voting

William Hogarth - Pl. 3. The polling

A rural scene with a polling booth where ailing reserve voters are being brought to vote and the able-bodied are amusing themselves with a drawing of one of the candidates, an execution broadside and a gin bott... More

William Hogarth - Pl. 3. The polling

A rural scene with a polling booth where ailing reserve voters are being brought to vote and the able-bodied are amusing themselves with a drawing of one of the candidates, an execution broadside and a gin bott... More

The election, a medley, humbly inscribed to Squire Lilliput, professor...

Cartoon shows the old courthouse in Philadelphia during the October 1, 1764 election where a line of men wait at the steps on the right to enter the courthouse and cast their votes; in the foreground, many men,... More

To the Republicans of Fayette, Woodford, and Jessamine

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A Democratic voter. Book illustration from Library of Congress

The artist satirizes the split in party loyalties between the Locofoco and Tammany factions of New York City Democrats. In particular he belittles the Irish immigrants widely recruited by the party at the time... More

Letter from Richard Plumer, Newburyport, [Mass.], to William Lloyd Gar...

Richard Plumer inquires of William Lloyd Garrison his views concerning the morality of voting for government officials, and the reasons for why doing so would constitute a sin. Plumer inquires if the degree of ... More

Soliciting a vote - Political cartoon, public domain image

A cynical view of party competition for the working man's vote in the presidential campaign of 1852. In a polling place, four candidates struggle to force their own election ticket on a short, uncouth-looking c... More

Letter from Zadoc Long to John D. Long, September 2-8, 1856

Scene at the polls, New York City--Boxes for the distribution of ticke...

Crowd of men gathered around booths with signs "Fremont", "Buchanan", and "Fillmore". Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 2, no. 49 (1856 Nov. 15), p. 353.

The election--At the polls / W.J.H.

Cartoon of scene at election polls, with 2 people fighting. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 1, 1857 Nov. 7, p. 712.

Scene of the Washington riot. The Marines firing upon the mob, having ...

Top illustration shows scene from riot in which members of the Native American, or Know-Nothing, party rioted to prevent immigrants from voting; engraving after daguerreotype by Whitehurst. Center illustration ... More

Joseph E. Baker - How free ballot is protected!

The artist charges the Republicans with electoral corruption and extremism in their efforts to defeat Democratic presidential nominee George B. McClellan. Oblique reference is also made to Lincoln's supposed a... More

Election day in New York. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

Depicts election day in wealthy neighborhood and poor neighborhood. Illus. in: The Illustrated London news, 1864 Dec. 3, p. 560.

Head-quarters, Army of the James--Pennsylvania soldiers voting / sketc...

Illus. in: Harper's weekly, 1864 Oct. 29, p. 692. Public domain photograph - United States during American Civil War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Letter from Speaker of the House Schuyler Colifax to Mrs. Jane Hoge co...

Roll call of the House of Representatives' vote on the Thirteenth Amen...

Freedmen Voting In New Orleans.

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"The first vote" / AW ; drawn by A.R. Waud.

Illustration shows a queue of African American men, the first, dressed as a laborer, casting his vote, the second is dressed as a businessman, the third is wearing a Union army uniform, and the fourth appears t... More

Significant election scene at Washington, June 3, 1867 / sketched by A...

Black and white men observe while other blacks and whites prepare to place ballots into box.

The Memorial of Victoria C. Woodhull, to the honorable the Senate and ...

Woman suffrage. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 128, Folder 9.

"That's what's the matter" Boss Tweed. "As long as I count the votes, ...

Illustration shows Boss Tweed leaning on a voting stand labeled "The ballot" and "In Counting there is strength." Also on the page are numerous advertisements for products such as fishing supplies, pianos, and ... More

"Move on!" Has the Native American no rights that the naturalized Amer...

A policeman ordering a Native man to "move on" away from a voting polls around which are clustered stereotyped "naturalized" Americans. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 15, no. 747 (1871 April 22), p. 361. Refere... More

The Philadelphia election fraud / from sketches by Albert Berghaus.

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 35, 1872 Oct. 26, p. 97.

