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Photograph

Tammany Hall Presidential Campaign

Date: 11 08 1856
Description: Political drawing for the Democratic Presidential Campaign, which included Buchanan and Breckenridge.
Photograph

Stassen-for-President Campaign

Date: 03 02 1948
Description: Victor Johnston (right) state manager of the Stassen-for-President campaign presenting nomination papers for fifteen of the Republican National Convention ...
Historical Object

Presidental Political Campaign Ephemera

Date: 
Description: A white and blue striped folded plastic cap with red text that reads: "Nixon's the One!"
Photograph

Young Woman at State Republican Convention

Date: 05 25 1968
Description: Mary Jo Sylvestor wears campaign buttons supporting Jerry Leonard as the Republican candidate for United States Senate. She is attending the State Republic...
Historical Object

Presidental Political Campaign Buttons

Date: 
Description: An assortment of political campaign buttons for Lyndon B. Johnson. Seven out of eight buttons have a white background with red and blue borders, and black ...
Photograph

Campaign Rally for Thomas Edmund Dewey

Date: 1948
Description: Group of people, many holding signs, at a presidential rally for Thomas Edmund Dewey.
Feature Story

Button from Tammy Baldwin’s first campaign for Wisconsin State Assembly

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
This button was made for Tammy Baldwin’s first campaign for Wisconsin State Assembly in 1992.
Photograph

NAACP Youth Council Commandos

Date: 1968
Description: Three members of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Youth Council Commandos (Milwaukee) kneel over George Wallace presidential ...
Print

Scenes and Incidents at the Republican National Convention

Date: 06 03 1884
Description: Illustrations=s of the Republican National Convention. The main drawing shows an outside view with the caption "Scene in front of the convention building d...
Historical Essay

Origins of the Wisconsin Primary (presidential or state?)

Learn about Robert M. La Follette's efforts to instill primary elections in the Wisconsin political system, replacing bribery by party bosses.
Historical Essay

Democratic Convention Delegate Badge

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Badge worn to support William Jennings Bryan by Wisconsin delegate Charles Donohue at Democratic Convention, Denver, July 1908 (Museum object #1997.36.1)
Historical Essay

Vilas, William Freeman 1840-1908

Lawyer, Politician, Senator, Cabinet Officer and Philanthropist
Biography of William Freeman Vilas, 1840-1908.
Classroom Material

Teacher Materials for the 1964 Freedom Summer Project

Sourcebook, PowerPoint Presentation, Video
Help students learn about the civil rights era with resources designed for teaching about Freedom Summer. Access original source documents, images, video
Historical Essay

What Was the 1964 Freedom Summer Project?

Read an overview of this pivotal event in the nation's civil rights era
General Information

Timeline for the 1964 Freedom Summer Project

Follow the progression of key events before, during and after Freedom Summer. Contains links to original documents
General Information

Key Documents from the 1964 Freedom Summer Project

Brief descriptions and links to original documents created by CORE, SNCC, COFO, local residents, volunteers and opponents. Organized by topic

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