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"No Draft Press"

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Description: Cartoon drawing of a man standing in profile, sweating while working at a commercial pants pressing machine marked: "No Draft Press." He holds out a card t...
Poster

Panama Canal Poster

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Description: Text reads: "A politician buys* Somebody a shovel and then he wants all the credit for digging the Panama Canal. *With your taxes." Three shovels are drawn...
Poster

"We Say: Beware of Shifty Pick Pockets!"

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Description: Red octopus with a black hat on its head, and all its arms marked by the name of kinds of taxes, such as "Utility Tax" and "Food Tax." On the face of the o...
Drawing

"Vote for Your Favorite Bull Thrower"

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Description: A man in a black suit and hat, with a red nose, has his mouth open while holding a serene looking bull by the back legs. In the man'ss left hand is a large...
Poster

"I Did Not Vote For . . ."

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Description: A political poster with text reads: "I Did Not Vote For Inflation, Recession, Unemployment, High Taxes Or Hypocrites. How about Using Your Tax Dollar On Yo...
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"Information Needed . . ."

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Description: Satirical drawing of a man pushing a wheelbarrow to carry his oversized belly that reads: "Information Needed: $10,000.00 Reward for any Politician or Bura...
Poster

"It's Difficult to Soar with Eagles . . ."

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Description: Political poster with text that reads: "It's Difficult to Soar with Eagles When You Work with Turkeys."
Poster

"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...
Poster

"One Term Once"

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Description: Text in large red and black letters reads: "One term once" 'Entrenched politicians' (underlined) is not good democracy. With one term, more people become i...
Poster

"I Did Not Vote For Inflation"

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Description: Text in large red letters reads" "I did not vote for inflation."
Poster

"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...
Poster

"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: "...
Poster

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...
Poster

"The Wisconsin legislature ... drinking age . . ."

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Description: Black letters on white, text reads: "The Wisconsin legislature should pass a bill raising their drinking age above 50 years of age."
Poster

"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."
Poster

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...
Drawing

"Soglin Cocktail"

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Description: Political cartoon of Paul Soglin as a wine glass, anthropomorphized with his eyes, nose, and moustache. Text at top reads: "Soglin Cocktail." In the center...
Drawing

"Poor Pickins"

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Description: A small boy is pointing at an overweight man, representing Lee Sherman Dreyfus (June 20, 1926 – January 2, 2008) who was an American politician and member ...

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