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Instructional Voting Machine, 1944

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Object Details

described

Roosevelt, Franklin Delano
Truman, Harry S.
Dewey, Thomas E.

Description

This facsimile gear-and-lever voting machine was last used in the 1944 presidential election between Franklin D. Roosevelt and Thomas E. Dewey. Small models like this acquainted voters with the workings of the actual machine; the row-and-column ballot of parties and candidates was based upon the graphic design of the blanket or Australian ballot these machines began to displace after the turn of the 20th century. From 1900 through the early 1960s, the gear-and-lever voting machine was promoted as an ideal technology.

Date made

1943

ID Number

2001.0244.01

accession number

2001.0244

catalog number

2001.0244.01

Object Name

Voting Machine

Physical Description

red, olive green (overall color)

Measurements

overall: 15 in x 14 in x 1 1/2 in; 38.1 cm x 35.56 cm x 3.81 cm

place made

United States: Washington

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Political History: Political History, Campaign Collection
Government, Politics, and Reform
American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith

Exhibition

American Democracy

Exhibition Location

National Museum of American History

Data Source

National Museum of American History

general subject association

Elections

used

Voting

related event

Presidential Campaign of 1944

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a7-0d83-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_882061

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