About this piece
Vintage 1962 campaign card for Bartlett Rhoades, Democratic Candidate for County Treasurer, Fayette County. A small stapled booklet, about 3 x 4.4 inches, with the candidate's halftone portrait on the front and a 1962 pocket calendar on the back. Toned and lightly soiled overall, with a small tear along the inner edge of the blank page and a few spots on the back.
Front reads "Make a Note to Vote For Bartlett Rhoades, Democratic Candidate for County Treasurer, Fayette County. Thanks For Your Vote and Influence."
Inside lists his record: "Your Former Fayette County Treasurer, Elected, 1954 - 1958 . . . Four Years Experience in the Administration of the Office," twelve years of school teaching, two years college at E.I.S.T.C., Charleston, and born and reared in Fayette County. The back invites your vote and influence Tuesday, Nov. 6, 1962, with election day circled in red on the full-year calendar.
A nice piece of small-town county politics and a good find for anyone researching the Rhoades family or local election history.
Front reads "Make a Note to Vote For Bartlett Rhoades, Democratic Candidate for County Treasurer, Fayette County. Thanks For Your Vote and Influence."
Inside lists his record: "Your Former Fayette County Treasurer, Elected, 1954 - 1958 . . . Four Years Experience in the Administration of the Office," twelve years of school teaching, two years college at E.I.S.T.C., Charleston, and born and reared in Fayette County. The back invites your vote and influence Tuesday, Nov. 6, 1962, with election day circled in red on the full-year calendar.
A nice piece of small-town county politics and a good find for anyone researching the Rhoades family or local election history.
