Made in Nebraska: The Douglas Voting Booth
Dec 18, 2024 · This voting booth was manufactured by the Douglas Manufacturing Company in Crete, Nebraska in 1996. The company was founded by William W. and Elizabeth (Robb) Douglas. According to company history, Elizabeth pledged $20,000 to a missionary to Tibet without knowing how she would fulfill the promise.
Crete woman invented today's voting booths - Lincoln Journal …
Mar 12, 2016 · Today, Douglas Manufacturing still builds voting booths with as many as five stalls per unit, now using aluminum instead of steel and vinyl attached with Velcro in place of canvas.
Douglas Voting Booth Archives - Nebraska State Historical Society
This voting booth was manufactured by the Douglas Manufacturing Company in Crete, Nebraska in 1996. The company was founded by William W. and Elizabeth (Robb) Douglas. ... Read More
Elections: The Woman Who Invented the Modern Voting Booth
Sep 3, 2024 · As a native of Crete, Nebraska, I always knew that my hometown had a key role in election administration. For decades, Douglas Manufacturing Company (founded in Crete) had been the primary – if not the only – manufacturer of metal voting booths in the US.
Collapsible Modular Voting Booths, 1920-1935 - The Henry Ford
New ballot designs and reforms at polling places helped voters keep their choices secret. Voting booths like these provided a private place to mark ballots. Made by the Douglas manufacturing Company, Crete, Nebraska. Not on exhibit to the public. From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Use this Artifact Card to share this great find with others.
Crete voting booth manufacturer closes doors - Lincoln Journal …
Mar 16, 2016 · After four generations of Douglas family ownership, the company has ceased manufacturing its voting booths but plans to sell its remaining inventory, Roger Douglas said. He said electronic...
From the Editor: From 100 Years ago to today - Omaha Magazine
Jul 9, 2024 · Douglas Manufacturing Co. made collapsible voting booths for more than 100 years, until it closed its doors in 2015. This was one of many companies throughout Nebraska, and Omaha, run by a woman, and we highlight several of them this month.
Douglas Voting... - Untold History of Southeast Nebraska
Feb 8, 2024 · Douglas Voting Booth Patent Application - July, 1931 - Page 1 - Douglas Manufacturing Company - Crete
15 things invented in Nebraska - Lincoln Journal Star
Feb 4, 2023 · Douglas Manufacturing was the oldest manufacturer of election equipment in the nation. Interesting, too, is that the election supply company was formed by a woman over a decade before women...
Douglas Manufacturing... - Valparaiso, Nebraska Memories
Douglas Manufacturing Company- Collapsible Voting Booth’s #324 The first picture is the Douglas collapsible voting booth. The second picture is the tombstone of Elizabeth and William Douglas. The...