The October elections - challenging a voter The October elections - Pe...

Top illustration shows a man being accused of being an illegal voter. Bottom illustration shows miners voting before descending into mine. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. XVI, no. 826 (1872 October 26), p. 836.

"Everything points to a Democratic victory this fall - Southern Papers...

African Americans being discriminated against at the polls by members of "White League".

General Sheridan stands by his dispatches

General Philip Sheridan, full-length portrait, standing, facing right, next to copies of his letters describing actions of "armed White League" in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas, against African American ... More

Counting the vote, on November 7th, at "Elephant Johnnie's" / from a s...

Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper,1876 Dec. 2, p. 217.

Death at the polls, and free from "federal interference" / Th. Nast.

Skeleton "solid Southern shot gun" holding shotgun at polls, to prevent African Americans from voting. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 23, no. 1190 (1879 Oct. 18), p. 821.

A female suffrage fancy / J. Keppler.

Composite of eight caricatures showing women dressing and interacting in society as men; drinking; voting for handsome candidates; driving ugly men from the polls; and a domestic scene showing a man taking care... More

"Freedom of suffrage to the blacks means freedom of suffrage to the wh...

Illustration shows the Temple of Liberty boarded up by Southern states to disenfranchise black voters while inviting the North, represented by New York's Tammany Hall, to do the same in spite of Secretary of St... More

Irish industries / F.O. - coin, public domain photograph

Four frame cartoon showing: "Infernal machine manufacturing" (two men making bombs), "The Irish vote manufacturers" (men at polls), "The landlord killing industry" (man shooting landlord from behind wall), and ... More

Out in the cold / H.. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

Illustration shows a woman knocking on the door at the polls, a Chinese man stands next to her; an Irish man, thumbing his nose, and an African American man, are looking out a window.

The contest of beauty / J. Keppler.

Illustration shows a beauty contest where "First Prize" is the "Presidency". The presidential candidates, all dressed as women, are sitting on raised platforms around which men have gathered to admire their bea... More

Political map of California. 1888 - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal C...

Public domain image of the vintage map from Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library is a special... More

Political map of Connecticut 1888 ; Political map of New York 1888

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Political map of West Virginia 1888 - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal...

Public domain image of the vintage map from Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library is a special... More

Political map of New Jersey 1888 - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Co...

Public domain image of the vintage map from Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library is a special... More

Political map of Michigan 1888 - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Coll...

Public domain image of the vintage map from Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library is a special... More

Political map of Indiana. 1888 - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Coll...

Public domain image of the vintage map from Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library is a special... More

Political map of the United States and territories. 1888

Since the late 19th century, map makers have experimented with various graphic techniques for displaying Presidential election results. One of the earliest and most complex attempts was published in anticipatio... More

Franchise Report for 1893 of The New Zealand Women's Christian Tempera...

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Caricature, A bad outlook for him, public domain cartoon image

Print shows a man labeled "Bossism" armed with weapons labeled "False Count", "Fraudulent Registration", "Intimidation", and "Deals"; behind him are two policemen labeled "Independent Democrat" and "Independent... More

A squelcher for woman suffrage / C.J. Taylor.

Print shows a woman being denied the opportunity to vote because she is wearing a dress and a hat that are too wide for the narrow booths labeled "Ballots Must Be Prepared In These Booths" where the ballots are... More

He did not think so in '92 / Keppler.

Print shows William Jennings Bryan casting a vote for the nomination of J.B. Weaver, the Populist Party candidate in 1892, instead of the Democratic Party candidate, Grover Cleveland. Bryan supported the "Popul... More

The next step, as it looks now / Keppler.

Print shows Uncle Sam standing on a platform next to a ballot box where three men are casting their votes; one is labeled "Loyalist" and is voting for the "Monarch", the other two are casting votes for "Autonom... More

How will our German-American vote? / Dalrymple.

Illustration shows an elderly German American man with one hand pointing to his head and the other pointing to a coin bank labeled "Savings Bank" on a table, he winks to reinforce that he thinks his investments... More

He shouts for Bryan, but this is the way he will vote / Dalrymple.

