electoral arena

Demonstrate!
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster advertising a march and a rally in San Francisco in support of Mao Tse-Tung''s revolutionary comrades. Poster includes black and white images of Chinese revolutionary figures and crowds...

Silver Ball
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster for the Silver Ball, honoring Carol Ruth Silver, Candidate for District Attorney. Poster is silver with black text and thin black border.

Re-elect Nancy Skinner
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Election poster for Nancy Sinner for Berkeley City Council. Poster is white with black text, except for "Nancy Skinner," which is green with a back drop shadow.

Circa 1990

Poster for a benefit concert at Ashkenaz in Berkeley. Poster has a line drawing across the top half with trees, a hut, a river, small plants, drums, and a percussion keyboard instrument. Below...

1984

Poster shows BCA Coalition edorsements for Berkeley City Coucil and the School Board for the 1984 election. Text is white on blue and blue on white. At bottom is an illustration of people in...

Circa 1988

Poster with black text on light green paper advertising a one-day Christmas Tree sale in Berkeley. Poster has a line drawing of a tree at bottom left quadrant. At bottom right is a stamp with...

Hancock
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Political poster with three candidates: Hancock for mayor, Rabkin for Auditor, and Fillingim for District 6. Poster has white text on a green background

Read The Young Socialist
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster advertising the Young Socialist newspaper. Poster has a black and white photograph at left of a man sitting on a bench reading the newspaper. At right is text about subscribing in white or...

Join the YSA
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster for the Young Socialist Alliance (YSA) with a duotone photograph in purple of the Statue of Liberty, with her right arm pointing out. Address for the organization across the bottom, as well...

Young Socialist Alliance National Convention
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster for the Young SOcialist Alliance National convention with purple text on light blue paper. Black and white photograph at right center with an African American man holding a protest sign...

The System
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster with a reproduction of a poster from 1911 with the "Pyramid of Capitalist System." Below in yellow text on black it reads: "Overcome The System / Rouge Forum." Reproduction of poster has an...

Beware Good Pay or Bum Work
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster for the Industrial Workers of the World with an illustration of a black cat on a red circle at center. Text is red on a beige background, except for "We Never Forget," which is red. Poster...

Who is next?
Circa 1993

Poster with anti-government text on the left and image of a figure in a ski mask holding an automatic firearm.

live off the excess exploit the loopholes liberate yourself...
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster with a black and white image of a woman with long hair putting an object in her purse. Image is grainy; entire poster is a photocopy with text at top and bottom.

No Right Turn for Berkeley
1981

Poster advertising a benefit concert for the Berkeley Citizens Action Campaign in 1981. Photo on left is Earl Zero pointing to a No Right Turn sign.

Circa 1988

Political poster to re-elect Ann Chandler for Berkeley City Council. Poster has dark teal text on white background.

A modest proposal for how the Bad Old Days Will End
Circa 1975

Advertisement for the Charles Lutwidge book "A modest proposal for how the Bad Old Days Will End" with information for ordering through the mail or going to Cody''s Books in Berkeley. Photographic...

1979

Political poster for Foldvary, running for Berkeley City Council. Poster has black text on light green paper.

Social Security
1993

Poster with a black and white photo of elderly woman with a scarf on her head. She''s is holding a rifle in her hands. Caption below reads: "Social Security."

Make Ready Your Dreams
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster with a cityscape, smokestacks, mountains and night sky in the distance, and the moon. In foreground is an arm holding up a curved sword with the word "Dreams" on blade. Above it reads "Make...

TV Is Your God
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster with a black and white line drawing of a family of four praying in front of a television set with the text "TV Is Your God" above.

Memorial Meeting for Fred Thompson
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster advertising a memorial meeting for Fred Thompson. Poster has black and red text on white background, with a photograph of Fred Thompson leaning on a stack of books.

Vote Ying Lee Kelley Mayor
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Political poster for the offices of Mayor, Berkeley City Council, and Auditor. Text is black on a beige background. Next to the words "Vote" and "April 15" are stars on either side.

Scheer for U.S. Congress
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Political poster to elect Sheer for U.S. Congress. Poster is white with text in blue within beige circle.

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