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Elections Collection

"Elections: A Journey Through Political History" Step into the world of elections, where posters and television speakers become battlegrounds for political parties

Background imageElections Collection: Labour Party election posters and television speakers

Labour Party election posters and television speakers
Labour Party election posters and speakers for Labours series of five short television programmes in the run-up to the General Election of 8th October 1959 (which the Conservatives won)

Background imageElections Collection: Konrad Adenauer Campaign Poster

Konrad Adenauer Campaign Poster
Campaign poster for poster German statesman, Konrad Adenauer and his Christian Democratic Union (CDU Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands) party during the 1957 elections

Background imageElections Collection: Dewey Defeats Truman Newspaper

Dewey Defeats Truman Newspaper
St. Louis, MIssouri: November, 1948. President Harry Truman holds up a copy of the Chicago Daily Tribune declaring his defeat to Thomas Dewey in the presidential election

Background imageElections Collection: Irish Elections 1923

Irish Elections 1923
Election propaganda posters for Eamon De Valera : " We will wade through the blood of our fellow Irishmen and through the blood of Members of the Government"

Background imageElections Collection: Winston Churchill entering No 10 Downing St by David Wright

Winston Churchill entering No 10 Downing St by David Wright
Painting by David Wright showing Prime Minister Winston Churchill entering No. 10 Downing Street after winning the General Election in 1951

Background imageElections Collection: Hogarth / Election / B / W / (2)

Hogarth / Election / B / W / (2)
2. THE ELECTION Canvassing for votes

Background imageElections Collection: The Russian Agents in Bulgaria, Peasants treated with Drink at the Russian Consulate, Sofia

The Russian Agents in Bulgaria, Peasants treated with Drink at the Russian Consulate, Sofia
1624740 The Russian Agents in Bulgaria, Peasants treated with Drink at the Russian Consulate, Sofia, during the Elections (engraving) by Schonberg

Background imageElections Collection: Cartoon, The Federal Phoenix (Abraham Lincoln)

Cartoon, The Federal Phoenix (Abraham Lincoln)
Cartoon, The Federal Phoenix -- Abraham Lincoln portrayed as a phoenix rising from the flames as he is re-elected President. Date: 1864

Background imageElections Collection: Sheffield School Board Election - why vote for the Church and Education Act candidates?, 1888

Sheffield School Board Election - why vote for the Church and Education Act candidates?, 1888
Vote for: Rev. J. Gilmore, B. Fletcher, S. H. Ward, J. D. Fawcett, A. G. Winill / Winnill, Rev. J. Darbyshire, W. Parkin and W. Colver.Original at Sheffield Local Studies Library: MP 95 M

Background imageElections Collection: Lawyers Sound Money Club

Lawyers Sound Money Club
The Lawyers Sound Money Club join a parade, in New York, support of William McKinley and the Gold Standard in the 1896 Election campaign. New York, USA. 1896. (Photo by Fotosearch/Getty Images)

Background imageElections Collection: Winston Churchill with Randolph by David Wright

Winston Churchill with Randolph by David Wright
Winston Churchill, once again re-elected as Prime Minister in 1951, pictured making a speech by David Wright, with his son, Randolph, seated behind

Background imageElections Collection: Conservative party television team

Conservative party television team
The Conservative Party television team and some election posters for the General Election of 8th October 1959. The Conservatives broadcast five television programmes of 15 or 20 minutes each starting

Background imageElections Collection: Election Returns, USA

Election Returns, USA
A crowd gathers outside the office of the New York Herald newspaper to read the election returns; they have to be kept in order by police officers

Background imageElections Collection: Hogarth Election / 4Of4(C)

Hogarth Election / 4Of4(C)
THE ELECTION Chairing the Member after the election plate 4 of 4

Background imageElections Collection: The Election II: Canvassing for Votes, 1754-55 (oil on canvas)

The Election II: Canvassing for Votes, 1754-55 (oil on canvas)
SJS1997 The Election II: Canvassing for Votes, 1754-55 (oil on canvas) by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); 101.5x127 cm; Courtesy of the Trustees of Sir John Soanes Museum

Background imageElections Collection: The Election III The Polling, 1754-55 (oil on canvas)

The Election III The Polling, 1754-55 (oil on canvas)
SJS1998 The Election III The Polling, 1754-55 (oil on canvas) by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); 101.5x127 cm; Courtesy of the Trustees of Sir John Soanes Museum

Background imageElections Collection: An Election Entertainment, 1755 (oil on canvas)

An Election Entertainment, 1755 (oil on canvas)
SJS22527 An Election Entertainment, 1755 (oil on canvas) by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); 101.5x127 cm; Courtesy of the Trustees of Sir John Soanes Museum

