• Hamilton County, Ohio Board of Elections Ballot Record Scrapbooks, 1947–1951 (2 Volumes)
  • Hamilton County, Ohio Board of Elections Ballot Record Scrapbooks, 1947–1951 (2 Volumes) Exterior Covers
  • Hamilton County, Ohio Board of Elections Ballot Record Scrapbooks, 1947–1951 (2 Volumes) Interior Page
  • Hamilton County, Ohio Board of Elections Ballot Record Scrapbooks, 1947–1951 (2 Volumes) Hudepohl's Stamp
  • Hamilton County, Ohio Board of Elections Ballot Record Scrapbooks, 1947–1951 (2 Volumes) Interior Sample Pages
  • Hamilton County, Ohio Board of Elections Ballot Record Scrapbooks, 1947–1951 (2 Volumes) Interior Page
  • Hamilton County, Ohio Board of Elections Ballot Record Scrapbooks, 1947–1951 (2 Volumes) Open Double Pages
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Hamilton County, Ohio Board of Elections Ballot Record Scrapbooks, 1947–1951 (2 Volumes)

Hamilton County, Ohio Board of Elections Ballot Record Scrapbooks, 1947–1951 (2 Volumes)

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AT A GLANCE

Title:
Mid Century Board of Elections Sample Ballots
Type:
Bound Election Record Scrapbook
Subject:
Municipal, judicial, and school elections
Author:
Compiled by Joseph H. Hudepohl, Deputy Clerk
Era:
Early Post World War II (1945 - 1952)
Circa:
1947 - 1951
Origin:
Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Ohio USA
Dimensions:
14 ½" x 11" x 2" | 11 ½" x 15 ¾” x 1 ½"
Condition:
Very Good (VG)
Ephemera:
Blank Election Ballot
Location:
Hamilton County, Ohio (with limited Clermont County examples)
Cover:
Hardcover
Book genre:
Administrative Reference | Election Documentation
Notes:
Blank ballot samples organized by city, village, ward, and precinct

Official election record scrapbooks containing blank ballot samples throughout Hamilton County, Ohio.

Collector’s Note

Collected today for their historical and research value, these ballot record scrapbooks appeal to collectors of political, Ohio, and Cincinnati history, election ephemera, and archival civic documentation.

Today, such records are valued for their ability to document how democratic processes were administered at the local level, preserving details of ballot design, election structure, and civic organization during the mid-20th century.

This listing includes a set of two (2) official election record scrapbooks containing blank ballot samples from cities and villages throughout Hamilton County, Ohio, with a small number of examples from nearby jurisdictions, including Clermont County. The volumes document local election formats used between 1947 and 1951, preserving precinct-level ballot designs for municipal, judicial, and school elections.

The hardcover scrapbooks were compiled by Joseph H. Hudepohl, a former Deputy Clerk of the Hamilton County Board of Elections. Hudepohl stamped or hand-wrote his name on the covers and/or within the volumes, providing direct provenance and confirming their administrative origin.

Good to very good vintage condition for institutional working volumes. Expected age-related wear including paper discoloration, staining, edge wear, and occasional dog-eared corners. Contents intact and legible throughout. Wear is consistent with archival use rather than neglect. One volume has a green cover, and the other volume cover is black.

Archival Context

These volumes are institutional election records compiled for administrative reference by the Hamilton County Board of Elections. 

Assembled for institutional reference rather than public distribution, these volumes function as official election record books, comparable to ledgers or poll books maintained for verification and compliance. They were working tools used to document ballot layouts and precinct variations, not personal scrapbooks.

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