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- Poster, "Vote in Solidarity," 2020 -
- 2020
- Collections - Artifact
Poster, "Vote in Solidarity," 2020
- Poster, "Together, We Are Power," 2020 -
- 2020
- Collections - Artifact
Poster, "Together, We Are Power," 2020
- Portrait of Barack Obama, Enclosed with Inauguration Invitation, 2009 -
- January 20, 2009
- Collections - Artifact
Portrait of Barack Obama, Enclosed with Inauguration Invitation, 2009
- Dan Gurney, Car and Driver Candidate for President, 1964 - In 1964, <em>Car and Driver</em> launched a tongue-in-cheek campaign supporting race driver Dan Gurney for President of the United States. No other candidate, the magazine wrote, represented the needs of the enthusiast driver. Throughout that summer and fall, "Dan Gurney for President" editorials and advertisements appeared in each issue and, for $1, readers could mail-order Gurney bumper stickers and buttons.
- 1964
- Collections - Artifact
Dan Gurney, Car and Driver Candidate for President, 1964
In 1964, Car and Driver launched a tongue-in-cheek campaign supporting race driver Dan Gurney for President of the United States. No other candidate, the magazine wrote, represented the needs of the enthusiast driver. Throughout that summer and fall, "Dan Gurney for President" editorials and advertisements appeared in each issue and, for $1, readers could mail-order Gurney bumper stickers and buttons.
- Sticker Showing Skull/Punisher Logo with Donald Trump Hair, 2020 - The "Punisher" skull motif originated with the fictional Marvel Comics character Frank G. Castle. A highly skilled veteran, Castle seeks to avenge the death of his family and fight crime. The skull was adopted by military personnel in the 2000s, followed by pro-police groups, white-supremacists and far-right political groups. The skull motif has been modified with Trump's iconic swooping hairstyle.
- 2020
- Collections - Artifact
Sticker Showing Skull/Punisher Logo with Donald Trump Hair, 2020
The "Punisher" skull motif originated with the fictional Marvel Comics character Frank G. Castle. A highly skilled veteran, Castle seeks to avenge the death of his family and fight crime. The skull was adopted by military personnel in the 2000s, followed by pro-police groups, white-supremacists and far-right political groups. The skull motif has been modified with Trump's iconic swooping hairstyle.
- World War II Gasoline Rationing Sticker, Series "B," 1941-1945 - The amount of gasoline you received during World War II depended on whether your job was essential to the war effort. Drivers received a windshield sticker and ration coupons for gasoline. Essential war workers received "B" stickers, like this one, allowing them up to eight gallons of gasoline a week.
- 1941-1945
- Collections - Artifact
World War II Gasoline Rationing Sticker, Series "B," 1941-1945
The amount of gasoline you received during World War II depended on whether your job was essential to the war effort. Drivers received a windshield sticker and ration coupons for gasoline. Essential war workers received "B" stickers, like this one, allowing them up to eight gallons of gasoline a week.
- Life Cast of Abraham Lincoln's Left Hand by Leonard Wells Volk - In May 1860, sculptor Leonard Volk made plaster casts of the hands of the Republican presidential nominee, Abraham Lincoln. Volk was thinking of using these castings along with his recently completed bust of Lincoln to create a full-length statue. This casting -- made from the original but at a later date -- depicts the left hand of the soon-to-be president.
- May 21, 1860
- Collections - Artifact
Life Cast of Abraham Lincoln's Left Hand by Leonard Wells Volk
In May 1860, sculptor Leonard Volk made plaster casts of the hands of the Republican presidential nominee, Abraham Lincoln. Volk was thinking of using these castings along with his recently completed bust of Lincoln to create a full-length statue. This casting -- made from the original but at a later date -- depicts the left hand of the soon-to-be president.
- Advertising Blotter, "Just Born-All Americans! Don't Infect Them with Racial and Religious Hate," circa 1949 -
- 1949
- Collections - Artifact
Advertising Blotter, "Just Born-All Americans! Don't Infect Them with Racial and Religious Hate," circa 1949
- Political Campaign Bumper Sticker, "Kennedy / Johnson," 1960 - This bumper sticker was produced for the 1960 Kennedy-Johnson presidential campaign. After John F. Kennedy defeated Texas Senator Lyndon B. Johnson in the 1960 Democratic primary, Kennedy named Johnson as his running mate. Johnson's addition brought on board an experienced old-school politician, and also provided a better chance of victory in the key swing states.
- 1960
- Collections - Artifact
Political Campaign Bumper Sticker, "Kennedy / Johnson," 1960
This bumper sticker was produced for the 1960 Kennedy-Johnson presidential campaign. After John F. Kennedy defeated Texas Senator Lyndon B. Johnson in the 1960 Democratic primary, Kennedy named Johnson as his running mate. Johnson's addition brought on board an experienced old-school politician, and also provided a better chance of victory in the key swing states.
- Ralph Bunche Information Card, circa 1985 -
- December 29, 1959
- Collections - Artifact
Ralph Bunche Information Card, circa 1985