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Title: Taft Ribbon
Description: 1/2-inch by 1 and 1/4-inch ribbon with red, white and blue horizontal stripes with "TAFT" written in black across the center white stripe.

Title: Vote Today! Door Hanger
Date: 1968
Description: White door hanger. Red headline reads "VOTE TODAY!" above blue text reading "Polls Open until 8:00 P.M." Below is a blue-toned photograph of then-presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy. Blue text below reads "'We can all participate in building a new America if we get out and vote June 4'". A white box at the bottom provides a space to fill in the voter's polling place.The reverse has a red and

Title: "Queremos Al Presidente Johnson" Brochure
Date: 1964
Description: White paper brochure. The front has a black and white photograph of then-presidential candidate Lyndon B. Johnson over a red background. Above is white text reading "Queremos al Presidente Johnson" and below is black text reading "Porque Queremos la Paz y el Progreso Porque Queremos ir Adelante y no Atras". The text translates to read "We Want President Johnson Because We Want Peace and Progress Because We Want to go Forward and not Back". Inside are photos of Johnson and vice presidential candidate Hubert Humphrey with text in Spanish supporting Johnson's campaign. This brochure was made by the "All Americans Council".

Title: Republican Ticket Ribbon
Description: White ribbon with "Republican Ticket" printed vertically. At the top is a pin-back button with a picture of then presidential candidate William Howard Taft looking to his left. At the bottom of the ribbon is the logo for "Union Label".

Title: Taft and Sherman Jugate Portrait Button
Description: 1 and 1/4-inch round, pin back button with black and white jugate portraits of William H. Taft and James S. Sherman. Each portrait is labeled over the bottom with text reading "Taft" and "Sherman", respectively. The portraits are framed by gold ovals with scrolls at the top and bottom and a flag-motif shield at the top center. Button has a paper label on reverse for Allied Printing Trades Council

Title: Taft For US Button
Description: 7/8-inch round, pin back button with the words "TAFT FOR US" in blue block letters on an orange background. Button has paper label on reverse for Allied Printing Company (Chicago, Ill.)with an image of a mallard duck and the words "The Mark of Quality."

Title: The Independent Voters Handbook
Date: 1960
Description: Trifold paper brochure. On the cover is a cartoon drawing of a donkey seated on the lap of a man sitting in a chair, with that chair on the back of an elephant whose trunk is stretched upwards to the man's ear. Both the donkey and elephant are yelling into the man's ears. In a box below the cartoon is text reading "The Independent Voters Handbook A Brief Statement in favor of Senator Kennedy". The inside of the pamphlet contains four columns of text in support of Kennedy's campaign. The lower right corner contains a sketch of an elephant with a cloth on its back reading "Kennedy". On the back is a sketched drawing of then-presidential candidate John F. Kennedy above quotes from the candidate, as well as information from the group "Citizens for Kennedy" who produced the pamphlet.

Title: Things Look Better Already; Goldwater for President Cardboard Glasses
Date: 1964
Description: Gold-toned cardboard cut to the shape of eye glasses with black text reading "Goldwater for President" on each temple, "Things Look Better Already" across the top center, and "Vote G.O.P." on the bottom of the frames. Across the top of the frame is a line drawing of a smiling elephant with its trunk and tail wrapped around the glasses.

Title: Triple H Humphrey Bumper Sticker
Date: 1968
Description: Red bumper sticker with three blue stylized H's, connected by the vertical strokes, with white stars through the center of the strokes - the Humphrey campaign logo. White text to the right reads "Humphrey".

Title: Theodore Roosevelt on Gold Button
Description: 7/8-inch round, pin back button with black and white portrait of Theodore Roosevelt over a flag motif shield on a gold background.

Title: Write In Gene McCarthy Nov. 5 Sticker
Date: 1968
Description: Blue sticker with a white cartoon dove in the center. To the upper left of the dove there is a white sun. Inside the dove, "Write in, Gene McCarthy, NOV. 5" is printed in blue. The design was made by "Wet Petal Press" at "947 North La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles, CA".

Title: Newsweek Democratic Convention Scorecard
Date: 1956
Description: 10 7/8 inches by 13 1/2 inches cardboard card with rounded corners. At the top of the sign is red lettering that reads, "Newsweek". Below is a red bracket with black lettering inside that reads, "know the POLITICAL SCORE read NEWSWEEK". On the back of the sign is black lettering that reads, "Newsweek's DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION SCORE CARD". The majority of the back is taken up by a large graph, with

Title: Roosevelt and Fairbanks Jugate with Flag Button
Date: 1904
Description: 1 and 1/4-inch round, pin back button with black and white oval jugate portraits of Theodore Roosevelt and Charles Fairbanks framed by a rope and flanking an American Flag.

Title: Full Dinner Pail Button
Date: 1900
Description: 1 and 1/4-inch round, pin back button on white with tin pail in the center in front of orange circle.

Title: Free Rickshaw Ride Paper Ticket
Date: 1964
Description: Red paper ticket with black text. Text at the top reads "FREE RICKSHAW RIDE". Under a thin dividing line below, arranged vertically, are the simplified Chinese characters for "gold" and "water" with the English translation below each character - referring to presidential candidate Barry Goldwater. Below "'64" is printed. Below another thin dividing line is text reading "CALIFORNIA & GRANT ST. 3PM-9PM"

Title: Woman's Roosevelt Memorial Association Button
Description: 5/8-inch round, pin back button with profile portrait of Theodore Roosevelt engraved in gold. Reverse engraved with Standard Emblem Co., Providence, R.I.

Title: Win With Rockefeller For President Bumper Sticker
Date: 1960
Description: Red and blue bumper sticker with "Win with" printed in white at the top and "Rockefeller for president" printed in white at the bottom. This sticker was produced by "Rockefeller for President".

Title: Protection Sound Money Button
Date: 1896
Description: 7/8-inch round, post-back clothing button with black and white portrait of William McKinley and Garret Hobart with the American flag in the background. Button has engraving on reverse side for Baldwin & Gleason Company.

Title: For President, Debs Button
Description: 7/8-inch round, pin back button with black and white portrait of Eugene V. Debs. His portrait is flanked by a set of red laurels to the left and right. Above the portrait are the words "FOR PRESIDENT" and below "DEBS" all in red lettering. Debs was the Socialist Party candidate for president in 1904, 1908, 1912, and 1920.

Title: IAFF Fire Fighter for Gore Bumper Sticker
Date: 2000
Description: Yellow bumper sticker with black print reading "IAFF Fire Fighters for Gore 2000" to the left the IAFF logo is printed.

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