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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
- 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
- Invitation to John F. Kennedy Inauguration, January 20, 1961 - Mrs. Arnold J. Zimmer of Detroit, Michigan, received this personal invitation from the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, to attend the inauguration of John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson on January 20, 1961 in Washington, D.C. The recipient was guaranteed a place in a special area where the new president and vice president were to take their oath of office.
- January 20, 1961
- Collections - Artifact
Invitation to John F. Kennedy Inauguration, January 20, 1961
Mrs. Arnold J. Zimmer of Detroit, Michigan, received this personal invitation from the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, to attend the inauguration of John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson on January 20, 1961 in Washington, D.C. The recipient was guaranteed a place in a special area where the new president and vice president were to take their oath of office.
- Handbill, "The Negro Choice for President," 1952 -
- 1952
- Collections - Artifact
Handbill, "The Negro Choice for President," 1952
- "Here's the Tally Sheet Pick the Winner," 1916 Presidential Election - In 1916, Republicans nominated Charles Evans Hughes for president. Hughes, an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, appealed to Republican leaders looking to unite the party after its conservative-progressive split in 1912. This brochure touted Hughes' progressive labor record--a tactic to lure voters away from Democrat Woodrow Wilson, the equally progressive incumbent president. It almost worked--Hughes narrowly lost.
- 1916
- Collections - Artifact
"Here's the Tally Sheet Pick the Winner," 1916 Presidential Election
In 1916, Republicans nominated Charles Evans Hughes for president. Hughes, an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, appealed to Republican leaders looking to unite the party after its conservative-progressive split in 1912. This brochure touted Hughes' progressive labor record--a tactic to lure voters away from Democrat Woodrow Wilson, the equally progressive incumbent president. It almost worked--Hughes narrowly lost.