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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.
- Bottle of Confetti, Presented at 2020 Democratic National Convention, August 2020 - Democrats held a shortened and downsized national convention in August 2020 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many meetings and activities were held virtually during the three-day convention. Still, delegates arrived and received campaign material supporting their nominees, Joseph "Joe" Biden and Kamala Harris. The ticket went on to win the election.
- 17 August 2020 - 20 August 2020
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Bottle of Confetti, Presented at 2020 Democratic National Convention, August 2020
Democrats held a shortened and downsized national convention in August 2020 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many meetings and activities were held virtually during the three-day convention. Still, delegates arrived and received campaign material supporting their nominees, Joseph "Joe" Biden and Kamala Harris. The ticket went on to win the election.
- Invitation to Attend the Presidential Inauguration of Barack H. Obama, January 20, 2009 -
- January 20, 2009
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Invitation to Attend the Presidential Inauguration of Barack H. Obama, January 20, 2009
- "Cup O' Joe" Biden Campaign Mug, 2020 - Joe Biden's aviator sunglasses became a common graphic on both official and unofficial campaign merchandise, reflecting a more casual, "everyman" view of the presidential hopeful. The official campaign produced this mug, choosing to play off his name and featuring the "Joe" logo used on other merchandise.
- 2020
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"Cup O' Joe" Biden Campaign Mug, 2020
Joe Biden's aviator sunglasses became a common graphic on both official and unofficial campaign merchandise, reflecting a more casual, "everyman" view of the presidential hopeful. The official campaign produced this mug, choosing to play off his name and featuring the "Joe" logo used on other merchandise.
- "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.
- 57th Presidential Inauguration Button, 2013 - President Barack Obama's second inauguration took place in January 2013. Nearly one million people attended the public ceremony on Monday, January 21st. Many bought souvenirs and sported commemorative buttons to remember the occasion.
- January 21, 2013
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57th Presidential Inauguration Button, 2013
President Barack Obama's second inauguration took place in January 2013. Nearly one million people attended the public ceremony on Monday, January 21st. Many bought souvenirs and sported commemorative buttons to remember the occasion.
- Presidential Inauguration Knit Hat, 2013 - President Barack Obama's second inauguration took place in January 2013. Nearly one million people attended the public ceremony on Monday, January 21st. Many bought souvenirs and sported commemorative buttons to remember the occasion.
- January 21, 2013
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Presidential Inauguration Knit Hat, 2013
President Barack Obama's second inauguration took place in January 2013. Nearly one million people attended the public ceremony on Monday, January 21st. Many bought souvenirs and sported commemorative buttons to remember the occasion.
- Joe Biden "Dark Brandon" Tote Bag - Every election cycle, The Henry Ford collects objects that represent the candidates, the central issues debated, and any major events. Traditionally, this has meant collecting things like lawn signs, buttons, and bumper stickers. In recent years it has also included t-shirts, flags, and objects that incorporate online culture. This collecting encompasses a wide range of viewpoints.
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Joe Biden "Dark Brandon" Tote Bag
Every election cycle, The Henry Ford collects objects that represent the candidates, the central issues debated, and any major events. Traditionally, this has meant collecting things like lawn signs, buttons, and bumper stickers. In recent years it has also included t-shirts, flags, and objects that incorporate online culture. This collecting encompasses a wide range of viewpoints.
- "We Want Joe" Biden Campaign Button, 2020 - Every election cycle, The Henry Ford collects objects that represent the candidates, the central issues debated, and any major events. Traditionally, this has meant collecting things like lawn signs, buttons, and bumper stickers. In recent years it has also included t-shirts, flags, and objects that incorporate online culture. This collecting encompasses a wide range of viewpoints.
- 2020
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"We Want Joe" Biden Campaign Button, 2020
Every election cycle, The Henry Ford collects objects that represent the candidates, the central issues debated, and any major events. Traditionally, this has meant collecting things like lawn signs, buttons, and bumper stickers. In recent years it has also included t-shirts, flags, and objects that incorporate online culture. This collecting encompasses a wide range of viewpoints.