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  • Collection: UIS History Harvest 2016 - Political Memorabilia

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In 2004, Jay Hoffman was re-elected as State Representative (he served from 1991 to 2011). He represents the 113th District in the Illinois House of Representatives since 2013.

Also on the picture are Louis Hannig and his wife LaWanda, the…

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Located second from the right, Ossie Langfelder is captured in this image outside of an airport.

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Some pins are originals others reproductions for various national level offices in elections at the end of the nineteenth century in the United States.

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Political Button for 1996 Election of Bill Clinton (President) and Al Gore (Vice President)--Democratic Party

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Political Button for Gary Hannig--State Representative
Matches for Gary Hannig--State Representative

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Political Button for Gary Hannig--State Representative
Matches for Gary Hannig--State Representative

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Political pins from national elections, mostly for Presidential races. Includes Kennedy, Reagan, and Nixon.

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This is a political poster from the 1978 election for state comptroller. It belongs to John Castle who ran as Republican nominee that year and appears to be the incumbent. Castle lived in Dekalb, and he was chairman of the Sandwich State Bank. He…

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A red and white satirical poster from 1995 mocking the idea of political correctness. It is issued by the fictitious Ministry of Political Incorrection to convey an area off limits to those who are deemed too focused on political correctness.

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Brown Porcelain Elephant Bowl, most likely memorabilia from the Republican Party. Origins Unknown.
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