Illustration shows Richard Croker as the Tammany Tiger, dressed in formal wear and wearing a sash labeled "Tammany," proclaiming that he/Tammany supports William Jennings Bryan for president while, behind his b... More

Women voting at Pitt. - Public domain photograph

A group of women standing next to each other. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The vote of the gold democrats; -- their country's welfare before thei...

Illustration shows members of the Democratic Party labeled "Sound Money Democrats" casting votes for President McKinley and showing their support for the "Sound Money" platform of the Republican Party; on the l... More

The real German-American / Keppler., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows a German American man standing in front of a banner showing bust portraits of President William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt; as he casts his vote, he uses his left hand, holding papers la... More

A needed change in the Senatorial lobby / J.S. Pughe.

Illustration shows a man labeled "Candidate for Senate" holding wads of cash, standing in front of a sign that states "Sale of seats to the United States Senate has been prohibited", nearby the "Senatorial Box ... More

"Take your choice, gentlemen" / Keppler., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows Puck standing on a ballot box between President Theodore Roosevelt, who has one foot on the "Constitution", is waving a sword labeled "Militarism" in a threatening manner above his head, and ... More

Folkeavstemning om unionsoppløsning med Sverige 13. august 1905, Røros...

Valgsognets eldste stemmeberettigete (født 8.juni 1814) avgir stemme ved folkeavstemninga om unionsoppløsning, 13. august 1905, på Røros. Bak bordet sitter medlemmene i valgstyret, med valgstyrets formann Lauri... More

Bribe takers both / Keppler. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Illustration shows, on the left, a man labeled "Tariff Coddled Manufacturer" voting with one hand and receiving a bribe in the form of "High-Protection Schedule" from a large hand labeled "Rep. Congress" extend... More

The women's conquest of New-York by a member of the Committee of Safet...

A woman casts a vote while a policewoman looks on. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

"Sweet! Sweet!" / K. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows a hand labeled "Protective Tariff League" sprinkling salt from a bag labeled "Sophistry Salt" onto the tail feathers of a red, white, and blue bird labeled "First Voter", in an effort to capt... More

A question of courage / Art Young.

Illustration shows a man labeled "Average voter" standing between two fields, trying to decide which one he should choose; on the left is the "Democratic Lot" showing "Bryan's Financial Fallacies, Schemes, Drea... More

The lost child / Ehrhart. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Illustration shows six policemen labeled "Chafin, Taft, Debs, Watson, Hisgen, [and] Bryan" gathering around a young boy labeled "Reactionary Voter" standing on "Radical Ave.", who appears confused by all the po... More

Labor leader a voter--Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federa...

National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

BOBROFF VOTING MACHINE BEING CONSIDERED FOR USE IN HOUSE. STANDING RIG...

A black and white photo of a group of men. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Suffrage Posters from Schlesinger Library

Dispossessed..Date: ca. 1911..Catalog Record: bit.ly/1pTIoPs ( http://bit.ly/1pTIoPs ) ..Questions? Ask a Schlesinger Librarian ( http://asklib.schlesinger.radcliffe.edu/index.php )

They knew not what they did / K.

Illustration shows the drafting of Article I, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution. Two men labeled "The Big Interests" and "Political Boss" who has a "Legislator" in his back pocket, are peeking from behind a cu... More

[DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. SUFFRAGE VOTING FOR DISTRICT]

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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. SUFFRAGE VOTING FOR DISTRICT

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[DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. SUFFRAGE VOTING FOR DISTRICT]

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Caricature, Sulzer on the side, public domain cartoon image

Illustration shows a large hand labeled "The Public" depressing a lever on a large bottle labeled "Sulzer" in which the face of William Sulzer appears; a stream of seltzer water labeled "Direct Primaries" splas... More

Making the polls attractive to the anti-suffragists / Ralph Barton ; p...

Illustration shows society women playing cards and dancing rather than voting; only one woman has taken time away from socializing to cast a ballot into a ballot box brought to her card table; an unmarked ballo... More

BOBROFF VOTING MACHINE. BEING CONSIDERED FOR USE IN HOUSE. STANDING RI...

