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Election Collection

Background imageElection Collection: View over the Berlin Wall in 1985

View over the Berlin Wall in 1985, towards the TV Tower at Alexanderplatz in East Berlin, at night, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Background imageElection Collection: Truman Laughing over 'Dewey Defeats Truman'

Truman Laughing over "Dewey Defeats Truman"
(Original Caption) NOV 4 1948-St. Louis, Mo: This photo of President Harry S. Truman laughing as he holds an early edition of the Chicago Tribune for Nov

Background imageElection Collection: View over the Berlin Wall in 1985 with apartment buildings on both sides

View over the Berlin Wall in 1985 with apartment buildings on both sides, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Background imageElection Collection: The Election, by William Hogarth

The Election, by William Hogarth
Photo of an original engraving from the Works of William Hogarth published in 1833

Background imageElection Collection: Confederate Five Dollar Bill, 1864

Confederate Five Dollar Bill, 1864
Confederate five dollar bill bearing the picture of Confederate president Jefferson Davis, 1864. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Background imageElection Collection: Illustration of hand placing voting slip in ballot box

Illustration of hand placing voting slip in ballot box

Background imageElection Collection: Averell Harriman Governor Of New York

Averell Harriman Governor Of New York
(Original Caption) 10/8/1958-Brooklyn, NY: New York Governor Averell Harriman is surrounded by crowds as he leaves a store in one of Brooklyn's busiest shopping centers Oct. 8th

Background imageElection Collection: 19th Amendment Votes for Women Illustration

19th Amendment Votes for Women Illustration
Illustration promoting votes for women with hand drawn lettering

Background imageElection Collection: Drawing Depicting Grover Cleveland and Officials Examining Ballot Results

Drawing Depicting Grover Cleveland and Officials Examining Ballot Results
(Original Caption) Grover Cleveland (1837-1908). The Governor Elect Reading Returns

Background imageElection Collection: John Tyler Headshoulder; Illiustration

John Tyler Headshoulder; Illiustration
(Original Caption) John Tyler: 1790-1862. Running mate of William Henry Harrison in 1840 and his sucessor in 1841

Background imageElection Collection: Press Recording Election Results

Press Recording Election Results
(Original Caption) Election bulletin of the New York Herald Tribune recording the progress of President U. S. Grant's election

Background imageElection Collection: Group Leaving Little Rock State House

Group Leaving Little Rock State House
(Original Caption) 1873-Little Rock, AR: Incident in the Brooks-Baxter War, a gubernatorial contest in Arkansas, 1873, between Elisha Baxter and Rev. Joseph Brooks

Background imageElection Collection: Announcing Telegraphic Returns to Crowd

Announcing Telegraphic Returns to Crowd
(Original Caption) Hilarity at Democratic Headquarters, New York, 1876. They thought Tilden was in-but

Background imageElection Collection: Republican National Convention

Republican National Convention
(Original Caption) Republican Convention at Chicago, June 2, 1880. The convention that nominated James A. Garfield. One of the best early photos of a convention taken by C.D. Mosher

Background imageElection Collection: Tossing the Anarchist in the Red Flag

Tossing the Anarchist in the Red Flag
(Original Caption) 1887- "The Latest Chicago idea: Tossing the anarchist in his own blanket, the red flag."

Background imageElection Collection: Women Voting in Election

Women Voting in Election
(Original Caption) Elections: Women vote in Municipal Election, Boston, Mass. Woodcut

Background imageElection Collection: Anti-Semetic French Election Poster

Anti-Semetic French Election Poster

Background imageElection Collection: Election Parade Lithograph Supporting Grover Cleveland

Election Parade Lithograph Supporting Grover Cleveland
(Original Caption) An election parade in New York City. Stumping for Cleveland. Lithograph, 1892

Background imageElection Collection: Cartoon of Man Hanging by His Trousers

Cartoon of Man Hanging by His Trousers
(Original Caption) He Couldn't Read. A Pictorial prophecy for Election Day, November 3rd, 1896

Background imageElection Collection: Theodore Roosevelt Campaign Button

Theodore Roosevelt Campaign Button
A silver moose hangs from a button with Theodore Roosevelt's portrait

Background imageElection Collection: Cleveland and Thurman Campaign Buttons, 1888

Cleveland and Thurman Campaign Buttons, 1888
A campaign button for the Cleveland - Thurman ticket of 1888 features portraits of the two candidates as well as a rooster. Benjamin Harrison defeated Cleveland in the presidential election

Background imageElection Collection: William-Taft Election Souvenir Plate

William-Taft Election Souvenir Plate
(Original Caption) Commemorative tin plate: Taft - Sherman Republican ticket, 1908