Background imageElections Collection: Norman Tebbit Conservative MP with Margaret Thatcher after the Election victory in

Norman Tebbit Conservative MP with Margaret Thatcher after the Election victory in 1987

Background imageElections Collection: Cartoon showing the candidates in the 1874 General election

Cartoon showing the candidates in the 1874 General election
John Arthur Roebuck (1802 - 1879), Liberal MP for Sheffield from 1849 until his death in 1879; Anthony John Mundella (1825 - 1897), Liberal MP for Sheffield, 1868 - 1885

Background imageElections Collection: Sudetenland Elections

Sudetenland Elections
Schoolgirls counting the votes during the Sudetenland elections, which had become part of the new Republic of Czechoslovakia in 1918 and included many German speakers

Background imageElections Collection: Kpd Poster 1919

Kpd Poster 1919
You are invited to vote Communist (KPD = Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands, formerly the Spartakusbund) in the German elections

Background imageElections Collection: Aristides and the Peasant (litho)

Aristides and the Peasant (litho)
8660815 Aristides and the Peasant (litho) by Hillemacher, Ernest (Eugene-Ernest) (1818-87); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aristides and the Peasant)

Background imageElections Collection: Page from Proverbs with Pictures by Charles H Bennett, 1859 (engraving)

Page from Proverbs with Pictures by Charles H Bennett, 1859 (engraving)
8638738 Page from Proverbs with Pictures by Charles H Bennett, 1859 (engraving) by Bennett, Charles Henry (1828-67) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageElections Collection: Meeting at St James's Hall, 1880

Meeting at St James's Hall, 1880
3479934 Meeting at St James's Hall, 1880; (add.info.: Meeting at St James's Hall, London, to further the cause of Women's suffrage)

Background imageElections Collection: Banquet at San Sebastian, 1900

Banquet at San Sebastian, 1900
3481009 Banquet at San Sebastian, 1900; (add.info.: Banquet at San Sebastian. Nationalist Paris city councillors celebrating their victory in municipal elections by paying a visit to Paul Deroulede)

Background imageElections Collection: Women casting votes in Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA (lithograph)

Women casting votes in Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA (lithograph)
7243346 Women casting votes in Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA (lithograph); Private Collection; (add.info.: Women casting their vote at the polls in Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory, USA)

Background imageElections Collection: The counting of votes, 1850

The counting of votes, 1850
3477985 The counting of votes, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the counting of votes for the Brighton Parliamentary Election. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageElections Collection: The counting of votes, 1850

The counting of votes, 1850
3477970 The counting of votes, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the counting of votes for the Brighton Parliamentary Election. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageElections Collection: Woman's suffrage meeting in St James's Hall, 1885

Woman's suffrage meeting in St James's Hall, 1885
3479932 Woman's suffrage meeting in St James's Hall, 1885; (add.info.: Woman's suffrage meeting in St James's Hall, London, 1885.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageElections Collection: Women's Suffrage, Female political emancipation, 1880

Women's Suffrage, Female political emancipation, 1880
3479862 Women's Suffrage, Female political emancipation, 1880; (add.info.: Women's Suffrage, Female political emancipation.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageElections Collection: USA History: Election Day

USA History: Election Day
5313522 USA History: Election Day; SeM Studio/UIG.

Background imageElections Collection: German Reichstag elections of 1903 (colour litho)

German Reichstag elections of 1903 (colour litho)
8673233 German Reichstag elections of 1903 (colour litho) by Austrian School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: German Reichstag elections of 1903)

Background imageElections Collection: Election of Almos, the First Duke (engraving)

Election of Almos, the First Duke (engraving)
8649822 Election of Almos, the First Duke (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Election of Almos, the First Duke)

Background imageElections Collection: The Carthusians: The Vote with Haricot Beans (litho)

The Carthusians: The Vote with Haricot Beans (litho)
8666614 The Carthusians: The Vote with Haricot Beans (litho) by Kauffmann, Paul Adolphe (1849-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Vote with Haricot Beans)

Background imageElections Collection: Diagram showing the composition of the French Chamber of Deputies, 1828

Diagram showing the composition of the French Chamber of Deputies, 1828
5304819 Diagram showing the composition of the French Chamber of Deputies, 1828; (add.info.: Diagram showing the composition of the French Chamber of Deputies, 1828); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageElections Collection: Diagram showing the composition of the French Chamber of Deputies, 1824

Diagram showing the composition of the French Chamber of Deputies, 1824
5304807 Diagram showing the composition of the French Chamber of Deputies, 1824; (add.info.: Diagram showing the composition of the French Chamber of Deputies, 1824); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageElections Collection: Caricature in L'Assiette du Beurre, 1906, depicting a poor factory worker casting his vote in a

Caricature in L'Assiette du Beurre, 1906, depicting a poor factory worker casting his vote in a ballot box
5617109 Caricature in L'Assiette du Beurre, 1906, depicting a poor factory worker casting his vote in a ballot box; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageElections Collection: Women's Suffrage, 1884

Women's Suffrage, 1884
3479933 Women's Suffrage, 1884; (add.info.: Women's Suffrage, 1884.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageElections Collection: Nurses voting at a general election (b/w photo)

Nurses voting at a general election (b/w photo)
8635912 Nurses voting at a general election (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nurses voting at a general election)

Background imageElections Collection: Cartoon depicting Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881) a British statesman of the Conservative Party

Cartoon depicting Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881) a British statesman of the Conservative Party
5308592 Cartoon depicting Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881) a British statesman of the Conservative Party and twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Background imageElections Collection: The fate of the women's suffrage bill, 1880

The fate of the women's suffrage bill, 1880
3479863 The fate of the women's suffrage bill, 1880; (add.info.: The fate of the women's suffrage bill. The Bill has been given the face of Lydia Ernestine Becker (1827-90)

Background imageElections Collection: Election of Godfrey de Bouillon as King of Jerusalem (engraving)

Election of Godfrey de Bouillon as King of Jerusalem (engraving)
8631946 Election of Godfrey de Bouillon as King of Jerusalem (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Election of Godfrey de Bouillon as King of Jerusalem)

Background imageElections Collection: The election of the Chief Rabbi in the Council Room of the United Synagogue (engraving)

The election of the Chief Rabbi in the Council Room of the United Synagogue (engraving)
8631290 The election of the Chief Rabbi in the Council Room of the United Synagogue (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageElections Collection: National Assembly of Tuscany voting for its annexation to Piedmont, 16 August 1859 (engraving)

National Assembly of Tuscany voting for its annexation to Piedmont, 16 August 1859 (engraving)
8676915 National Assembly of Tuscany voting for its annexation to Piedmont, 16 August 1859 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageElections Collection: Illustration for Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens (litho)

Illustration for Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens (litho)
8664607 Illustration for Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens (litho) by Furniss, Harry (1854-1925) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Election)

Background imageElections Collection: Sargon Proclaimed King of Assyria, 722 BC (litho)

Sargon Proclaimed King of Assyria, 722 BC (litho)
8660894 Sargon Proclaimed King of Assyria, 722 BC (litho) by Ruith, Horace van (1839-1923); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sargon Proclaimed King of Assyria, 722 BC)

Background imageElections Collection: The Historical Pageant of Bradford, July 1931 (b/w photo)

The Historical Pageant of Bradford, July 1931 (b/w photo)
8652350 The Historical Pageant of Bradford, July 1931 (b/w photo) by Scott, Walter (1878-1947); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for The Historical Pageant of Bradford, the Souvenir Book)

Background imageElections Collection: French voter presents his voting card during an election. 1890 (french engraving)

French voter presents his voting card during an election. 1890 (french engraving)
5617246 French voter presents his voting card during an election. 1890 (french engraving); (add.info.: 02/02/1890); Universal History Archive/UIG.



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"Elections: A Journey Through Political History" Step into the world of elections, where posters and television speakers become battlegrounds for political parties. Labour Party election posters and television speakers echo promises of change and progress. Konrad Adenauer Campaign Poster captures the charisma and determination of a leader seeking public support. Irish Elections 1923 mark a significant moment in shaping Ireland's destiny. Winston Churchill's iconic entrance into No 10 Downing St by David Wright symbolizes the power of democracy in action. Dewey Defeats Truman Newspaper reminds us that even predictions can falter, highlighting the unpredictable nature of elections. Hogarth's black-and-white masterpiece portrays an era when every vote mattered. Sheffield School Board Election urges voters to consider candidates who prioritize church and education reform in 1888. A humorous cartoon from the 1874 General election showcases diverse personalities vying for power, emphasizing the colorful nature of electoral campaigns throughout history. Norman Tebbit celebrates victory with Margaret Thatcher after a hard-fought election triumph, showcasing unity within Conservative ranks. Lawyers Sound Money Club emphasizes financial stability as a key campaign issue. In Winston Churchill's candid moment with Randolph captured by David Wright, we witness familial bonds amidst political battles. Conservative party television team demonstrates how media platforms have revolutionized modern campaigning strategies and can not just about choosing leaders; they shape nations' destinies. From historic milestones to captivating characters, these snapshots remind us that our voices matter - each vote holds immense power to shape our collective future.