Political Machines

A black-and-white 1930s photograph of voters in fedoras queuing at a Philadelphia polling place.
A monochrome photograph of New Jersey legislators in 1911 debating in an ornate wood-paneled chamber.
A monochrome 1891 photograph of men in a Michigan polling station using new wooden voting booths.
A monochrome 1888 photograph of a Massachusetts polling place featuring men in period attire and early wooden voting booths.
A black and white photograph of men in 19th-century attire waiting to vote in a room with wooden privacy booths.
A sepia-toned 1891 photograph of a busy San Francisco street with men in Victorian clothing and horse-drawn carriages.
A 1938 monochrome photo of voters in fedoras standing outside an adobe polling station in New Mexico.
A crowded 1930s courtroom in Connecticut during a major political corruption trial.