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Adlai E. Stevenson II, portrayed as a fisherman, uses a fishing rod labeled "1957" to reel the Alaskan Territory into a net labeled "49 & 50" while wearing a hat with a hook labeled "Hawaii". In 1954 Alaska was a U.S. territory and had been since…

The upper panel shows Adlai E. Stevenson II's shoe with a hole in the sole from the 1952 presidential campaign. The lower panel shows him in 1955 wearing a track uniform complete with spiked shoes in preparation for the 1956 presidential campaign.

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.

The 1960 Democratic presidential candidates appear as the children from the nursery rhyme "There Was an Old Woman Who Lived In a Shoe," and the Democratic donkey is the "old woman". Adlai Stevenson II sits inside the shoe with a hole in the sole…

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,…

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…

Board game distributed by the District of Columbia Democratic Women's Day Committee featuring Adlai Stevenson II and his attempts to reach the White House.

Adlai Stevenson II campaigns for president in 1952 in Evansville, Indiana, while voters remember the 1892 presidential election in which his grandfather successfully ran for Vice President under Grover Cleveland.Cartoon dedication: "Dear Governor,…

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."

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

A bird resembling Richard M. Nixon perches on a tree limb apparently speaking while holding a book of selected speeches of Adlai E. Stevenson.Cartoon dedication: "For Adlai Stevenson with regards Bill Mauldin 1960"

Adlai Stevenson III climbs aboard the Democratic donkey, destined for the governor's office and finding that he fits perfectly, perhaps referencing former Governor Adlai Stevenson II (1949-1953), Stevenson III's father. Stevenson III, a U.S. Senator…

Adlai Stevenson's shoes rest in front of the U.S. seat at the United Nations. In tribute to his death on July 14, 1965 in London, this cartoon displays the iconic hole in Adlai's sole captured in a photograph by Bill Gallagher during the 1952…

Delegates gather at the entrance of the Democratic National Convention of 1896. William Jennings Bryant won the Democratic nomination that year but would lose to Republican William McKinley in the general election. On verso: "At the Delegates'…

An office worker stands in his boss's office and tells his supervisor "Oh I didn't come to ask for a raise, sir- I just want to say it's a pleasure to work here since you switched to Stevenson."

An artist shows a patron a painting of Adlai Stevenson II on an easel while stating "I've given up the abstract for realism - I've switched to Stevenson."

1956 presidential candidates Adlai Stevenson II and President Dwight D. Eisenhower campaign during the 1955 World Series, in which the Brooklyn Dodgers took on the New York Yankees. A fan in rags asks the two candidates about the status of Brooklyn…

The CBS television network used this portrait when it named Adlai Stevenson II the "Man of the Week" on May 25, 1952, due to his influence on current events of the time.

Mr. Peanut, bearing a strong resemblence to John F. Kennedy, points his finger at Adlai Stevenson II, calling himself "No. 1" and Stevenson "No. 2" referencing the final results of the Democratic primary process.

Adlai Stevenson III runs for Governor of Illinois wearing shoes labeled "Walker Support," referencing Governor Dan Walker. Stevenson III, a U.S. Senator (1970-1981), ran unsuccessfully for Governor of Illinois in 1982 and 1986.

Adlai Stevenson III ponders running for president while looking down a road with shoeprints featuring one shoe with a hole in the bottom in reference to Stevenson's father, former Illinois Governor and two-time presidential nominee, Adlai Stevenson…

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…

Adlai E. Stevenson II appears as Cinderella washing the floors of a cottage while music from the Democratic National Convention Ball drifts in through the door.

An invigorated Democratic donkey smiles while looking at a heart with Adlai E. Stevenson II's face hovering over it.Cartoon dedication: "To Adlai Stevenson with Best Regards, Kendall Vintroux."

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!"