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Invitation to attend the funeral of former Governor Richard Oglesby in Elkhart,Illinois, on April 28th, 1899, at 4.30pm. Invitation includes information about funeral train at Chicago and Alton Depot.

Item was purchased by contributor at auction.…

Jay Hoffman Political Button-
Democratic Nominee for the House of Representatives.
Photo was taken with Gary Hannig and Betsy Hannig.

Photo of President John F. Kennedy, held in a transparent plastic holder. Date of manufacture, and photograph used are unknown. the use of the plastic object other than to hold the photo was unknown to the contributor as well.

This replica of John F. Kennedy's presidential limo was purchased from the Henry Ford Museum in Deerborn, MI in 2014. The limo itself, in which Kennedy was assassinated, resides in the Henry Ford Museum.

A poster showing 38th Governor of Illinois, Jim Edgar, speaking to a crowd. Edgar was a Republican Governor who served two terms, from 1991 to 1999. The only text on the image is , "Jim Edgar for all of Illinois." The poster is held under glass by a…

Jim Langfelder served Springfield as the Democratic city treasurer in 2003.

A mailer featuring Jim Langfelder run for City Treasurer in 2003. The front of the mailer features Jim Langfelder’s goals while in office while the reverse side features his qualifications for office.

Jim Langfelder ran as the Democratic nominee for Springfield mayor in 2015. He defeated Republican Paul Palazzolo. Jim Langfelder follows in the footsteps of his father, Ossie Langfelder, who served as mayor of Springfield from 1987-1995.

Jim Langfelder is the current Democratic mayor of Springfield, he was elected into office in 2015. He ran against Republican Paul Palazzolo.

This Button is for the 1960 Presidential Election whereby John F. Kennedy was running for President. Attached is a maroon ribbon which accentuates the button and includes a donkey medallion for the Democratic Party.