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1940 Campaign Buttons for Election with Church, Willkie and GreenThe 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…
1946 NAACP ButtonA 1946 NAACP button given to a nurse at a hospital by an African American male in his 40's, who received treatment because of the riot in Chicago of…
1952 Stevenson Campaign Poster for PresidentThe political poster featuring the Presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson II is organized by who was running on the ticket of the 1952 presidential…
1971 Photo of President Nixon Signing Bill Authorizing Lincoln Home to Become a Part of the National Park ServiceThis photo was taken at the Old State Capitol Building in Springfield. President Richard Nixon is signing a bill H.R. 9798 authorizing the Abraham…
1972 Presidential Election Flyer for George McGovernThis is a flyer for George McGovern’s Presidential election in 1972. The flyer focuses on farmers in Kansas, encouraging them to vote for McGovern…
1974 Newspaper from Kansas CityFront page of Kansas City Star dated July 28, 1974. Without the story telling sheets, its difficult to tell what part of this page was important to…
1978 Illinois Republican State Convention ButtonThis button comes from the 1978 Illinois Republican State Convention.
1980 Republican Ronald Reagan Presidential Campaign button, "Let's Make America Great Again," text only.This is a 1980 Republican Ronald Reagan Presidential Campaign button, "Let's Make America Great Again," which features text only. It is part of a…
1982 Illinois Republican State Convention ButtonThis is a button from the June 12, 1982 Illinois Republican State Convention in Springfield, Illinois. With the slogan, "Meeting the Challenge of the…
1988 Illinois State Republican Convention PosterIllinois State Republican Convention poster calling on fellow Republicans to "Rekindle the Lincoln Spirit." The convention was held June 16-18, 1988.…