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M-322: Dr. Allen B. and Helen S. Shopmaker American Political Collection
The Shopmaker Collection contains over three thousand items ranging from a George Washington token dated 1789 to buttons and textiles endorsing candidates in the 2008 election. The variety of objects reflects the changing tastes of the American public and the available production technologies, ranging from 19th century brass jewelry and clothing buttons embossed with candidate's names and party symbols to today's modern, mass-produced buttons, and from porcelain plates embellished with a portrait of First Lady Helen Taft to Nancy Reagan paper dolls. With artifacts representing nearly every American election, the Shopmaker Collection provides the viewer with a broad look at how candidates have used images, slogans and symbols to woo the public, and how the public has expressed its own, often outspoken, opinions on both individuals and issues.
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- 7 Reasons Print Ad
- Print ad for Automatic Voting Machine Corporation of Jamestown, New York, in operation "since 1898". Headline reads "7 Reasons Why More Than 5,500 Cities, Towns and Villages in the United States Use AUTOMATC [sic] VOTING MACHINES". A black and white image of a man using the automatic voting machine in a voting booth is to the right of a bulleted list of reasons, below the headline.
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- Automatic Voting Machine "Avoid Costly Election Contests" Print Ad
- Print ad in "The American City" magazine for "Automatic Registering Machine Co., Inc." of Jamestown, New York. A headline at the top reads "Avoid Costly Election Contests Once and for All By Using Voting Machines". Below is text describing the voting machines' benefits. Near the top right side is a black and white photograph of the back of the automatic voting machine. Text at the bottom reads "AUTOMATIC REGISTERING MACHINE CO., Inc. Jamestown New York".
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- Automatic Voting Machine Matchbook Cover
- Matchbook cover advertising Automatic Voting Machines of Jamestown, N.Y. The front cover is metallic silver with a three-color printed photo showing a hand pointing to a switch. Black text above the photo reads "AUTOMATIC VOTING MACHINE Jamestown, N.Y.". Text below the photo reads "BUILDERS OF VOTING MACHINES SINCE 1896" and below, "CLOSE COVER BEFORE STRIKING MATCH". The back of the cover has a three-color printed photo of a woman exiting the automatic voting machine booth. Text below reads "Made in U.S.A. THE DIAMOND MATCH CO. N.Y.C.". Text on the inside of the cover is headlines "Advantages of Jamestown Automatic Voting Machines" above a numbered list of seven advantages.
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- Automatic Voting Machines 1944 Election Print Ad
- Advertisment for the Automatic Voting Machine Corporation, printed in "The American City". A headline at the top reads "AUTOMATIC VOTING MACHINES were used by 12 million* voters at the 1944 presidential election". Text below contains more information about the voting machines and their use. In the center, a black and white photograph shows a man using the voting machine in a voting booth.
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- I Voted* Bloomberg Magazine Cover
- Bloomberg Businessweek magazine featuring a story over faulty voting machines. The cover has a picture of the "Accuvote-TSX".
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- Who Did your Voting Machine Vote for? Bumper Sticker
- Bumper sticker with "Who did your voting machine vote for?" printed to the left of an image of a touchscreen voting machine with a malicious grin on the screen. Below "voterescue.org" is printed.
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