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Campaign Ephemera
Album Description
Inspired by this post from 2012--Path to the Presidency: Catching the Voter’s Eye--I went on a search for historical campaign ephemera on the Library and 2020 campaign swag on the web. Below are links to source sets found.
CivicsCampaign souvenir 1892. [Plan for making a box.] [n. p.] [c. 1892].
Reference link: http://www.loc.gov/item/rbpe.2390040a/
Reference note
Created / Published: 1892.
Genre: Printed ephemera
Notes: - On vero, Copy 1: [stamp, partially folded] Jul 16 1892 Washington; 20996 May 18, 1892.
- Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML.
- 2 duplicate copies
- Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 239, Folder 4a.
- Copy scanned: 2
Digital Id: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.rbc/rbpe.2390040a
Campaign badges
Presidential Campaign Posters
Joe Biden Swag Store
Trump Swag store
Biden Digital Toolkit
Trump Campaign App
Biden Vote Joe App
Data collection by the 2020 Campaign Apps - MIT Technology Review
Historical campaign buttons
CampaignButtonsPuzzle - 1.jpeg
Teaching Notes
I recently completed this puzzle that depicts campaign buttons from the 20th and early 21st centuries. It was a trip down memory lane, a time to re-learn and a time to reflect. A puzzle such as this could be an engaging learning tool accompanied by research into historical information and ephemera shared in this album.
