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Invitation to the Inaugural Ball for President Polk and Vice President Dallas, March 4, 1845 Invitation to the Inaugural Ball for President Polk and Vice President Dallas, March 4, 1845

Broadside invitation to the inaugural ball for President James K. Polk and Vice President George Mifflin Dallas, held on March 4, 1845. David Levy Yulee, a Florida Senator, is listed on the Committee of Invitation. This broadside is significant for being one of the earliest known examples of a Jewish individual being included in the official events of a presidential inauguration.

Invitation to the National Birth Night Assembly, Washington, D.C., February 24, 1845 Invitation to the National Birth Night Assembly, Washington, D.C., February 24, 1845

Printed invitation to the National Birth Night Assembly held at Carusi's Saloon in Washington, D.C. on February 24, 1845. The invitation lists David Levy Yulee and 28 other Senators, as well as numerous Army and Naval officers, including Major General Winfield Scott, as managers of the event. Printed on thin blue paper.

Silk Ribbon of the 'Liberal Ticket', Salt Lake City, Utah, circa 1890 Silk Ribbon of the 'Liberal Ticket', Salt Lake City, Utah, circa 1890

Silk ribbon from the 'Liberal Ticket', a non-Mormon political party in Salt Lake City, Utah, circa 1890. The ribbon features the text "Salt Lake City an American Metropolis after Feb. 10, 1890." Associated with Louis Hyams and Samuel Kahn, founders of the Liberal Ticket.