Election Memorabilia
Top hat worn by a member of the David B. Hill Club of Elmira, 1892
Inside the top hat is a campaign advertisement for Grover Cleveland and Adlai E. Stevenson.
Handkerchief from the William McKinley and Garret Hobart campaign, 1896
Handkerchief from Theodore Roosevelt’s presidential campaign, 1912
Political novelty with representations of Bill Clinton and Bob Dole, 1996
Anti-Nixon novelty, 1972
Portraits of the Republican Candidates in Chemung County, 1894
Handbill from Republican Barry Goldwater’s presidential campaign, 1964
Hat from Jim Hare’s mayoral campaign, 1988PG
Portraits of popular Democratic County representatives, 1893
Fan from Rodney J. Strange’s Elmira School Board campaign, 1997
Ribbon worn by Seymour Lowman as a New York State delegate at the Republican National Convention in Chicago, 1932
Ribbon worn by Seymour Lowman as a New York State delegate at the Republican National Convention in Chicago, 1932
Card from President Lincoln’s reelection campaign, 1864
George Winner button, 1996
Gifford Pinchot button, 1914
Franklin D. Roosevelt pin, 1940
Amo Houghton button, 1996
I Like Elmira button
Nelson Rockefeller, 1968
Thomas E. Dewey and Earl Warren button, 1948
Malcolm Wilson button, 1974
Dwight D. Eisenhower pin, 1952
Charles E. Hughes button, 1906
Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnewbutton, 1972
George Bush and Dan Quayle button, 1992
Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard Nixon button, 1956
Hillary Clinton button, 2000
William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt button, 1900
Herbert Hoover pin, 1928
Donald Trump and Mike Pence button, 2016
Alf Landon pin, 1936
My Party novelty, 1930s (both sides)
Al Gore and Joe Lieberman button, 2000
John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson button, 1960