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A Race with Death and Taxes

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Description: Cartoon of Uncle Sam, on the left, rolling up his sleeves, watching a man and the Grim Reaper running towards him. In the center is a barrier marked: "Stan...
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"A Mathematician Named Hall . . ."

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Description: A color cartoon face of a man to the left with numbers worked into his hair, throat, and neck tie, and a telephone attached to his collar. In lower right-h...
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"Political Tricks, No Treats, Higher Taxes"

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Description: Three cartoon ghosts, labeled "Inflation," "Unemployment," and "High Taxes" floating around an orange pumpkin, with a face cut as a caricature of President...
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"Maybe You'd Like to Debate With Brother Billy"

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Description: Caricature of President Jimmy Carter with the text: "Maybe You'd Like to Debate with Brother Billy."
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"Our National Debt . . . "

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Description: From the top, bold red letters read: "Our National Debt $3,122,700,000,000 (3 Trillion Bucks)," "Did you spend your share?" On the right is a cartoon profi...
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"Yes, Junior, There Is a Santy Claus"

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Description: Two creatures, each wearing a red stocking cap, are standing in the foreground. A wagon on the left is holding a bottle popping its cork. In the upper righ...
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"We Are All Irish 17"

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Description: Four cartoon faces, three of them laughing leprechauns, one a stylish woman, with shamrocks scattered all about. Black line with red-brown for hair and bea...
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"I'll Be a Son of a Witch!"

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Description: A color cartoon pumpkin with beard, hair and glasses, made to look like Earl Erhart, (bartender at Ohio House tavern). Pumpkin is popping its lid. Oct.31 w...
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"The Big Rip Off!"

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Description: A man with his mouth open, and wearing a hat and sunglasses is sitting on a sulky (two-wheeled horse racing vehicle) while holding empty reins out in front...
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"We Love You"

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Description: Cartoon drawing of a woman's face inside a heart outline in red. She has red lips, blue eyes, and heart-shaped earrings. Her large, round breasts are partl...
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Union House Tavern Poster

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Description: Unfinished drawing. A man in a Civil War Union uniform is running with a mug of beer while carrying a rifle and a pack. Text reads: "Since 1858." This refe...
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"I Thought I Smelled!"

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Description: A black drawing on white board of a cartoon skunk opening to top of a trash can. Text below reads: "I thought I smelled!" The garbage can is marked: "Polit...
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"If You Are Smarter . . ."

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Description: Composite poster, with a piece of paper with a caricature of President Jimmy Carter with big grin filled with real peanuts, and the words "Direct Washingto...
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"Jiggin and Swiggin"

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Description: Poster for the Ohio Tavern. In the center is a caricature of an Irish leprechaun, smoking a pipe and dancing with a glass in his hand. In the upper left mu...
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"It's Too Bad That the Taxpayer . . ."

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Description: Cartoon of an overweight man wearing a suit and tie. Text reads: "It's too bad that the taxpayer can't vote for a job and raise his own salary! As his poli...
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"4 More Years of What?"

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Description: Black on white caricature of President Jimmy Carter with wide grin, and the word "WHAT" in red letters. Question marks surround his head. The text reads: "...
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Piggy Politician

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Description: Black on white cartoon head of a pig wearing hat, spectacles, moustache, and coat and tie. Written on the side in large red an dblack letters the text read...
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"Politics, A Stud Farm for Jackasses"

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Description: Black on white cartoon head of a laughing bull. In large red and black letters the text reads: "Politics is a stud farm for jackasses."
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It's a Dog's Life!

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Description: A group of men and women with their tongues hanging out of their mouths are running low to the ground on all fours, kicking up dust. There are dollar signs...
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Presidental Political Campaign Ephemera

Date: 1984
Description: Poster with the title: "Don't Let Reagan Take You For a Ride!" and "Rally & Blockade Dallas G.O.P. Convention, Aug. 11-24." Also includes a listing of offi...

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