Presidential Campaign

Anti-Willkie postcard issued just after his defeat. "Wilkie & McNary Missed the Bus. ""Mad were his ravings, his promises vain; May we never hear of Wilkie again. "Extensive text makes fun of Willkie. Picture of the Steamer Buschknippel and a ticket to send them up Salt River printed on the back. Learn More

1908 presidential campaign, William Taft, republican candidate for president. "The next occupant of the White House. "Highly embossed. Learn More

"My Choice." William Taft, American flag, eagle, dove of peace, etc. Issued for the 1908 presidential campaign. Corner faults. Learn More

1908 presidential campaign, portrait by the Moffett Studio, Chicago. Hand-written at the top, "My Choice. "Used 1908 Chicago, Illinois. Learn More

"The People's Choice. William McKinley Theodore Roosevelt." Private Mailing Card Back. Used 1900 Baltimore, Maryland. Learn More

"The Fight for Who's Who in the U. S. A. Franklin D. Roosevelt. Thomas E. Dewey." Ticket on the steamer "Rommy Rot" up Salt River, "Sponsored by Dewy & Bricker." Learn More

Printed on back "Skytop Club, Sky Top, Pennsylvania. Win or Lose. You need a post election rest at Skytop.. .Armistice Day, November 11th, is also a Holiday." Used Nov 4, 1932 Cresco, Pennsylvania. Learn More

"Dear President Roosevelt, I have read your program for winning the war and for building a storong and democratic America after the war. I urge you to run for re-election this year." On government postal card. Learn More

"Hughes to Wilson
[Uncle Sam] That horse isn't spirited enough, Uncle, better let me sell you this one. Hughes' inexperience. Safety first." Artist signed Plaschke. Published by J. Campbell Cantrill, Democratic State Campaign Chairman. Political campaign, elections. Learn More

T. R.
[Teddy Roosevelt] is the past, top hat
[Taft] is the present and fedora
[Wilson] is the future. "The Hats In The Ring. Haberkorn's Window, 1912. Chatsworth, Illinois." Learn More

Double-fold (never been folded) reply card opens to an invitation to become a member of the T. Roosevelt Progressive Republican League of Humboldt County. Political campaign, election. (Note that corner marks are exaggerated in the scan.) Learn More

"This Lemon For Yours." Advertising for the postcards printed on back "The Latest Postcard. No. D with Hearst's Picture. No. R. with Hughes' Picture. The Tower Manufacturing & Novelty Co., New York City." Copyright 1906.. Political campaign, NYC. Learn More

"Teddy - My Friend Bill here Wants That 1908 Suit. Uncle Sam - Sorry, Teddy, but It Won't Fit." Political campaign, election. Used Kansas. Learn More

"For President." Printed text on back promotes the Prohibition Platform. This piece is the postcard side panel from a original triple-fold piece. Political campaign, election, alcohol, liquor. Learn More

"All Aboard ! Going Up Salt River. Gulf of Chaos." Printed on back "Salt River Navigation Company Personally Conducted Excursions To Various Promised Lands." Sailing ships for Billy B [Bryan], Billy H [Hughes], Debs, Prohibition and Socialism head up Salt River to "Oblivion." Meanwhile, the ship for Billy T [Taft] arrives in the Lake of Renown. Copyright 1908 by Pittsburg Postal Sales Co., Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. Election, political campaign, transportation. Used 1908 Carnegie, Pennsylvania. Learn More

"Blanketing the Elephant ! Invert the Map and See How the G.O.P. Blanket is Covering the United States. Republican States - Black, 1904, Democratic States - White." Copyrighted by Campaign Novelty Sales Co. Political campaign. Learn More

"I am not bound to win, But I am bound to be true.. . Abraham Lincoln." Copyright 1912 by B. Allard Smith. Political, elections. Learn More

"The right is more precious than peace, and we shall fight for the things which we have always carried nearest our hearts - for Democracy." Political, patriotic, eagle. Learn More

President, patriotic, political campaign, election. Published by Moffot Co., Chicago. Learn More

