Canvassing Collection (page 6)

The Westminster Abbey Division By - Election. Mr Otho Nicholson the adopted Conservative candidate for Westminster Abbey division, is busy with his election campaign. 5 March 1924

The Election Mr and Mrs Lupino Lane addressing a meeting at Balham on behalf of Sir Alfred Butt 10 November 1922

Nomination day in Whitechapel Mr Harry Cosling ( Labour ) 31 January 1923

Nomination day in Whitechapel Mrs M Holden ( Prohibitionist ) 31 January 1923

Nomination day in Whitechapel Mr J O Kiley ( Liberal ) 31 January 1923

The General Election. Lord Apsley, National Conservative candidate for Central Bristol, out electioneering in his constituency 23 October 1931

The General Election. Lady Apsley, wife of National Conservative candidate Lord Apsley for Central Bristol sat in the car, out electioneering in his constituency 23 October 1931

1950 General Election - Vote for Steward ?TopFoto

Grants Campaign - Topographical Map of Virginia. Map of General Ulysses S. Grants Virginia Campaign, May-June 1864
CIVIL WAR: VIRGINIA, 1864. Grants Campaign - Topographical Map of Virginia. Map of General Ulysses S. Grants Virginia Campaign, May-June 1864

Map illustrating the Siege of Atlanta, Georgia, by the U. S. Forces under the command of Major General William Tecumseh
MAP: SIEGE OF ATLANTA 1864. Map illustrating the Siege of Atlanta, Georgia, by the U.S. Forces under the command of Major General William Tecumseh Sherman, May-September 1864

JAMES MEREDITH (1933- ). American civil rights leader. Meredith taking time to water his lawn at his home in Jackson, Mississippi, during his congressional campaign, June 1974

Four years in the fight: The Women of France. American World War I Y. W. C. A. poster
WORLD WAR I: U.S. POSTER. Four years in the fight: The Women of France. American World War I Y.W.C.A. poster

Democratic presidential campaign button from Woodrow Wilsons 1916 bid for president
WILSON CAMPAIGN BUTTON. Democratic presidential campaign button from Woodrow Wilsons 1916 bid for president

Republican campaign button from the 1916 Presidential election featuring Charles Hughes
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN:1916. Republican campaign button from the 1916 Presidential election featuring Charles Hughes

American newspaper cartoon accusing President Theodore Roosevelt of milking the Beef Trust for campaign contributions
ROOSEVELT CARTOON, 1904. American newspaper cartoon accusing President Theodore Roosevelt of milking the Beef Trust for campaign contributions during the election year of 1904

I Want Y all. Canadian cartoon printed during Lyndon B. Johnsons 1964 campaign
LYNDON JOHNSON: CARTOON. I Want Y all. Canadian cartoon printed during Lyndon B. Johnsons 1964 campaign

Republican Party button from the 1964 presidential campaign, supporting the election of Barry Goldwater
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, 1964. Republican Party button from the 1964 presidential campaign, supporting the election of Barry Goldwater and William Miller

New Yorkers outside Madison Square Garden during the Democratic National Convention of 1888
DEMOCRAT CONVENTION, 1888. New Yorkers outside Madison Square Garden during the Democratic National Convention of 1888: engraving from a contemporary American newspaper

President Theodore Roosevelt campaigning for his re-election in 1904
T. ROOSEVELT: CAMPAIGN. President Theodore Roosevelt campaigning for his re-election in 1904

Republican button from the 1952 presidential campaign, supporting the election of Dwight D. Eisenhower
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, 1952. Republican button from the 1952 presidential campaign, supporting the election of Dwight D. Eisenhower

Republican campaign button from the 1896 Presidential election featuring William McKinley
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN: 1896. Republican campaign button from the 1896 Presidential election featuring William McKinley

Democratic presidential campaign button featuring James Cox and Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1920
COX CAMPAIGN BUTTON. Democratic presidential campaign button featuring James Cox and Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1920

