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The Capitol: 1921
Submitted by Dave on Wed, 05/03/2017 - 9:03am.
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Washington, D.C., circa 1921. "U.S. Capitol, West Front." Senate chamber on the left; House of Representatives on the right. 8x10 glass negative. View full size.
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Queenie & Eleanor: 1937
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 11/08/2016 - 3:04pm.
May 15, 1937. "Mrs. Roosevelt feeds 'Queenie," official mascot of the Democratic Party, a lump of sugar at the luncheon and garden party given by the Woman's National Democratic Club at Woodlawn, home of the Secretary of War and Mrs. Harry N. Woodring near Mount Vernon. Queenie was a presented by an admirer to Postmaster General Farley last winter." 4x5 inch glass negative. View full size.
Let Us Continue: 1964
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 07/25/2016 - 7:11pm.
Aug. 24, 1964. Atlantic City, N.J. "View of delegates and stage with large pictures of John F. Kennedy, Harry Truman, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Lyndon B. Johnson with the slogan 'Let Us Continue,' at the 1964 Democratic National Convention." Photo by Warren K. Leffler for U.S. News & World Report. View full size.
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For the People: 1964
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 07/22/2016 - 10:15am.
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July 13, 1964. San Francisco. "Republican National Convention. Governor Mark Hatfield of Oregon delivering keynote address at Cow Palace." 35mm negative by Warren Leffler for U.S. News & World Report. View full size.
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Wizards for Goldwater: 1964
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 07/21/2016 - 6:20pm.
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July 12, 1964. "Ku Klux Klan members supporting Barry Goldwater's campaign for the presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention, San Francisco, California, as an African American man pushes signs back." 35mm negative by Warren K. Leffler for U.S. News & World Report. View full size.
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Den of Vice: 1900
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 07/07/2016 - 12:35pm.
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Bloomington, Illinois, 1900. "Adlai Stevenson residence." Home of Grover Cleveland's vice president, congressman and grandfather of the presidential candidate. Also William Jennings Bryan's vice presidential running mate when this photo was taken. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative. View full size.
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Thick and Fast: 1938
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 03/06/2016 - 2:18pm.
San Francisco, 1938. "Yes, Columbus Did Discover America!" A jeweler (and car) with definite political views. Gelatin silver print by the German-born painter and photographer John Gutmann (1905-1998). View full size.
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Snoopy for President: 1968
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 02/29/2016 - 11:04am.
June 1968. "Cartoonist Charles M. Schulz reclining outside next to cutouts of his Peanuts comic strip characters carrying political campaign signs." History records one Richard Milhous Nixon as the victor in this particular electoral contest. From photos by Douglas Jones for Look magazine. View full size.
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