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American civil rights activist. Speaking at the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey
FANNIE LOU HAMER (1917-1977). American civil rights activist. Speaking at the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey, August 1964

A man holding a banner on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial while attending a Black Panther convention in Washington
BLACK PANTHERS, 1970. A man holding a banner on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial while attending a Black Panther convention in Washington, D.C. 19 June 1970. Photographed by Warren K

Crowds gathered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D. C. during a Black Panther convention
BLACK PANTHERS, 1970. Crowds gathered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. during a Black Panther convention

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

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

The Democratic National Convention, Baltimore, Maryland, 1912
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, 1912. The Democratic National Convention, Baltimore, Maryland, 1912

decorated for the national convention of the Democratic Party, 4 July 1868: contemporary American engraving
TAMMANY HALL, NYC. decorated for the national convention of the Democratic Party, 4 July 1868: contemporary American engraving

Cover from the program for the Democratic National Convention of 1956
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, 1956. Cover from the program for the Democratic National Convention of 1956

President of the United States, 1921-23. Photographed as a U. S. Senator at the 1916 Republican National Convention
WARREN HARDING (1865-1923). President of the United States, 1921-23. Photographed as a U.S. Senator at the 1916 Republican National Convention

Ticket for the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles, California, 15 July 1960
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION, 1960. Ticket for the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles, California, 15 July 1960, the day of the acceptance speech

A Federalist candidate depicted as a pro-British devil and identified with the Hartford Convention of 1814
FEDERALIST CARTOON, 1816. A Federalist candidate depicted as a pro-British devil and identified with the Hartford Convention of 1814

Franklin Delano Roosevelt accepting his partys nomination for a second Presidential term at the National Democratic
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, 1936. Franklin Delano Roosevelt accepting his partys nomination for a second Presidential term at the National Democratic Convention at Philadelphia in 1936

31st President of the United States. Hoover addressing the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia
HERBERT HOOVER (1874-1964). 31st President of the United States. Hoover addressing the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 22 June 1948

(1860-1925). American lawyer amd political leader. Back in Death Valley. Cartoon by Rollin Kirby from The New York
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN (1860-1925). American lawyer amd political leader. Back in Death Valley. Cartoon by Rollin Kirby from The New York World, 24 June 1920

American politician. Chisholm addressing the Democratic National Convention in Miami Beach, Florida
SHIRLEY CHISHOLM (1924-2005). American politician. Chisholm addressing the Democratic National Convention in Miami Beach, Florida, as the first African-American woman presidential candidate

Sunrise at Campobello
SUNRISE AT CAMPOBELLO. A scene from the film Sunrise at Campobello (1960) depicting the Democratic National Convention in 1928 when Al Smith was selected as the presidential candidate

Franklin D. Roosevelt
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT (1882-1945). 32nd President of the United States. Roosevelt nominating Alfred E. Smith for President of the United States at the Democratic National Convention of 1928

PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, 1948. The Show Must Go On. Cartoon, 13 July 1948, by D. R. Fitspatrick for the St
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, 1948. The Show Must Go On. Cartoon, 13 July 1948, by D.R. Fitspatrick for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on the gloomy Democratic National Convention at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, 1880. Republican National Convention in Chicago, Illinois. Photograph, 2 June 1880

PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, 1976. Delegates supporting President Gerald Ford demonstrating on the floor of the Republican National Convention in Kansas City, Missouri, August 1976. Photographed by John T

PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, 1972. Attorney Stanley Bregman, a top campaign aide to former Vice President Hubert Humprhey, speaking with Marilyn Young, a delegate from Pennsylvania

PRESIDENT NOMINATION, 1928. A demonstration for Alfred E. Smith (1873-1944) on the floor of Madison Square Garden, New York, during the Democratic National Convention, 1928

JOHN LLEWELLYN LEWIS (1880-1969). American labor leader. Lewis (second from left) with with labor leader and candidate for Pennsylvania governor, Thomas Kennedy

RICHARD J. DALEY (1902-1976). American politician. Mayor Daley addressing a session of the Platform Committee of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, 23 August 1968

HERBERT HOOVER (1874-1964). 31st President of the United States. At the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 22 June 1948

GRAHAM McNAMEE (1888-1942). American radio broadcaster. Photographed while reporting from the Democratic National Convention for station WEAF, 1924

PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, 1880. The Democratic National Convention of 1880 at Cincinnati: colored contemporary engraving

PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, 1912. A supportive crowd in Chicago, Illinois, listening to a speech by former president Theodore Roosevelt after walking out of the Republican National Convention in protest

PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, 1912. A crowd of supporters of the candidacy of former president Theodore Roosevelt gathered in Chicago, Illinois

PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, 1912. Crowds gathered outside the Chicago Coliseum in Chicago, Illinois, during the Republican National Convention in June 1912

DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION, 1868. The Democratic National Convention of 1868 in Tammany Hall, New York City. Color contemporary engraving

LONDON: COACHING, 1888. During the Republican National Convention of 1888, James Blaine visits London, England, and goes for a ride in the box seat of Andrew Carnegies coach

PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, 1912. Sketches of the dominant figures at the Socialist Party convention drawn by Art Young, 1912

WOODROW WILSON (1912). Woodrow Wilson, then Governor of New Jersey, with members of the Notification Convention at Baltimore as the partys presidential candidate

JOHNSON: ELECTION OF 1868. Give me another horse, - and bind up my wounds. Cartoon, 1868, by Thomas Nast comparing President Andrew Johnson to Shakespeares Richard III following the Democratic Partys

PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, 1908. Where He Keeps the Labor Vote. William Jennings Bryan pulls votes out of the pocket of Samuel Gompers, head of the American Federation of Labor

PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, 1904. President Theodore Roosevelt dominates the Republican National Convention at Chicago in this American cartoon of 1904 by Joseph Keppler, Jr

PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, 1912. The Democratic National Convention at Baltimore, Maryland, 1912. Woodrow Wilson and Thomas R. Marshall accepted the partys nomination for President and Vice President

REPUBLICAN CONVENTION 1860. Site of the 1860 Republican National Convention at Chicago, Illinois, where Abraham Lincoln received the partys presidential nomination

SUNRISE AT CAMPOBELLO. Franklin Delano Roosevelt (played by Ralph Bellamy) accepting the presidential nomination at the Democratic Convention in the film Sunrise at Campobello, 1960

WALTER LIPPMANN (1889-1974). American political journalist, reporting at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, July 1940

HARTFORD CONVENTION, c1814. Leap or no leap. Cartoon by William Charles, satirizing Thomas Pickering and the radical secessionist movement discussed at the Hartford Convention

MISSOURI: CATTLEMEN, 1884. Cowboys buying flowers from children at the first National Convention of Cattlemen in Missouri. Engraving, 1884

PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, 1860. Prominent Candidates for the Republican Presidential Nomination at Chicago, 1860. Contemporary wood engraving from Harpers Weekly

SOUTH CAROLINA: SECESSION. Mass meeting held at Institute Hall in Charleston, South Carolina, 12 November 1860, to endorse the call of the legislature for a state convention to discuss secession

CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. Convention at Philadelphia, 1787. Line engraving, 19th century

BLACK CONVENTION, 1876. The Colored National Convention in session in Nashville, Tennessee, 5-7 April 1876. Wood engraving from a contemporary American newspaper

COLORED MENs CONVENTION. The National Convention of Colored Men in session at Washington, D. C. in 1869
COLORED MENs CONVENTION. The National Convention of Colored Men in session at Washington, D.C. in 1869. Contemporary wood engraving

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