if it's for a good cause.
Today is Mule Day, a time to remember the humble beast and its many virtues. Legend has it that on this day, the first Spanish jacks arrived in the United States, a gift from the king of Spain. 
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Dig in Your Hooves …
if it's for a good cause.
Today is Mule Day, a time to remember the humble beast and its many virtues. Legend has it that on this day, the first Spanish jacks arrived in the United States, a gift from the king of Spain.
Mules have cleared our fields, cultivated our crops, graded our roads, helped build the railroads, and worked in mines. For generations, they toiled alongside men and women who settled and worked every corner of this country. This sketch by James Lockhart celebrates the mule's strength and reminds us of its help in cultivating farms and in building the nation's infrastructure.
Pictured: James Lockhart, born 1912, Arkansas, from the United States Series, 1947, oil and pencil on paperboard, 18 9/16 x 17 7/8 in., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America.