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William Howard Taft, Our Next President

Date: 1908
Description: Portrait of William Howard Taft, used in his 1908 presidential election campaign. Caption reads: "William Howard Taft, Our Next President."
Photograph

Abraham Lincoln

Date: 08 13 1860
Description: Portrait of Abraham Lincoln before he grew a beard, taken from an ambrotype.
Photograph

Herbert Hoover

Date: 1920
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Herbert Hoover, 31st president of the United States.
Magazine or Periodical

"La Follette's Magazine" Memorial Edition

Date: 07 1925
Description: Front page of "La Follette's Magazine" Memorial Edition remembering the life and work of Robert M. La Follette, Sr. This magazine later became the Progres...
Print

Solomon Juneau, Founder of Milwaukee

Date: 
Description: Carte-de-visite portrait engraving of Solomon Laurent Juneau (1793-1856), Wisconsin fur trader and politician.
Photograph

Joe McCarthy Christmas Greeting

Date: 12 1954
Description: The 1954 Christmas card of Jeanne and Joseph R. McCarthy, mailed at about the time he was censured by the Senate. Handwritten on the inside the card says,...
Print

Samuel Tilden

Date: 1876
Description: An engraving from a photograph of Samuel Tilden.
Poster

"Spiro Agnew as a Hippie"

Date: 09 04 1970
Description: A poster with a retouched portrait of Vice President Spiro Agnew dressed as a hippie. He has a beard, moustache, and long hair. He is wearing a fringed shi...
Poster

Vote For Republican Candidates

Date: 11 05 1918
Description: Election poster featuring Republican candidates. Quarter-length portraits accompany each name. Names, left to right and top to bottom, "For Governor, Emanu...
Poster

Candidate for Member of Congress

Date: 1918
Description: Campaign poster for Judge C.E. Randall. The poster features Uncle Sam holding up a sheet of paper with the quarter-length portrait of the candidate printed...
Print

Elect Gaylord Nelson to Congress

Date: 1954
Description: The front cover of a four page election mailer/newsletter for U.S. Senate candidate Gaylord Nelson. A quarter-length portrait covers most of the page. The ...
Poster

Humphrey, The People's Democrat

Date: 1972
Description: A simple campaign poster for Hubert Humphrey. The top has "Humphrey" in white on a blue field. The center is a black and white photograph of Humphrey. The ...
Poster

For Governor, Schreiber *78*

Date: 1978
Description: Poster promoting Martin Schreiber for Governor. His portrait appears in the center. Above is "For Governor, Schreiber *78*" and below "Progressive Leadersh...
Print

J'Aime Jack

Date: 1960
Description: A french bumper sticker with John F. Kennedy's face inside a circle in the middle. On the left, white letters on a red background, "J'AIME" and on the righ...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Page From The Student Voice

Date: 08 05 1964
Description: Page 4 of The Student Voice featuring the title "Shootings, Beatings, Bombings and Burnings," and a photograph of Fannie Lou Hamer.
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Freedom Vote Candidates

Date: 10 28 1964
Description: Four small black-and-white portraits of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party candidates: Fannie Lou Hamer, Annie Devine, Aaron Henry, and Victoria Gray...
Book or Pamphlet

Daniel Hoan for State Senate Brochure

Date: 1952
Description: Cover of a brochure promoting Daniel Hoan as Democratic candidate for State Senate, featuring a head and shoulders portrait of Hoan.
Photograph

Sheryl Albers

Date: 1991
Description: Outdoor portrait of Sheryl Albers, who was the 50th District Representative in the Wisconsin State Assembly, posing in front of the Wisconsin State Capitol...
Poster

Roosevelt and Johnson

Date: 1912
Description: Poster featuring Theodore Roosevelt and his running mate in the 1912 presidential campaign, Hiram Johnson. Both men are wearing suits and eyeglasses and ar...
Postcard

Presidental Political Campaign Ephemera

Date: 
Description: Three postcards featuring Richard Nixon. The top postcard has the title: "Experience Counts!" with a photographic portraits of Richard Nixon on the left, a...

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