Background imageElection Collection: Garage/Presidential Returns/Broadcast

Garage/Presidential Returns/Broadcast
(Original Caption) Filed 3/15/1924-Station KDKA-The pioneer in radio Broadcasting

Background imageElection Collection: McKinley Presidential Campaign Buttons

McKinley Presidential Campaign Buttons
Campaign buttons featuring candidate William McKinley promise "Protection" and "Home Rule" in the 1896 election

Background imageElection Collection: McKinley and Roosevelt Campaign Buttons

McKinley and Roosevelt Campaign Buttons
Portraits of Thomas McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt adorn campaign buttons. They are running for president and vice president, respectively, in 1900

Background imageElection Collection: Political Cartoon Of President Lincoln

Political Cartoon Of President Lincoln
(Original Caption) "Long Abe a Little Longer." Cartoon by Frank Billew, 1864. After President Lincoln's re-election. BPA2# 2858

Background imageElection Collection: First Letter Carried by Pony Express

First Letter Carried by Pony Express
(Original Caption) Facsimile of the first letter carried over the plains by the Pony Express, bearing the news of the election of President Abraham Lincoln. November 8, 1860. BPA2# 5157

Background imageElection Collection: Herbert Hoover On The Campaign Trail

Herbert Hoover On The Campaign Trail
(Original Caption) Herbert Hoover (1874-1964) Thirty first president, during his election campaign in 1928. Photograph

Background imageElection Collection: Display of Early Campaign Memorabilia

Display of Early Campaign Memorabilia
(Original Caption) Campaign memorabilia of Presidential campaigns, 2nd part of 19th century. Upper half: Two Lincoln buttons with daguerrotype of President (1864)

Background imageElection Collection: Banner Promoting Presidential Campaign of Samuel Tilden

Banner Promoting Presidential Campaign of Samuel Tilden
Samuel Tilden was the Democratic candidate who, although received more popular votes than his Republican opponent, lost the Presidential election by one electoral vote to Rutherford B. Hayes

Background imageElection Collection: William McKinley Election Poster

William McKinley Election Poster
(Original Caption) Election poster of McKinley in 1896 campaign. Platform is explained with aid of pictoril statistics

Background imageElection Collection: People Waiting on Line to Vote

People Waiting on Line to Vote
(Original Caption) Scene in Harlem ca. 1954. Waiting in line to vote

Background imageElection Collection: British Labour Party Election Posters

British Labour Party Election Posters
(Original Caption) Be-Labouring the Point

Background imageElection Collection: Portrait of William Proxmire with Wife

Portrait of William Proxmire with Wife
(Original Caption) William Proxmire Democratic candidate for Governor, and his wife Elsie, cast their ballots in todays gubernatorial race

Background imageElection Collection: Franklin D. Roosevelt Vice Presidential Campaign Button

Franklin D. Roosevelt Vice Presidential Campaign Button
(Original Caption) Franklin D. Roosevelt: Rare campaign button used during the 1920 election when FDR ran unsuccessfully against Harding. Undated photograph

Background imageElection Collection: Hand Pushing Lever in Voting Booth

Hand Pushing Lever in Voting Booth
(Original Caption) After you have completed casting your ballot, move the large curtain handle to the left

Background imageElection Collection: John Diefenbaker and George Hees Shaking Hands

John Diefenbaker and George Hees Shaking Hands
(Original Caption) Toronto, Canada: Election time is just six weeks off in Canada and the familiar campaign posters and speeches are becoming more evident every day

Background imageElection Collection: 1888 Presidential Election Poster

1888 Presidential Election Poster
(Original Caption) Election of Benjamin Harrison. Buttons, ribbon, and badge for the campaign

Background imageElection Collection: Man Guarding Ballot Boxes

Man Guarding Ballot Boxes
(Original Caption) Free Elections, 1880. Man guards ballot boxes with gun. Woodcut

Background imageElection Collection: Chaos During Elections at Ticket Booth

Chaos During Elections at Ticket Booth
(Original Caption) New York Election-Scene at the Ticket Booth. 19th Century Woodcut

Background imageElection Collection: Banner For Socialist Party Of 1904

Banner For Socialist Party Of 1904
(Original Caption) Banner for the socialist party of 1904. Eugene V. Debs for President, Ben Hanford for Vice President. Lithograph. BPA2# 2801

Background imageElection Collection: Election Parade For J. Bell & Everett

Election Parade For J. Bell & Everett
(Original Caption) Election Parade: Boys in Blue electioneering for John Bell and Edward Everett, Lincoln's opponents. Woodcut, 1860

Background imageElection Collection: Woodcut, Patent Hand Shaker, 1885

Woodcut, Patent Hand Shaker, 1885
(Original Caption) Patent Hand Shaker: Patent steam Arm for newly elected presidents during the public handshaking period, soon to be practically tested at Washington. Woodcut, 1885

