Browse Items (99 total)

  • Collection: Political Broadsides

Stanley C. Wilson Campaign Card, 1930

StanleyWilson_recto.jpg
Silver gelatin portrait of 1930 gubernatorial candidate Stanley C. Wilson with biographical and platform information on verso. Wilson went on to win this election, serving as Governor from 1931-1935.

W. Arthur Simpson for Governor Flyer, 1930

SimpsonFlyer.jpg
Campaign flyer for W. Arthur Simpson's bid for the Republican nomination for Governor, Tuesday, September 9, 1930. Like the Allen M. Fletcher leaflet elsewhere in this collection, this poster advertises the candidate's qualities, while also…

H.A. Bailey for Attorney General Campaign Pamphlet, 1930

HABailey_recto.jpg
Pamphlet advertising Winooski lawyer H.A. Bailey's campaign for the Republican nomination for Attorney General of Vermont. On the front is a halftone portrait of the candidate. The pamphlet outlines Bailey's biography and qualifications for the…

Partridge for Senator, 1931

FrankCPartridge.jpg
Newspaper advertisement placed in the Thursday, February 5, 1931 edition of The Landmark (White River Junction, VT) by the Partridge-for-Senator Club supporting the candidacy of Frank C. Partridge for United States Senator. The ad features a large…

Dear Voter, Letter from Frank C. Partridge, January 22, 1931

FrankCPartridgeLetter.jpg
Letter to voters from candidate Frank C. Partridge prior to the March 4, 1931 Republican special primary to fill the United States Senate seat vacated following the death of Senator Frank L. Greene. Partridge was serving in the position at the time…

For Congressman: Ernest W. Gibson, 1932

GibsonForCongressman_recto.jpg
Portrait card advertising the candidacy of Ernest W. Gibson for United States House of Representatives. On the recto is a halftone portrait of Gibson and on verso is a brief biography of the candidate and an outline of his platform. At the time of…

Republican Rally, Enosburg Falls Opera House, 1934

RepublicanRallyEnosburg.jpg
Poster for a Republican rally at the opera house in Enosburg Falls featuring Honorable E. S. Brigham of Montpelier and Miss Consuelo Northrop of Washington, DC. Elbert Sidney Brigham represented Vermont in the U.S. House of Representatives from…

Platform of the Communist Party, State of Vermont, For the elections November 3, 1936

CommunistPlatform_recto.jpg
Pamphlet published by the Communist Party of the State of Vermont, based in Barre, in support of the candidacy of Fred Gardner for Governor. The front cover of the pamphlet outlines Gardner's biography and qualifications for the job, including his…

Sample Ballot for Electors of President and Vice-President of the United States, 1936

SampleBallot1936.jpg
Sample ballot for electors of the President and Vice-President of the United States. Printed on pink paper, this sample ballot includes the candidates for Vermont electors for the Republican, Democratic, and Communist tickets. Voters are instructed…

Nominate Frank D. Jones, 1954

NominateFrankDJones_recto.jpg
Leaflet encouraging Lamoille County Republicans to "go to the Polls and Nominate Frank D. Jones For County Senator" on Tuesday, September 14th. The verso lists biographical information for Jones, born in Braintree, VT (November 18, 1888) and a…

Perry H. Merrill for Lieutenant Governor Flyer, 1966

PerryMerrill.jpg
Flyer for Republican Lieutenant Governor candidate Perry H. Merrill. An example of campaign literature that both serves to educate constituents on the candidate, and to provide instructions on voting methods, the top of the page includes a diagram…

League of Women Voters of Vermont Guide to Voting in Vermont, 1971

LeagueOfWomenVotersGuide_recto.jpg
Pamphlet entitled Voting in Vermont, published in 1971 by the League of Women Voters of Vermont. The front cover is illustrated with a drawing of three very different voters having entered a voting booth. The pamphlet details eligibility requirements…