose.—”What are you going to do about it?”
Coverage
New York
Publisher
Harper Brothers
Date
November 11, 1871
Description
Thomas Nast was America’s greatest political cartoonist. His legendary association with Harper’s Weekly brought about the popularization of the Democratic donkey, and the creation of the Republican elephant, the Tammany tiger and the modern image of Santa Claus. His biting political cartoons helped bring down political bosses (most famously, the notorious William Marcy Tweed) and presidential candidate too!
Source
From Harper’s Weekly, November 11, 1871