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- "Saint Joe" Prayer Candle, 2020 - "Seven-day" devotional candles are traditionally used by practitioners of Catholicism, syncretic religions, and folk magic. They are used to petition saints and spirits for guidance, favors, to set intentions for luck, love--even revenge. They are found in religious supply stores like botanicas, grocery stores, and online. Recently, houseware boutiques appropriated prayer candles, ironically celebrating musicians, celebrities, and politicians.
- 2020
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"Saint Joe" Prayer Candle, 2020
"Seven-day" devotional candles are traditionally used by practitioners of Catholicism, syncretic religions, and folk magic. They are used to petition saints and spirits for guidance, favors, to set intentions for luck, love--even revenge. They are found in religious supply stores like botanicas, grocery stores, and online. Recently, houseware boutiques appropriated prayer candles, ironically celebrating musicians, celebrities, and politicians.
- Copy of a 2000 Presidential Election Ballot for Palm Beach County, Florida - Paper "butterfly ballots" are pierced with a "punch needle"--reminiscent of computer punch cards. Leftover confetti fragments of the punched paper are called "chads." If ballots are not fully punched, partially attached "hanging chads" invalidate the vote. During the 2000 Presidential election, this infamous system caused confusion among voters in Palm Beach County, Florida, forcing a recount of spoiled ballots.
- circa 1995
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Copy of a 2000 Presidential Election Ballot for Palm Beach County, Florida
Paper "butterfly ballots" are pierced with a "punch needle"--reminiscent of computer punch cards. Leftover confetti fragments of the punched paper are called "chads." If ballots are not fully punched, partially attached "hanging chads" invalidate the vote. During the 2000 Presidential election, this infamous system caused confusion among voters in Palm Beach County, Florida, forcing a recount of spoiled ballots.
- "Nope" Mug, 2019-2020 -
- 2019-2020
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"Nope" Mug, 2019-2020
- Button, "McGovern," 1972 - Democrats nominated South Dakota Senator George McGovern for president in 1972. McGovern relied on grassroots support and won key primaries on his way to the Democratic nomination, campaigning for the immediate end of the war in Vietnam and liberal social and economic programs. His presidential run, however, was plagued with setbacks, and he lost in a landslide to incumbent Republican president Richard Nixon.
- 1972
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Button, "McGovern," 1972
Democrats nominated South Dakota Senator George McGovern for president in 1972. McGovern relied on grassroots support and won key primaries on his way to the Democratic nomination, campaigning for the immediate end of the war in Vietnam and liberal social and economic programs. His presidential run, however, was plagued with setbacks, and he lost in a landslide to incumbent Republican president Richard Nixon.
- Cup Plate, 1832-1852 - Americans in the early 19th century poured hot tea into their saucers to cool -- leaving the staining liquid around the teacup's base. Hostesses would provide guests with cup plates to prevent damage to tablecloths and wood. Pressed glass cup plates were popular from the 1820s to the 1860s. Pressed designs varied from purely decorative to images of famous men, places and events.
- 1832-1852
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Cup Plate, 1832-1852
Americans in the early 19th century poured hot tea into their saucers to cool -- leaving the staining liquid around the teacup's base. Hostesses would provide guests with cup plates to prevent damage to tablecloths and wood. Pressed glass cup plates were popular from the 1820s to the 1860s. Pressed designs varied from purely decorative to images of famous men, places and events.
- Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson Presidential Election Ballot, 1864 - During the mid-1800s, Americans used preprinted ballots to vote. Political parties printed and distributed these ballots, sometimes through local partisan newspapers. These ballots listed candidates only from a single party -- so everyone knew who you voted for. Bold voters could scratch out or paste over names. This ballot was used in 1864 by Massachusetts Republicans to vote for Abraham Lincoln.
- 1864
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Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson Presidential Election Ballot, 1864
During the mid-1800s, Americans used preprinted ballots to vote. Political parties printed and distributed these ballots, sometimes through local partisan newspapers. These ballots listed candidates only from a single party -- so everyone knew who you voted for. Bold voters could scratch out or paste over names. This ballot was used in 1864 by Massachusetts Republicans to vote for Abraham Lincoln.
- Democratic Party Presidential Election Ballot, Massachusetts, 1864 - During the mid-1800s, Americans used preprinted ballots to vote. Political parties printed and distributed these ballots, sometimes through local partisan newspapers. These ballots listed candidates only from a single party -- so everyone knew who you voted for. Bold voters could scratch out or paste over names. This ballot had blank spaces when no party candidate ran -- voters had to fill it in themselves.
- 1864
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Democratic Party Presidential Election Ballot, Massachusetts, 1864
During the mid-1800s, Americans used preprinted ballots to vote. Political parties printed and distributed these ballots, sometimes through local partisan newspapers. These ballots listed candidates only from a single party -- so everyone knew who you voted for. Bold voters could scratch out or paste over names. This ballot had blank spaces when no party candidate ran -- voters had to fill it in themselves.
- "Build Back Better" Biden Campaign Button, 2020 - Democrat Joe Biden adopted "Build Back Better" as one of his 2020 presidential campaign slogans. Biden used the slogan to promote economic policies that focused on supporting average working men and women. This slogan and others promised Americans a seasoned leader who would guide them through a pandemic-crippled economy and social and political division.
- 2020
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"Build Back Better" Biden Campaign Button, 2020
Democrat Joe Biden adopted "Build Back Better" as one of his 2020 presidential campaign slogans. Biden used the slogan to promote economic policies that focused on supporting average working men and women. This slogan and others promised Americans a seasoned leader who would guide them through a pandemic-crippled economy and social and political division.
- "No. 46" Biden Campaign Button, 2020 - Americans elected Joe Biden in 2020 to become the 46th President of the United States. Biden, a longtime senator and Vice President under President Barack Obama, won the crowded Democratic primary race and then chose his one-time challenger, California Senator Kamala Harris, as his running mate. The Biden/Harris team defeated the Republican ticket of incumbent President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence.
- 2020
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"No. 46" Biden Campaign Button, 2020
Americans elected Joe Biden in 2020 to become the 46th President of the United States. Biden, a longtime senator and Vice President under President Barack Obama, won the crowded Democratic primary race and then chose his one-time challenger, California Senator Kamala Harris, as his running mate. The Biden/Harris team defeated the Republican ticket of incumbent President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence.
- "We Want Joe" Biden Campaign Button, 2020 -
- 2020
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"We Want Joe" Biden Campaign Button, 2020