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Adlai E. Stevenson and President Dwight D. Eisenhower meet after Stevenson's return from a trip to South America in 1960.In April 1960, Stevenson returned from South America and criticized the Eisenhower administration for failing to concentrate…

The 1948 Adlai Stevenson II gubernatorial campaign highlighted on corruption in Peoria, linking Governor Dwight Green and Attorney General George Barrett with gang violence and corruption. Stevenson went on to defeat Green in the election.

Former President Harry Truman re-routes traffic away from the Adlai Stevenson II campaign and towards New York Governor William A. Harriman's campaign for the presidency. Although Truman supported Stevenson in the 1952 presidential election, he…

Adlai Stevenson II fuels up a bus from a gas pump resembling John F. Kennedy for a trek through South America.

Democratic presidential nominee Adlai Stevenson II, drawn as Captain Ahab, dreams of slaying a whale with the Republican elephant's head. Stevenson's left leg is fitted with a peg reading "'52" while a harpoon labeled "'56" hangs above his desk.

The Republican elephant hangs his Christmas stocking on a fireplace mantle labeled "'60 Hopes". The Democratic donkey sits nearby debating which of his six ragged stockings labeled "Symington", "Johnson", "Kennedy", "Stevenson", "Humphrey", and…

A barbershop customer reads his barber's button which states "I like Ike, but I respect Adlai." Bottom left: "To Gov. Stevenson. Best wishes, good luck, and lots of electoral votes. Robert Kraus."

Horses stretch the voter in four different directions representing votes of "Oui," "Non", "Abstention", and "Bulletin Blanc" (Yes, No, Abstain, and Neutral) in this French political cartoon.Caption: "Ah! Quel plaisir d'etre electeur!"

Adlai Stevenson II speaks from the podium. The drawing is signed "To Governor Stevenson-with admiration and best wishes. James Stevenson" On bottom: "I am not the kind of man who indulges in lavish promises about the future, but I make so bold as to…

A doctor examines a patient using a stethoscope while saying, "You worry too much about world affairs, why don't you switch to Stevenson".

Cartoonist Al Hirshfeld depicts several celebrities and political figures drinking at tables. People in the cartoon include Eleanor Roosevelt, Bette Davis, Judy Garland, Carol Channing, Marilyn Monroe, President John F. Kennedy, Jacqueline Kennedy,…

Democratic presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson II and outgoing president Harry S. Truman wait at the road block in Korea as the Republican candidate for president, Dwight D. Eisenhower, speeds by.

A cartoon depicts Adlai Stevenson II with the White House in the lower left corner. The Atlanta Constitution editorial staff signed their names on either side of the drawing.On bottom left: "With pride and assurance. From the editorial staff of the…

G. A. Austin poses for a portrait sitting in profile.

Ettie Field wears a white dress for a portrait sitting.

Sarah Halladay, of Middlebury, poses for a portrait.

Henry C. Wicker, a freight agent for the Chicago and North Western Railway Company, poses for a portrait.Portrait dedication: "Faithfully Yours H. C. Wicker."

Two unidentified children pose for a portrait wearing hats.

An 1861 souvenir sheet features portraits of the members of the Union Defense Committee of Chicago published by the Chicago Evening Post. Portrait sitters are identified as: "1. Judge Thomas Drummond, 2. Judge George Manierre, 3. Julian Rumsey, 4.…

Mr. Paradise looks at the camera for a photo wearing a coat, scarf, and hat at Churchill Downs.

An unidentified man rides a horse at a horse show.

Ada Rice stands next to Cerise Reine and an unidentified rider.

Model Cadet looks at the camera for a portrait.

Ada Rice and an unidentified man stand next to Some Cleo at a horse farm.

Ada Rice smiles at her horse while holding its reins.