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Prints: This series is primarily comprised of smaller political portrait images intended for public or home display, although Mrs. Douglas also included a number of two-page images from newspaper center-spreads. 19th century lithographs and wood engravings make up a significant proportion of this category.

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Prints: This series is primarily comprised of smaller political portrait images intended for public or home display, although Mrs. Douglas also included a number of two-page images from newspaper center-spreads. 19th century lithographs and wood engravings make up a significant proportion of this category.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

Prints: This series is primarily comprised of smaller political portrait images intended for public or home display, although Mrs. Douglas also included a number of two-page images from newspaper center-spreads. 19th century lithographs and wood engravings make up a significant proportion of this category.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

Prints: This series is primarily comprised of smaller political portrait images intended for public or home display, although Mrs. Douglas also included a number of two-page images from newspaper center-spreads. 19th century lithographs and wood engravings make up a significant proportion of this category.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

Prints: This series is primarily comprised of smaller political portrait images intended for public or home display, although Mrs. Douglas also included a number of two-page images from newspaper center-spreads. 19th century lithographs and wood engravings make up a significant proportion of this category.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

Prints: This series is primarily comprised of smaller political portrait images intended for public or home display, although Mrs. Douglas also included a number of two-page images from newspaper center-spreads. 19th century lithographs and wood engravings make up a significant proportion of this category.

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Cartoons: This series contains political cartoons and caricatures in a number of mediums. Many 19th century cartoons are in the form of lithographic prints. Some of the later examples include cartoons clipped from newspapers and magazines.

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Maps & Charts: This series is comprised of a series of graphic materials ranging from representations of national politics (showing which states voted for which candidates, etc.) to political convention floor plans. Some of these items were published in book form, which included large fold-out maps and charts.

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....

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Broadsides: This series contains an assortment of promotional, declaratory, and advertising items. Most of these items are made of paper, advertised particular events or politically-related products, and were intended to have a very short use-life. Mrs. Douglas also included some of the collection's bumper stickers in this category.