Background imageElection Collection: Woodcut of Women Casting Votes in New Jersey

Woodcut of Women Casting Votes in New Jersey
New Jersey-ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: Women voting in New Jersey toward the close of the 18th century. Undated engraving

Background imageElection Collection: Poster for William Harrison Election Rally, 1840

Poster for William Harrison Election Rally, 1840
A poster for a William Harrison rally proclaims: "Keep the Ball Rolling. Harrison Rally!" Harrison ran for presidency successfully in 1840 on the Whig party ticket

Background imageElection Collection: Engraving Of Davy Crockett Campaigning

Engraving Of Davy Crockett Campaigning
(Original Caption) Davy Crockett (1786-1836) campaigns for U. S. House of Representatives in the Tennessee frontier. Undated woodcut

Background imageElection Collection: Samuel Tilden with Guests in His Parlor

Samuel Tilden with Guests in His Parlor
(Original Caption) Governor Samuel Tilden in his parlor, 15 Gramercy Park, N.Y.C. receiving the tidings of the Presidential election results, evening of November 10, 1876. Engraving

Background imageElection Collection: Men Filling Ballots Out

Men Filling Ballots Out
(Original Caption) Voting in New Orleans, 1876. Woodcut

Background imageElection Collection: Political Cartoon Depicting Closing of Polls

Political Cartoon Depicting Closing of Polls
(Original Caption) Elections: Election Day in N.Y.C. Scene at the close of the polls. Tammany Hall in danger. Woodcut. 1887

Background imageElection Collection: Painting Depicting Country Elections

Painting Depicting Country Elections
(Original Caption) Country Election. "The will of the people, the supreme-law." After a painting by George Celeb Bingham

Background imageElection Collection: Women and Men During Elections

Women and Men During Elections
(Original Caption) All in Vain. The temperance fanatics of Greenwich, Connecticut, try to capture the "dry" vote and are badly left inconsequence. Woodcut, 1886

Background imageElection Collection: Voting Machine with Switches

Voting Machine with Switches
A voting machine for with switches

Background imageElection Collection: People Carrying Flags

People Carrying Flags
(Original Caption) Neapolitans proceeding to record their votes for annexation. From a sketch by our special artist Frank Vizetelly

Background imageElection Collection: Governor Hayes Kissing Babies

Governor Hayes Kissing Babies
(Original Caption) Governor Hayes kissing the babies at Steubenville. Undated woodcut. BPA2# 1419

Background imageElection Collection: Portrait of Shinichy

Portrait of Shinichy
(Original Caption) Campaigning for the May general election for Korea's highest office began with opposition leaders lashes at the administration

Background imageElection Collection: Delegates at Political Convention

Delegates at Political Convention
(Original Caption) Ex-governor Black of New York naming T. Roosevelt for president at Chicago National Convention. (Photo by VCG Wilson/Bettmann Archive)

Background imageElection Collection: Woman Placing Vote into Ballot Box

Woman Placing Vote into Ballot Box
(Original Caption) Finland: A Finnish woman voting at a Parliamentary Election. Woman is standing as she puts her vote into ballot box as men sit and watch

Background imageElection Collection: Priest Voting in Arizona Elections, 1906

Priest Voting in Arizona Elections, 1906
Election scene in Arizona in 1906. Priest casts his vote. BPA2# 1420

Background imageElection Collection: Cartoon of Roosevelt and Taft

Cartoon of Roosevelt and Taft
(Original Caption) Roosevelt: "Alone I didn't do it." W. H. Taft: "Thank you Teddy." Election cartoon, 1908

Background imageElection Collection: Publisher William Randolph Hearst Casting His Ballot for Mayor

Publisher William Randolph Hearst Casting His Ballot for Mayor
(Original Caption) New York: William Randolph Hearst voting for himself for Mayor of New York City, 1909

Background imageElection Collection: Daughters of American Revolution Conversing

Daughters of American Revolution Conversing
(Original Caption) Washington, DC: Daughters Of The American Revolution Hold Their Annual Election At Washington, D. C. Mrs. George Thatcher Guernsey talking to Mrs

Background imageElection Collection: Union Garment Workers Outside Polling Place

Union Garment Workers Outside Polling Place
(Original Caption) 60, 000 garment workers vote on strike question...Following the strike of some 10, 000 garment workers from 61 independent tailors and garment making shops in New York, 60

Background imageElection Collection: Field Artillery Members Voting

Field Artillery Members Voting
(Original Caption) Members of 1st NY Field Artillery, just returned from Mexican border, voting in their armory in West 68th St. New York City

