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Title: Young Men's National Whig Convention of Ratification Ribbon
Date: 1844
Description: home in Lexington, Kentucky. The ribbon is dated "Baltimore, May 2d 1844. Lith. by E. Weber & Co. Balto." Clay had been selected as the Whig party candidate for president at the convention in Baltimore on May 1, 1844.

Title: Billy Possum and Jimmie Possum on the Links Postcard
Date: 1909
Description: Double-sided caricature postcard of Billy Possum, an animal character representing William H. Taft, and Jimmy Possum, an animal character representing James S. Sherman who was Taft's vice-president, playing golf. Postmarked in Monroeville, Indiana, November 1909. Pencil inscription with a personal note on the back, addressed to "Mr Charles Strait", and dated "Nov 8, 1909".

Title: Grand National Democratic Banner
Date: 1844
Description: Hand colored lithographic print with oval portraits of Presidential candidate James K. Polk and Vice-Presidential candidate George M. Dallas. A depiction of red swagged drapery edged in gold fringe frames the upper half of the print and surrounds the words "Polk the Young Hickory. Dallas and Victory". During his presidency James K. Polk was known as "Young Hickory", an allusion to his mentor Andrew Jackson. A row of stars is above the text. The American eagle holds the edges of two crossed and draped flags in its beak above and between the two oval portraits, while winding ribbon banners beneath the portraits identify the sitters as President and Vice-President. Across the bottom of the print are the words "Grand, National, Democratic Banner. Press Onward."

Title: Goldwater Glasses Order Card
Description: Printed order form from HRB Suppliers for "Goldwater Glasses."

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