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Interview with Frank C. Partridge, November 2, 1912

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Reprint of an op-ed by Frank C. Partridge, which appeared in several newspapers across Vermont, including the Burlington Free Press and the Rutland Daily Herald, on November 2, 1912. The piece addresses the importance of the upcoming presidential…

Porter H. Dale of Island Pond, 1914

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Campaign leaflet from congressional candidate Porter H. Dale, 1914. When folded, the front of the leaflet displays a halftone portrait of Dale. Inside is a letter to the voters of Vermont's Second Congressional District.

Campaign Poster for M.J. Hapgood, 1923

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Campaign poster for United States Senate candidate M.J. (Marshall J.) Hapgood of Peru, Vermont. Hapgood was a longtime member of the state legislature. Hapgood was especially known in the legislature for having crafted an act that would require new…

The Vermont Election for U.S. Senator, 1923

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Reprint of New York Times editorial published October 8, 1923 in support of M.J. (Marshall J.) Hapgood's candidacy for United States Senate. The editorial celebrates Hapgood's friendship with Theodore Roosevelt. A forester and timber trader, Hapgood…

Grand concert!

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Text continues: Thetford Centre, Thursday evening, December 5, 1861, for the benefit of the soldiers. Text describes the program in two parts with a 10-minute intermission.

Poster includes an insignia featuring an American eagle with a stars and…

Horses wanted!

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Text continues: Dura Warren will be at the hotel, in royalton on Wednesday, Nov. 27th, 1861, and wishes to buy several good, and kind, horses for cavalry use.

Sharp shooters attention

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Text continues: "The Sharp Shooters of this vicinity who are willing to serve their country in Capt. Weston's Vermont Company, Col. Berdan's Regiment of Sharp Shooters, are requested to meet at the Inn of B.B. Cook, in this place [West Townshend], on…

The seventh Vermont regiment: "Now is the day, now is the hour"

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This poster is unusual in its highly evocative and detailed appeal to Vermonters specifically. Burnell, the recruiting officer responsible for it, evoked the language and imagery of Vermont's earlier military heroes, the Green Mountain Boys, and…

Volunteers wanted (Not Enough Green Mountain Boys in the Army)

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Civil War recruiting posters are often highly local because they were produced by individuals who had been tasked to recruit in a specific territory. Many use standard language but add on some more personalized sentences or information to appeal to…

Little Americans do your bit

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Text continues: "Eat oatmeal, corn meal mush: save the wheat for our soldiers: leave nothing on your plate."

Poster depicting a young boy saluting and looking up at bowl of cereal, with the text appearing below the image.

Cardinal Mercier has appealed to the Food Administration for more food for starving millions.

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Text continues: "Eat less wheat - meat - fats and sugar. Ship more to the war-stricken people of France - Belgium - Italy."

Portrait of Cardinal Mercier of Belgium on a white background with black and red text. Cardinal Mercier was considered both…