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Charlie Brown, a character from the weekly syndicated comic strip Peanuts, was debuted by Charles M. Schulz on May 30, 1948. Since his release, Brown has been a staple in pop culture and was famously present, in the form of a doll, at the command center for the Apollo 10 launch. His popularity has remained throughout the years inspiring merchandise and memorabilia that channel that sentiment with references to the iconic character. 

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Birch Evans Bayh, Jr. sought the Democratic nomination for the 1976 presidential election and was also a former U.S. Senator from Indiana and Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives.

Bayh is the only non-Founding Father to author two amendments to the U.S. