23 Photos That Show How People Supported Their Party At Political Conventions
In the Before times, when conventions used to be in person, people used to go all out on hats and balloons....
Women posing with poster of Thomas E. Dewey at the Republican National Convention, 1944.
"Democratic National Convention. July 13, 1948.
Two girls on an elephant at the Republican National Convention.
Supporters carrying placards for Richard Nixon during the Republican National Convention, San Francisco, 1956.
Supporters of Democratic Presidential candidate John F. Kennedy, form a conga line at the airport while awaiting their candidate's arrival for the Democratic National Convention, July 1960.
Women wearing dresses in support of Ike Eisenhower wearing IKE dresses and holding IKE umbrellas next to a team of Clydesdale horses during the Republican National Convention, San Francisco
Exuberant supporters wave signs as President Ronald Reagan addrresses the Republican National Convention in New Orleans, Aug. 16, 1988.
Delegates from Illinois show their support for Pres. Lyndon Johnson at the Democratic National Convention, 1964.
Two women in support of George McGovern at the Democratic National Convention in 1972.
Stephanie Hold, a volunteer for the Democrats, sidesteps posters for Al Gore in preparation for the Democratic National Convention, August 2000.
A convention delegate at the Democratic National Convention in Boston, July 2004. A man with a hat featuring donkey ears at the Democratic National Convention in 1996.
A delegate wears campaign buttons at the Republican National Convention on July 18, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio.
A woman celebrates at the end of the Republican National Convention, September 2008 in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Frank DeLello at the opening session of the Republican National Convention, 1988.
An attendee stands amongst balloons at the Republican National Convention on July 21, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio.
A supporter displays a party hat at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, on September 5, 2012.
Leslie Jones wears a hat with tea bags attached during the Republican National Convention on August 28, 2012 in Tampa, Florida. A delegate from Florida at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado, on August 25, 2008.
View of delegates from California covered with balloons on the floor of the Republican National Convention Miami Beach, Florida, August 8, 1968.
Tipper Gore and Hillary Rodham Clinton hug excitedly on stage during the Democratic National Convention, 1992.
A supporter smiles as U.S. presidential nominee Senator John Kerry gives his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention July 29, 2004 in Boston, Massachusetts.
Delegates cheer during the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Boston, 2004.
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