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Magnets that Jake Friefeld acquired in Maui on a delayed Honeymoon trip. He and his wife were supposed to have a large wedding and their Honeymoon trip in 2020. However, they ended up having to have a small wedding and push back their Honeymoon trip…

Mary Lou Cowlishaw for GOP State Representative. The Buttons are from the 1982 elections. The re-election sticker falls within her time in office, which was from 1983-2002.

Information booklet on Mary Lou Cowlishaw, a Republican candidate for Illinois State Representative. The booklet contains information on Cowlishaw's political career as well as a side-by-side comparison of the endorsements of both Cowlishaw and her…

Poster from the 1+million- person March for Women's Lives in Washington, DC on April 25, 2004. The major theme of the march was centered on women's reproductive freedom. This poster boldly states, "STOP THE WAR ON CHOICE!" and was produced by Planned…

Susana Mendoza, a Democrat, runs for Illinois Comptroller in 2016 to challenge Leslie Hunger (Republican). As of the publication on the UIS History Harvest website, the outcome of the election is yet to be determined.

2010 campaign mailer with a large color photo featuring a smiling Kirk Dillard, the banner “Candidate for Republican Governor”, and his Republican gubernatorial campaign slogan, “Because it is time for Illinois to work again”. The flyer also…

This magnet was purchased by Marcel Tworek on his road trip to the Walking Dead film set in Senoia, Georgia. The magnet was purchased from the Woodbury Shoppe and currently hangs on Marcel's refrigerator as a precious memory from his trip.

A magnet acquired during a trip to Luneberg, Germany

A bag provided by Lowell H. Fraim, District Chairman of the Sangamon County Republican Party, the "Community Minded Committee Man of Springfield Township #4." The bag is red, white, and blue and has the words, "Pride, Patriotism, and Participation"…

This was a campaign button distributed among supporters during Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign. Clinton’s campaign was unsuccessful.