Cover depicts portraits of four 1896 presidential candidates positioned at each corner of the page with the American flag announcing elections in which the Republican, Democrat, Prohibition and Populist parties were represented. Portraits are...
Civil Wars; War; Slaves; Agriculture; Political issues; Cities & towns
Excerpts from the Robert H. Cartmell Diaries. They contain full commentaries on the nature of his farm operation, the weather, and the fluctuations of the cotton market. They contain thoughtful comments on politics and candidates for office and...
Two-page letter to his son George Carroll Harris of Nashville, Elisha W. Harris writes from his plantation Waco Place in Louisiana of attending a local political meeting. He details the zest the crowd displays for politics and the presidential...
Broadside featuring sketched portraits of the Republican candidates by John Doctoroff, with 1928 copyright. Trades Council Union Label over oval Allied Printing , St. Louis, Mo.
"Rag money" was paper currency made from linen and cotton fibers. A "shin-plaster" was printed small change. "Hard money" was coins made of a precious metal. This broadside was attempting to popularize these terms to be used as descriptions of...
Presidential campaign broadside for John Bell of Tennessee. Included in the broadside is a representation of a train and a list of all the delegates nominated from Tennessee.
Small, orange paper "ticket" advertising Republican candidates in the campaign of 1868: Ulysses S. Grant for president, presidential electors (including Dewitt Clinton Senter), and Samuel M. Arnell for Congress. Also listed are electors for...