Republican campaign button from the 1928 Presidential election featuring Herbert Hoover and Charles Curtis
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN:1928. Republican campaign button from the 1928 Presidential election featuring Herbert Hoover and Charles Curtis

Republican campaign button from the 1944 Presidential election Thomas Dewey
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN:1944. Republican campaign button from the 1944 Presidential election Thomas Dewey

1840. A Hard Road to Hoe! American cartoon from the presidential campaign of 1840
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, 1840. A Hard Road to Hoe! American cartoon from the presidential campaign of 1840, with former president Andrew Jackson showing President Martin Van Buren the way to the White

American cartoon by Louis Dalrymple, 1896, reminding Republican presidential candidate William McKinley
MCKINLEY CARTOON, 1896. American cartoon by Louis Dalrymple, 1896, reminding Republican presidential candidate William McKinley

(1854-1925). 28th Vice President of the United States (1913-1921). Photographed accepting the vice presidential
THOMAS R. MARSHALL (1854-1925). 28th Vice President of the United States (1913-1921). Photographed accepting the vice presidential nomination, Indianapolis, Indiana, August 1912

The Bosss Anxiety. Mr. Platt to Governor Roosevelt: You wouldn t rob the Old Man, would you
TEDDY ROOSEVELT CARTOON. The Bosss Anxiety. Mr. Platt to Governor Roosevelt: You wouldn t rob the Old Man, would you? Senator Thomas Collier Platt fears the possibility of corporate campaign

Republican campaign button featuring presidential candidate Ronald Reagan
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN: 1980. Republican campaign button featuring presidential candidate Ronald Reagan and vice presidential candidate George Herbert Walker Bush, 1980

Campaign flyer supporting the candidacy of Senator Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota for the Democratic partys presidential
McCARTHY CAMPAIGN, 1968. Campaign flyer supporting the candidacy of Senator Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota for the Democratic partys presidential nomination in 1968

President and Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt voting at Hyde Park
THE ROOSEVELTS VOTING. President and Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt voting at Hyde Park

Democratic Party oil cloth banner from the 1940 presidential campaign, supporting the re-election of President Franklin
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, 1940. Democratic Party oil cloth banner from the 1940 presidential campaign, supporting the re-election of President Franklin D. Roosevelt

A Truce - not a Compromise, but a Chance for High-Toned Gentlemen to Retire Gracefully from their very Civil
ELECTION CARTOON, 1877. A Truce - not a Compromise, but a Chance for High-Toned Gentlemen to Retire Gracefully from their very Civil Declarations of War. Cartoon, February 1877, on the Rutherford B

You re Sure It ll All Be on the Up-and-Up, Senator? American cartoon by D. R
McCARTHYISM CARTOON, 1951. You re Sure It ll All Be on the Up-and-Up, Senator? American cartoon by D.R. Fitzpatrick, 1951, on the willingness of the Republican party to overlook Senator Joseph R

Republican campaign button from the 1948 Presidential election featuring Thomas Dewey and Earl Warren
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN:1948. Republican campaign button from the 1948 Presidential election featuring Thomas Dewey and Earl Warren

A Critical Moment for Both. Senator Platt trying to lead the bronco (Roosevelt)
TEDDY ROOSEVELT CARTOON. A Critical Moment for Both. Senator Platt trying to lead the bronco (Roosevelt) into the corporation paddock during the extra session the Legislature called to deal with

HUNTERS OF KENTUCKY, 1815. American broadsheet featuring the lyrics to The Hunters of Kentucky, a ballad written by Samuel Woodworth in honor of Andrew Jackson after his victory against the British

Theodore Roosevelt and Charles W. Fairbanks as the Republican party candidates for President
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, 1904. Theodore Roosevelt and Charles W. Fairbanks as the Republican party candidates for President and Vice President on a lithographic campaign poster by Kurz & Allison, 1904

