This photograph of Lyndon B. Johnson and his family at their home was taken on August 28, 1948, on the day of the Texas Senatorial Democratic primary runoff election. Johnson narrowly defeated Texas Governor Coke Stevenson in the contested primary, and went on to win the Senate seat on November 2, 1948. Pictured here from left to right: Lynda Bird Johnson, Lady Bird Johnson, Luci Baines Johnson, and Lyndon B. Johnson.

This satirical cartoon was submitted for copyright shortly before the presidential election of 1860. The cartoon depicts the political contest as a baseball game. Abraham Lincoln stands at home base on the right side of the image, advising his opponents, from left to right: former Senator John Bell, Senator Stephen A. Douglas, and John C. Breckinridge, who was then Vice President of the United States under President James Buchanan. The text on the men's bats and belts provides clues about their political platforms. Instead of a baseball bat, Lincoln holds a wooden rail labeled "Equal Rights and Free Territory." A skunk stands near the other candidates, signifying that they have been "skunk'd," or overwhelmingly defeated.

This is a poster promoting the reelection of President William McKinley. He was a proponent of the gold standard whereas his opponent William Jennings Bryan advocated for the policy of "free silver." The success of the economy and winning the Spanish-American War propelled him to reelection. In the poster, men from different professions are holding McKinley up. Bryan would run for president several times over the course of his career and would serve as secretary of state under President Woodrow Wilson.

This is a campaign button from Abraham Lincoln's 1860 bid for president. The button reads "Abraham Lincoln/Free Soil & Free Men." He was elected and began his tenure as president in 1861. This was one of the earliest examples of a campaign button using a photograph.

This lithograph was a campaign poster for then-presidential candidate and future president William Henry Harrison. It was created by George Endicott in New York around 1840. The center image shows Harrison in full military regalia sitting on horseback. The twelve images surrounding the center image are scenes from Harrison's military career, home life in Ohio, and political service. The log cabin image, which symbolized the candidate's working class credentials, was popular during the campaign, although not an accurate reflection of the Virginia native's affluent childhood.

This is roller printed cotton and it has a log cabin, cider barrel, and "HARRISON AND REFORM" printed on it. Whig candidate William Henry Harrison adopted the log cabin as a symbol of his rustic background in the 1840 presidential campaign. He defeated incumbent President Martin Van Buren, but died after just one month in office.