Background imageElection Collection: Al Smith Casting Vote

Al Smith Casting Vote
(Original Caption) Al Smith casts his ballot in his first gubernatorial race, 1918

Background imageElection Collection: Woman Casting Votes

Woman Casting Votes
Woman casting their votes in the 22nd Congressional district

Background imageElection Collection: Women Voting After Passing of Suffrage Amendment

Women Voting After Passing of Suffrage Amendment
(Original Caption) Under the new Equal Suffrage Amendment, thirty thousand women cast their vote for the first time in an election

Background imageElection Collection: Franklin D. Roosevelt Vice Presidential Campaign Button

Franklin D. Roosevelt Vice Presidential Campaign Button
Franklin Delano Roosevelt's portrait appears on a rare campaign pin used in the 1920 election when he and James M. Cox ran unsuccessfully against Harding. (Photo by VCG Wilson/Bettmann Archive)

Background imageElection Collection: Women Casting First Votes at 111 Street and Broadway NYC

Women Casting First Votes at 111 Street and Broadway NYC

Background imageElection Collection: Woman Listening In On Election Returns

Woman Listening In On Election Returns
(Original Caption) 11/2/20-Chicago, Illinois: Miss Claire Horn listening in on the election returns at the wireless outfit in the Hamilton, Chicago

Background imageElection Collection: Sacred College of Cardinals

Sacred College of Cardinals
The Sacred College of Cardinals receive final instructions from the Grand Marshal of the Sacred College before adjourning to the Sistine Chapel to begin voting for a new Pope

Background imageElection Collection: Swiss Soldiers Guarding Sistine Chapel for Conclave

Swiss Soldiers Guarding Sistine Chapel for Conclave
Swiss soldiers guarded the Sistine Chapel throughout the meeting of the Sacred College of Cardinals to vote in a new Pope. On February 6, Pope Pius XI was elected

Background imageElection Collection: Pope Pius with Theologists

Pope Pius with Theologists
(Original Caption) First Photos of Election of Pope Pius. The youngest priest in Rome, with other young theologists from a quaint group in front of the Vatican while waiting for word of the result

Background imageElection Collection: Map of Ireland

Map of Ireland
(Original Caption) Map of Ireland showing results of the Poor Law Guardian elections

Background imageElection Collection: Announcing Election for New Pope

Announcing Election for New Pope
(Original Caption) Pope Pius XI Election. Announcing new Pope's election

Background imageElection Collection: Countess Marcheivitz W/Bicycle And Crowd

Countess Marcheivitz W/Bicycle And Crowd
(Original Caption) 6/29/1922-Dublin, Ireland: Under the terms of of the treaty between England and Ireland, elections were held

Background imageElection Collection: James Walker and Wife Casting Votes

James Walker and Wife Casting Votes
(Original Caption) New York...Photo shows New York Senator James Walker, the Democratic candidate for Mayor, as he appeared at the primaries with his wife casting their vote

Background imageElection Collection: Senate Hearing on Legality of Arrow Marked Ballots

Senate Hearing on Legality of Arrow Marked Ballots
(Original Caption) Senators Meet To Determine Legality of Brookhart Arrow Marked Ballots. Washington....Left to right are shown W.B. Brown, counsel for Daniel F. Steck; John M

Background imageElection Collection: New Jersey Governor Candidate A. Harry Moore

New Jersey Governor Candidate A. Harry Moore
A. Harry Moore, the Democratic candidate for the Governorship of New Jersey, sits in his office during the casting of the votes

Background imageElection Collection: Woman Paying Off Election Bet

Woman Paying Off Election Bet
(Original Caption) Paying off her election bet. New York..."I bet on Waterman" Miss Molly Morey says as she scrubs clean the clothes in her washtub on the corner of Times Square

Background imageElection Collection: Helen Ford Wearing Barrel

Helen Ford Wearing Barrel
(Original Caption

Background imageElection Collection: Women Voters Standing in Front of Propaganda Poster

Women Voters Standing in Front of Propaganda Poster
A group of women stands in front of a billboard advertising a call for women voters to register ahead of the elections held on 8th November 1926 in Cincinnati, Ohio, US

Background imageElection Collection: Election Bet Losers Walking with Signs

Election Bet Losers Walking with Signs
(Original Caption) Girls Pay Off Novel Election Bet. New York: Miss Bobbie Lee and Miss Yolando Losee have boyfriends on the N.Y.U

Background imageElection Collection: Franklin Roosevelt as Gubernatorial Candidate

Franklin Roosevelt as Gubernatorial Candidate
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Franklin Delano Roosevelt casts his ballot during the 1927 elections

Background imageElection Collection: Alfred E. Smith Campaigning

Alfred E. Smith Campaigning
(Original Caption) 1928- MT: Alfred E. Smith campaigning in Montana, 1928



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