Thomas Nast - Santa Claus
- KWL
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- Joined: Oct 23, 2019
Thanks to Heather Cox Richardson for pointing to this article. Trombonists influence the world once again.
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“ Renowned for giving us the iconography of the Republican elephant and Tammany Tiger—among many others--Thomas Nast was born at a military barracks in Landau, Germany in 1840, where his father was a trombonist in the 9th Regiment Bavarian Band. ”
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“ Renowned for giving us the iconography of the Republican elephant and Tammany Tiger—among many others--Thomas Nast was born at a military barracks in Landau, Germany in 1840, where his father was a trombonist in the 9th Regiment Bavarian Band. ”
- JTeagarden
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That's at least 15 degress of Kevin Bacon right there.