Elmhurst History Museum Campaign Posters

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A case of campaign buttons are part of a new exhibit at the Elmhurst History Museum on March 26. "Sign of the Times," an exhibit on the history of presidential campaign posters, opens March 29.

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Dan Lund (left), curator of collections, and Dan Bartlett, curator of exhibits place the cover on a display case of political buttons. Final preparations are going on for a new exhibit at the Elmhurst History Museum on March 26. "Sign of the Times," an exhibit on the history of presidential campaign posters, opens March 29.

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Final preparations go on for a new exhibit at the Elmhurst History Museum on March 26. "Sign of the Times," an exhibit on the history of presidential campaign posters, opens March 29. Visitors can vote on their favorite poster that interprets flag design, in a polling station (right).

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Dan Lund (left), curator of collections, hangs a signed McCarthy poster for a new exhibit at the Elmhurst History Museum on March 26. "Sign of the Times," an exhibit on the history of presidential campaign posters, opens March 29.

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Republican Party candidates Ulysses S. Grant and running mate Henry Wilson attempt to collect working-class votes in this poster, part of a new exhibit at the Elmhurst History Museum on March 26. "Sign of the Times," an exhibit on the history of presidential campaign posters, opens March 29.

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Final preparations go on for a new exhibit at the Elmhurst History Museum on March 26. "Sign of the Times," an exhibit on the history of presidential campaign posters, opens March 29.

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"Nixon's the One!" poster from the 1968 election. Final preparations go on for a new exhibit at the Elmhurst History Museum on March 26. "Sign of the Times," an exhibit on the history of presidential campaign posters, opens March 29.

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John C. Fremont and William L. Dayton, candidates of the newly formed Republican Party were defeated in 1856 by the Buchanan-Breckinridge ticket. Dayton was chosen as v.p. candidate over Abraham Lincoln. Final preparations go on for a new exhibit at the Elmhurst History Museum on March 26. "Sign of the Times," an exhibit on the history of presidential campaign posters, opens March 29.

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Final preparations go on for a new exhibit at the Elmhurst History Museum on March 26. "Sign of the Times," an exhibit on the history of presidential campaign posters, opens March 29.