Direct Democracy

Nebraska voters in 1912 gather outside a period polling place in early twentieth-century clothing.
A wide shot of the South Dakota State Capitol rotunda filled with people during a 2017 legislative session.
A monochrome photograph of the Nevada State Assembly chamber in 1911 during a legislative session.
A 1921 monochrome photo of men in period attire gathered on a Bismarck street during the historic recall election.
A sepia-toned 1898 photograph of a South Dakota street with men in period attire and horse-drawn carriages near a government building.
A monochrome photograph of the empty Oregon House chamber in 1897 during a legislative deadlock.
A monochrome 1911 street scene in Phoenix showing period clothing and early automobiles during the Arizona statehood era.
Delegates in three-piece suits sit at wooden desks inside the ornate Ohio Statehouse chamber during the 1912 Constitutional Convention.
A black-and-white photograph from 1912 showing men in period-accurate suits standing near a classical government building.