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- Joshua Levering Campaign Button, 1896 - In 1896, Prohibition Party delegates nominated Joshua Levering for president. They also passed a single issue platform that outlawed the sale and distribution of alcohol. This single-minded goal limited the Party's appeal at a time when important economic issues dominated the political discussion. Levering received less than 1 percent of the nationwide vote.
- 1896
- Collections - Artifact
Joshua Levering Campaign Button, 1896
In 1896, Prohibition Party delegates nominated Joshua Levering for president. They also passed a single issue platform that outlawed the sale and distribution of alcohol. This single-minded goal limited the Party's appeal at a time when important economic issues dominated the political discussion. Levering received less than 1 percent of the nationwide vote.
- Political Campaign Card, "We May Differ in Politics but We All Agree That...," 1884 -
- 1884
- Collections - Artifact
Political Campaign Card, "We May Differ in Politics but We All Agree That...," 1884
- Instruction Ballot for Voters, General Election, November 8, 1960 - This instructional ballot informed or reminded voters of the Township of Grosse Ile and Wyandotte, Michigan, of the candidates running for national, state and local offices in the national election of 1960. The instructions also provided information about how to use a lever-type voting machine which was the standard way to cast a vote in the 1960s.
- November 08, 1960
- Collections - Artifact
Instruction Ballot for Voters, General Election, November 8, 1960
This instructional ballot informed or reminded voters of the Township of Grosse Ile and Wyandotte, Michigan, of the candidates running for national, state and local offices in the national election of 1960. The instructions also provided information about how to use a lever-type voting machine which was the standard way to cast a vote in the 1960s.
- 1912 Presidential Election Ballot for the Town of Castile, New York - In the mid-1800s, American voters cast preprinted ballots listing candidates from a single party. It was a confusing, public process that invited intimidation and fraud. After 1888, blanket ballots -- originally used in South Australia in the 1850s -- gradually replaced single party ballots. Blanket ballots listed all candidates from all parties. Many included party symbols to help guide voters' selections.
- November 05, 1912
- Collections - Artifact
1912 Presidential Election Ballot for the Town of Castile, New York
In the mid-1800s, American voters cast preprinted ballots listing candidates from a single party. It was a confusing, public process that invited intimidation and fraud. After 1888, blanket ballots -- originally used in South Australia in the 1850s -- gradually replaced single party ballots. Blanket ballots listed all candidates from all parties. Many included party symbols to help guide voters' selections.
- Bottle of Bootleg "Coon Hollow" Bourbon Whiskey, 1925-1932 - This Canadian alcohol was likely smuggled across the Detroit River during Prohibition (1920-33), when the United States banned the production, sale, and importation of alcohol. This bourbon whiskey was headed for Charles Kert's Detroit speakeasy, also known as a blind pig. The geography of the Detroit River lent itself really well to smuggling alcohol in from Canada--smugglers used it frequently for this purpose.
- 1925-1932
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Bottle of Bootleg "Coon Hollow" Bourbon Whiskey, 1925-1932
This Canadian alcohol was likely smuggled across the Detroit River during Prohibition (1920-33), when the United States banned the production, sale, and importation of alcohol. This bourbon whiskey was headed for Charles Kert's Detroit speakeasy, also known as a blind pig. The geography of the Detroit River lent itself really well to smuggling alcohol in from Canada--smugglers used it frequently for this purpose.