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So alike! Such accord! – Vintage Print

So alike! Such accord! — historic drawing
So alike! Such accord!. Historic drawing from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Step back in time with So alike! Such accord!, a historic drawing rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Here the donkey and elephant, the symbols of the Democratic and Republican parties, are drawn so nearly alike that the title's sarcasm, "So alike! Such accord!", carries the joke. The cartoon dates to about 1934, when tariffs were a live political fight. The Smoot-Hawley Tariff of 1930 had raised duties sharply, and the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act of 1934 let the president negotiate lower rates, a shift that drew Republican objections and invited cartoonists to question how far the two parties really differed on trade.

Medium1 drawing : India ink over pencil, with scraping out on bristol board ; 38 x 42 cm. (sheet)
Notes[ca. 1934]
SubjectsDemocratic Party (U.S.)--1930-1940. Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )--1930-1940. Democratic donkey (Symbolic character)--1930-1940. Republican elephant (Symbolic character)--1930-1940. Political parties--United States--1930-1940. Tariffs--United States--1930-1940.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,402 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-156227

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