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United States Senator Paul H. Douglas pets a donkey while meets with voters during his re-election campaign against Republican candidate Samuel W. Witwer.

United States Senator Paul H. Douglas takes a ride on a donkey as he meets with voters during his campaign for re-election against Republican candidate Samuel W. Witwer.

United States Senator Paul H. Douglas looks on as an unidentified man speaks to voters.

A man holds up charts on farm income while United States Senator Paul H. Douglas speaks to voters about the economic aspects of agriculture during his campaign for re-election against Republican candidate Samuel W. Witwer.

A young boy helps set up two large kettles for cooking at the Elm River Chowder in northern Wayne County. Chowders are a Southern Illinois tradition where community members come together to cook several kettles of soup made with a base of salt pork,…

Locals in Wayne County turn out to meet with Democratic politicians campaigning for the election of 1960, including the future Illinois governor, Otto Kerner, and United States Congressman George E. Shipley (4th from right, bow tie).

Illinois gubernatorial candidate Otto Kerner waits to speak to the people of Wayne County during a Democratic campaign event for the election of 1960.

Illinois gubernatorial candidate Otto Kerner speaks to the people of Wayne County during a Democratic campaign for the election of 1960.

United States Congressman George E. Shipley stands on a bench and speaks with the people of Wayne County during a 1960 Democratic campaign stop.

1960 Illinois gubernatorial candidate Otto Kerner speaks to a gathered crowd of Wayne County residents during a Democratic campaign stop.

Illinois gubernatorial candidate Otto Kerner engages in a conversation with two men sitting on a bench during a 1960 Democratic campaign stop.

Illinois gubernatorial candidate Otto Kerner signs an autograph for a woman during a 1960 Democratic campaign stop in Wayne County.

A large crowd stands near a concession stand vending drinks and campaign hats during a 1960 Democratic Party campaign stop in Mount Erie.

A young man with a dark beard smiles for a photograph.

A man with a beard poses for a photograph in front of a display of smoking pipes.

A man with a small beard stands outside near a street for a photograph.

Men walk near several vehicles lining a country road while Illinois State Police officers stand in the back of a large truck.

A group of men stand by as a uniformed person speaks with an unidentified man next to an automobile with a large hole in its windshield.

Two unidentified men stand along a road near a mailbox labeled "Redfearne."

Two men lie on cots while donating blood.

Two women label and organize a large collection of blood donation containers at a blood bank.

A woman sits with a thermometer in her mouth at a blood bank.

An American Red Cross nurse uses a stethoscope to check a man's blood pressure at a blood bank.

A nurse with the American Red Cross checks on a blood donor lying on a table giving blood.

Two children stand next to the pie table at a fireman's chili supper.