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Book, Pamphlet, and hatchet pin connected to the temperance movement led by Carry A. Nation. Carry Nation was a radical abolitionist from Missouri, lived 1846-1911. Leader of the radical temperance movement, called for the prohibition of all alcohol…

Axe token, attributed by contributors to the candidacy of Abraham Lincoln. No specification on 1860 or 1864 election, may be original or reproduction.

Some pins are originals others reproductions for various national level offices in elections at the end of the nineteenth century in the United States.

Glass hat of unknown use, designed to look like the one that was often found on top of the head of Abraham Lincoln during his adult years in Springfield and while he was President of the United States. Unknown date of manufacture, could be original…

Sample ballots for the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates for the General Election of November 5, 1968. Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew were the Republican candidates for President and Vice President. Hubert Humphrey and Edmund Muskie…

Human Rights pamphlet describing Hubert Humphrey's "program to uphold the dignity of the individual." Hubert Humphrey was the Democratic nominee for President during the General Election of 1968.

Information booklet on Mary Lou Cowlishaw, a Republican candidate for Illinois State Representative. The booklet contains information on Cowlishaw's political career as well as a side-by-side comparison of the endorsements of both Cowlishaw and her…

Information booklet on Harris Fawell, a Republican candidate for Congress. The booklet contains information on Hawell's political background as well as his plans for Congress. Fawell served in the Illinois Senate from 1963-1977. He was also a…

Political poster with the title, "Campaign Reporting Systems."

Vintage tribute poster with four images. Prominently top-center is the bust of Abraham Lincoln as he would have looked during the 1860 campaign. Center-right is the dome of the U.S. Capitol; bottom-center is an image of Lincoln's home in Springfield,…