A group of men standing around a table. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Poster - Bayern, wach auf! / AS. - Public domain lithograph

Poster shows the German Imperial eagle superimposed over the Bavarian flag. Text: Bavarians, wake up! True Germans, good Bavarians, vote for the Bavarian Center Party (German National People's Party in Bavaria)... More

Governor an "early bird"--Mr. and Mrs. Smith voted at Public School No...

Governor and Mrs. Alfred E. Smith at voting box. National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). No. 3643.

Americanism wins, Coolidge elected

Views of Calvin Coolidge in the months surrounding his re-election as Massachusetts Governor, autumn 1919. Close shot of Coolidge, his wife Grace, and their sons John and Calvin, Jr., on porch of their home at ... More

An die Partei der Nichtwähler! ... Auf zur Wahl; Wählt Zentrum / Georg...

Poster shows a man blowing a bugel and holding a large mallet while surrounded by flames. Text addresses non-participating voters in Düsseldorf, stating that by not voting they are prolonging the suffering and ... More

Direct primary in Mexico - Drawing. Public domain image.

(DLC/PP-1933:0112). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Chicago Tribune, Dec. 12, 1923.

Untitled - Political cartoon, public domain image

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Wir Arbeiter sind erwacht Wir wählen Nationalsozialisten, Liste 2 Feli...

Poster for 1932 Reichstag election shows a heroic worker looking down at small men in suits and uniform; monumental swastika cube looms above industrial cityscape. Forms part of: Rehse-Archiv für Zeitgeschicht... More

Your right to vote is your opportunity to protect, over here the freed...

Poster shows the hand and arm of a man reaching to press the lever under "Freedom of Enterprise"; other choices on the voting machine are "Freedom of Worship," "Freedom of Speech," and "Freedom of Press." K 542... More

Photograph of a Suffragette Parade in New York City

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[Free Voting], Marshall plan, post-war reconstruction of Europe

[Free Voting] - [FRA-7153] Public domain photograph of post-war reconstruction of Europe, work of US government

Nobody Can Stop Us From Exercising Our God-given Right to VOTE

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Crooked Politicians are Elected by the People Who Don't Vote

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Qualified Electors in this House Will All Vote on Election Day

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Don't Sell Your Vote, Cold War American Propaganda poster

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Valdagen.17 september 1955. Sverige. Public domain image.

Valdagen.17 september 1955. Public domain photograph of an official meeting, group portrait of people, managers, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Valdagen.17 september 1955. Sverige. Public domain image.

Valdagen.17 september 1955. Public domain photograph of politician, meeting, government and politics, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Valdagen.Skulptur i bostadsområdet Stjärnhuset.17 september 1955.

Valdagen.Skulptur i bostadsområdet Stjärnhuset.17 september 1955. Public domain photograph of sculpture in Sweden, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Valdagen.17 september 1955. Sverige. Public domain image.

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Valdagen.17 september 1955. Sverige. Public domain image.

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Three African American women at a polling place, one looking at a book...

Title devised by Library staff from contact sheet folder caption. Date from: "The Negro vote: Republican gamble that failed?", U.S. News and World Report, Nov. 15, 1957, p. 39-40. Contact sheet available for re... More

Three ballerinas perform pas de trois as they cast ballots into trash ...

NYWT&S staff photo. New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

Negro voting in Cardoza [i.e., Cardozo] High School in [Washington,] D...

Photograph showing a young African American woman casting her ballot. Public domain photograph related to race relations, African Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Voting is people power - A black and red poster with the words voting ...

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Jobs : register and vote - Posters Yanker Poster Collection

Gift; Gary Yanker; 1975-1983. Public domain photograph - New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

What's your bag brother? : Helpin' [or] Hurtin'?

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Put your vote where your mouth is ... Register so you can vote

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Be counted on election day : register so you can vote

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Your vote makes a difference

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Need a job? : tough luck, kid - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Power - Public domain portrait drawing

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Skolval. Kronan skofabrik. 19 september 1968

Skolval. Kronan skofabrik. 19 september 1968

Skolval, Kronan skofabrik.19 september 1968

Skolval, Kronan skofabrik.19 september 1968