Abraham Lincoln campaign torch
View Full Item in Chicago History MuseumLamp with single wick mounted in yoke at the end of a pole for carrying in political parades and torchlight processions.
Political button for Richard M. Daley election campaign
Bitabath, Inc. (manufacturer)View Full Item in Chicago History MuseumWhite button with green print reads "Daley" beneath Irish shamrock motif.
Political button for Richard M. Daley election campaign
View Full Item in Chicago History MuseumWhite pinback election campaign button printed in green and purple; reads: Hispanos for Daley/75
Political button for Richard M. Daley election campaign
View Full Item in Chicago History MuseumWhite button with green shamrock and words: Erin Go Bragh/Daley/For Mayor
Abraham Lincoln's top hat
Hall, George (creator)View Full Item in Chicago History MuseumBlack top hat with black grosgrain ribbon 1/4 inch wide with bow on left side, and lining of beige striped sateen. Printed in gold on lining: "George Hall, Springfield, Ill." Above which is an eagle w…
Union, Liberty, and Honor, Lincoln campaign banner
Millner (manutacture)View Full Item in Chicago History Museum1860 Lincoln campaign flag. Union Liberty and Honor painted in red and blue letters. Eye in center between crossed flags and trumpets. Red border.
Presidential election campaign banner for Ulysses S. Grant
Rhein, Joseph G. (artist)View Full Item in Chicago History MuseumPortrait of Ulysses S. Grant, 1822-1885 in black on white muslin. Motto: LET US HAVE PEACE. On bottom, GE N. U.S. GRANT. Navy blue star border.
Abraham Lincoln campaign banner
View Full Item in Chicago History Museum1 campaign banner, 4 pole spools Oil on canvas. Campaign banner. Oil painting on cotton of Abraham Lincoln. Lettered by hand "Union Lincoln Club, of Montgomery County (Illinois)". Hung on rollers with…
Democratic convention of 1932
Katz, Alexander (Sandor) Raymond, 1895-1974 (artist)View Full Item in Chicago History MuseumOil on canvas over masonite panel.
Presidential election campaign lapel pin for McClellan and Pendleton, 1864
View Full Item in Chicago History MuseumSilver colored circular metal pin with circular opening. Mclellan's bust image in black and white inside the opening. His head stlightly to right. G. B. M'CLELLAN in black over his head. FOR PRESIDENT…
Republican Wigwam at Chicago Ill. U.S. of America
Law, William Thomas (artist)View Full Item in Chicago History MuseumWatercolor on paper. Mounted on cardboard.
Commemorative quilt
View Full Item in Chicago History MuseumQuilt made of Ulysses Simpson Grant Campaign Handkerchiefs in orange and lavender joined with patriotic calico.
Abraham Lincoln's election campaign banner
Rhein, Joseph G. (creator)View Full Item in Chicago History MuseumLithographic portrait of Abraham Lincoln on white cotton, with red border displaying white stars.
Ballot Box
View Full Item in Chicago History MuseumRectangular shaped ballot box, stained a dark brown; with brass handle in center of the top, and brass slot for ballots at one end. Three sides of the box have glass windows covered with a woven metal…