August Morn
A trembling elephant, patched and wide-eyed, wades in water as a gale labelled 'Democratic Vote' blows over it, with 'Wisconsin' written on the ground. The cartoon argues that a Democratic win in Wisconsin has frightened the Republican Party.
Propaganda techniques used in this cartoon
- Date
- August 29, 1957
- Period
- Cold War
- Made by
- Washington Evening Star (cartoonist Jim Berryman)
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Cartoon
- Issuer type
- Media
- Regime
- Eisenhower Administration
- Leader
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Persuade or win support
- Theme
- Elections and party politics
- Event
- 1957 Wisconsin Special Election
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- U.S. National Archives, Records of the U.S. Senate, Jim Berryman Political Cartoons (NAID 5730852), retrieved October 3, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (U.S. government work)
Jim Berryman, Washington Evening Star. National Archives and Records Administration, Records of the U.S. Senate, 5743246 (NAID 5743246).
Text on the object
DEMOCRATIC VOTE WISCONSIN JIM BERRYMAN WASHINGTON STAR
