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Double-sided campaign flyer for the election of Ossie Langfelder for Mayor of Springfield, Illinois. Langfelder served two terms as Springfield's mayor, from 187-1995. Since nowhere on the flyer is the term, "re-election," the supposition can be made…

Nineteen campaign buttons distributed to supporters during various local elections in Illinois.

A book that featured two different stories: Call of the Wild by Jack London and Black Beauty by Anna Sewell. This piece was meant to provide young readers with two different stories in a novel format: once concluding one story, the reader must flip…

A sample of calcite/willemite mineral.

Cadbury Company/family set up a model village around their factory (in England). Interesting industrial Victorian morals.

In 2018, Cheryl Thompson worked at the Old State Capital as an interpretive guide. The Patawatoni tribe were walking through Springfield, Il recreating the death trail march. Cheryl Thompson acted as a guide for a group of Potawatoni during their…

A blue bumper sticker advertising the College Democrats of Illinois.

Campaign bumper sticker from the unsuccessful 2014 gubernatorial candidacy of Kirk W. Dillard, Republican; a classic election color scheme of white, red and blue theme is used, with a union label appearing in the lower dexter corner, and reference to…

A magnetic compass used by geologists to take accurate navigational and slope measurements.

The brochure shows the three African American U.S. Marshalls to promote Robert Moore's book the Presidents Men.