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Contains 134 Results:

Democratic Ticket: James Carroll for Governor, 1844

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Identifier: 2214.BA0039
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series includes paper ephemera related to the voter registration and voting processes. The bulk of the series is comprised of paper ballots intended to have been deposited by voters in ballot boxes to reflect their choice of candidates. In the 19th century, many of these ballots were printed by commercial printers and were heavily decorated. As the century progressed, paper ballots increasingly were printed by governmental agencies until their eventual replacement by voting machines....
Dates: 1844

Benjamin Harrison "The Nation's Pride" Portrait Fan, 1888

 Item — Box: TBD
Identifier: 2214.BB0161
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Bric-a- Brac: This series is comprised of three-dimensional promotional items, ranging from tableware and glassware to matchbooks, phonograph records, and ashtrays. As its name implies, this is a true "grab bag" category. The bulk of Bric-a-Brac items are utilitarian in nature, and were decorated to promote or demonstrate allegiance to particular candidates.

Dates: 1888

Democratic Candidates: Buchanan & Breckinridge, 1856

 Item — Box: TBD
Identifier: 2214.BA0006
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series includes paper ephemera related to the voter registration and voting processes. The bulk of the series is comprised of paper ballots intended to have been deposited by voters in ballot boxes to reflect their choice of candidates. In the 19th century, many of these ballots were printed by commercial printers and were heavily decorated. As the century progressed, paper ballots increasingly were printed by governmental agencies until their eventual replacement by voting machines....
Dates: 1856

Ballots of Half Century Ago: Buchanan & Breckinridge, 1906

 Item — Box: TBD
Identifier: 2214.BA0007
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series includes paper ephemera related to the voter registration and voting processes. The bulk of the series is comprised of paper ballots intended to have been deposited by voters in ballot boxes to reflect their choice of candidates. In the 19th century, many of these ballots were printed by commercial printers and were heavily decorated. As the century progressed, paper ballots increasingly were printed by governmental agencies until their eventual replacement by voting machines....
Dates: 1906