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Presidential Appointment Certificate: Harold Hunter
Presidential Appointment Certificate to Harold V. Hunter as Administrator of the Rural Electrification Administration, Department of Agriculture for term of 10 years. Mr. Hunter - grandfather of Dr. Devin Hunter, UIS History faculty - was an Oklahoma…
Michael Howlett Campaign Ad for Governor's Election in 1976
This is a political advertisement ran in the Southern Illinoisian paper on March 14, 1976. The literature pertains to the 1976 Illinois Governor Election and Democratic Primary in which the ad supports Democrat Michael Howlett for governor. It was a…
Dan Walker Campaign Ad for Governor's Election in 1976
This is a political advertisement ran in the Southern Illinoisian paper on March 14, 1976. The literature pertains to the 1976 Illinois Governor Election. It was a privately funded ad paid by Southern Illinois Voters and Tony Ison of Mt. Vernon. The…
Political Poster for John Castle Running in Illinois Comptroller Election of 1978
This is a political poster from the 1978 election for state comptroller. It belongs to John Castle who ran as Republican nominee that year and appears to be the incumbent. Castle lived in Dekalb, and he was chairman of the Sandwich State Bank. He…
Bernie (Sanders) 2016 T-shirt
Bernie Sanders 2016 Campaign slogan t-shirt. This shirt has a "Union Made in the USA" label and has a "Union Label" stamp beneath the "2016" on the front of the shirt. On the reverse, the print says, "JOIN THE POLITICAL REVOLUTION TODAY" with the…
Bernie (Sanders) White T-shirt
Bernie Sanders (D) T-shirt 2016. Sanders was the last challenger to the eventual Democratic Presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton in the 2016 Democratic Primary race. The t-shirt's label states, "Union Made in the USA." There is also a stamp just…
1940 Campaign Buttons for Election with Church, Willkie and Green
The campaign button with the name Church on it and year 1976 has little history with it. Church had served as Deputy Mayor of Springfield between 1986 and 1995. We don't know if Church ran for office in 1976 or had a family member who had. We do know…
Signed Photograph Taken at Dedication and Opening Day for the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
A photograph taken in the replica of the Oval Office at opening day for the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley on November 4th, 1991. All four former Presidents are in the photo: Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, Gerald Ford…
Lincoln Political Banner from 1860 Election
This political banner for the 1860 Presidential election is likely a copy of a lithograph on linen featuring the Republican Party nominees Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin. "The flag was meant to hang like a banner in parades and other political…
1860 Campaign Tickets for Democratic and Republican Party
These are two separate tickets placed side by side in the photo. The one on the left is a Republican Party Illinois Election Ticket as verified by Library of Congress. The one on the right would be the Democratic Party Election Ticket, researching…