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"Meat Melvin"
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Poster advertising Defense Secretary Melvin Laird's visit to the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Features a cartooned Laird cornered in a boxing ring with a mob encroaching upon him. Poster reads, "Melvin Laird vs. The People."
January 20, 1971
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"Drop What You're Doing"
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"Melvin's Gone but the War Goes On"
January 26, 1971
A poster promoting an anti-Vietnam war rally which reads "Melvin's Gone but the War Goes On: So Does the Rally!" The poster features a caricatured crowd of spectators looking on as Melvin Laird, wh...
"Matterplay"
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Poster advertising Matterplay at 321 Gorham Street, Madison, Wisconsin. The poster features a combination of fantasy and realism in its representation of several men.
Re-Elect Soglin Poster
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Poster advocating the re-election of Paul Soglin to the Common Council of Madison, Wisconsin. Bears the slogan "rush right on to the poll." Features an R. Crumb figure and a bald eagle holding an A...
"The War Machine Goes On"
January 26, 1971
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Civil Disobedience Event in Washington, D.C.
September 1971
Poster calling for University of Wisconsin students to visit Washington, D.C., in the fall of 1971 as part of a civil disobedience demonstration. Features a cartoon drawing of President Nixon's hea...
