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A circular by Charles J. Kluser denouncing the Socialist speaker Eugene V. Debs, labeling him a revolutionary and a liar, and begging any Christians not to pay to see him speak.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-12
This handbill for the German East Africa Line describes departure and arrival locations for the steamship enterprise, as well as ticket rates.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908
This fold-out pamphlet entitled “Commemorating the ‘Ride to Glory'” details the events of September 13 and 14, 1901, and Theodore Roosevelt’s ride to the North Creek Railroad Station. Created by the Theodore Roosevelt Centennial Celebration Committee for the Towns of Newcomb and Minerva, New York, celebrating the centennial of Roosevelt’s birth in 1958.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1958
The handbill, associated with the 1912 presidential election, dedicates one page each to summarizing the labor records of Woodrow Wilson, William H. Taft, and Theodore Roosevelt. Roosevelt’s summary lists, in significant detail, his achievements as a member of the New York State Assembly, governor of New York, and President of the United States, as well as his Progressive Party platform.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1912
Paper handbill advertisement seeking agents to sell “Roosevelt Hats in The Ring” campaign badges; from the Wheeler Specialty Company, Foxboro, Massachusetts. Suggests that agents “can make a week’s wages in a day … with very little work.”
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1912
Booklet with reprinted text of an article by Frank A. Munsey, originally printed in Munsey’s Magazine, July 1912. The article discusses Roosevelt’s past efforts in regards to trusts, the railroad industry, and the economic panic of 1907.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1912
Campaign pamphlet including a list of labor measures that Theodore Roosevelt voted for in the New York State Assembly, signed as Governor of New York State and as President, and what progressive measures he currently supports.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1912
Political handbill reflects on the effects of current labor policies on immigrants, appealing for greater protection as advocated by the Progressive Party. Addams relates stories of individual immigrants severely injured and maimed in industrial accidents.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1912
In an interview by Will Irwin with Thomas Edison, Edison explains that he is a Progressive because he believes in the principles of the movement: initiative, referendum, review of judicial decisions, compensation for injured workingmen, suffrage. Edison also believes in Theodore Roosevelt as the right man to lead the movement: “We never needed a big leader more.”
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1912
List of 21 laws enacted during Woodrow Wilson’s first administration that were part of the Progressive National Platform.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1916
Folded, one sheet handbill promoting Theodore Roosevelt’s candidacy and delegates for the 1912 Republican presidential primary in Massachusetts. The cover features a photograph of Theodore Roosevelt sitting in a chair.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1912