A Hard Road to Hoe! or, The White House Turnpike, Macadamized by the North Benders
M. VAN BUREN: CARTOON, 1840. A Hard Road to Hoe! or, The White House Turnpike, Macadamized by the North Benders: American cartoon from the presidential campaign of 1840 with former president Jackson

Republican campaign button from the 1940 Presidential election featuring Wendell Willkie
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN:1940. Republican campaign button from the 1940 Presidential election featuring Wendell Willkie

FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT (1882-1945). 32nd President of the United States. Joining hands with advisor Louis McHenry Howe (left) and campaing manager James A

Campaign button for Democratic presidential and vice presidential candidates Barack Obama (left) and Joseph Biden, 2008
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, 2008. Campaign button for Democratic presidential and vice presidential candidates Barack Obama (left) and Joseph Biden, 2008

Letter from John Langdon, president pro tem of the Senate, informing General George Washington of his unanimous
WASHINGTON: INAUGURATION. Letter from John Langdon, president pro tem of the Senate, informing General George Washington of his unanimous election to the office of President of the United States of

American soldier and explorer. Photographed in July 1890
JOHN C. FREMONT (1813-1890). American soldier and explorer. Photographed in July 1890

Hes Good Enough For Me. American cartoon by Homer Davenport, 1904, supporting Theodore Roosevelt as the Republican
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, 1904. Hes Good Enough For Me. American cartoon by Homer Davenport, 1904, supporting Theodore Roosevelt as the Republican candidate in that years Presidential campaign

A Deferred Engagement. Contemporary American cartoon showing Columbia (the United States)
ELECTION CARTOON, 1876. A Deferred Engagement. Contemporary American cartoon showing Columbia (the United States) waiting for the outcome of the Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel J

The Political Army of Salvation. American lithograph cartoon by Joseph Keppler, 1880
GRANT CARTOON, 1880. The Political " Army of Salvation". American lithograph cartoon by Joseph Keppler, 1880, portraying Senator Roscoe Conkling (center)

James G. Blaine and John A. Logan as the presidential and vice presidential candidates on a Republican party lithograph
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, 1884. James G. Blaine and John A. Logan as the presidential and vice presidential candidates on a Republican party lithograph campaign poster of 1884

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"Canvassing: A Timeless Tradition of Presidential Campaigns" From the iconic posters supporting Franklin D. Roosevelt's re-election in 1940 and 1944 to Ronald Reagan's official campaign poster for the 1980 presidential election, it has been an integral part of American politics, and is a practice that dates back even further, as seen in the Socialist Party candidates Eugene V. Debs and Ben Hanford's campaign poster from 1904. One striking example is Ben Shahn's lithograph poster titled "A GOOD MAN IS HARD TO FIND" created for the Progressive Party in 1948. This satirical artwork depicted President Truman playing a piano alongside Republican candidate Thomas E. Dewey, highlighting the fierce competition between parties during campaigns. The Bull Moose Party symbol for Theodore Roosevelt's presidential campaign in 1912 also stands out as a powerful representation of political movements at that time. The image captures the determination and resilience required to navigate through challenging campaigns. Historical events like General Sherman's March to the Sea through Georgia in 1864 have also left their mark on canvassing efforts. Engravings depicting this march serve as reminders of how campaigning can be influenced by significant moments in history. Even renowned artist William Hogarth captured the essence for votes with his engraving aptly titled "Canvassing for Votes. " Created during a different era, it showcases how this practice has transcended time and remains relevant today. Intriguingly, Joseph Keppler's cartoon from 1880 portrays former president Ulysses S. Grant leaning on his war record while seeking an unprecedented third term nomination—a testament to how candidates have used their past achievements to sway voters throughout history. As we reflect upon these historical artifacts and images, one thing becomes clear: canvassing has always played a vital role in shaping our nation’s democracy.