Patriotic, Presidential campaign, elections. Used 1909 Manchester, New Hampshire. Learn More

"Our next President, W. H. Taft". Patriotic, presidential election, White House. Used 1908 Brooklyn, New York. Learn More

"Our choice, for President W. H. Taft and Vice-President J. S. Sherman." Political campaign, patriotic, presidential election, flag, eagle. Embossed. Used 1908 Willseyville, New York. Learn More

"A Steadfast Concert for Peace can Never be Maintained Except by a Partnership of Democratic Nations. (Woodrow Wilson.)." Patriotic, eagle. Used 1917 Toboso, Ohio. Learn More

"Only Free Peoples Can Hold Their Purpose and Their Honor Steady to a Common End and Prefer the Interests of Mankind to any Narrow Intersts of Their Own. (Woodrow Wilson)." Eagle, patriotic. Learn More

Notation on back "W. Willkee, Republican Party Candidate." Photo by Association of New York State Young Republican Club, Inc. Political campaign, election. Learn More

"Our Next President. WM. H. Taft." Political campaign, elections, Washington D. C. Learn More

"Hon. W. H. Taft." Patriotic. Learn More

Leaving for Washington after being elected president. Real photo by Good, Vermont. Political campaign, elections, railroad. Learn More

"Large Scale Photo, North Front Panel World's Only Corn Palace Mitchell, South Dakota. Decoration Depicting A Political Theme - Hoover On Elephant Races Toward White House. Presidential Election Year." Real photo by Nersey Photo Service, Mitchell. Umbrella, sports, campaign, real photo. Learn More

"The Sherman Residence. Hon. James S. Sherman of Utica, New York Republican Nominee for Vice President of the United States." Real photo by Manning Photo, Utica, New York. Political campaign, election, Washington D. C., White House, flag, portrait, patriotic. Learn More

"A Partial List, Ninety-Two, of Alphabetical Agencies Created Under The New Deal...The Future Is not in the Hands of Fate But in Ours...I accuse the present (Hoover) administration of being the greatest spending administration...in all our history. One which has piled Bureau on Bureau, Commission on Commission...have been retained at the expense of the taxpayers. Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932." Artwork by Bob Tucker. Washington D. C., tax. Political campaign. Learn More

"Wendell L. Willkie at Rochester, New York, October 15th, 1940." Published by Republican County Committee. Political campaign, elections, Washington D. C., White House, microphone. Used 1940 New York. Learn More

"Pendergastritis ! Diagnosis ( Patient's condition is critical) I pledge to you on next January 20 there will begin in Washington the biggest unravelling, unsnarling, untangling operation in our nation's history. Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, 1948." Artist signed. Medical, medicine, hospital, republican, presidential election, political campaign, Washington D. C. Learn More

Notation on front "Our next president." Copyright by Lumiere Studio. Political campaign, patriotic, election, real photo. Used Oct. 2, 1908 Kirkman, Iowa. Learn More

"Mementos of political history from the collection of Kernel Moseley Bellinghem Washington." Presidential campaign pinback buttons and memorabilia Dewey, Truman, Willkie, Landon, Roosevelt, etc. Learn More

"Our next president." Political campaign, patriotic, White House, election, capitol, Washington D.C. Learn More

"For President Wm. H. Taft, for Vice President Jas. S. Sherman." Campaign, elections, White House, patriotic, Washington DC. Learn More

"Billy Possum and Jimmie Possum on the Links." Copyright by Fred Lounsbury. Sports, club, political campaign. Embossed. Used 1910 Maine. Learn More

"The only possums that escaped." Copyright by Fred Lounsbury. Sports, comic, political campaign. Used 1909 Brooklyn, New York City. Learn More

"Arrived here just at the right time." From Billy Possum series, satire of presidential canditate William Taft. Artist's initials E. D. Sports, political campaign. Learn More

"I'm going to make a record this trip." From Billy Possum series, satire of presidential canditate William Taft. Artist's initials E. D. Sports, political campaign. Learn More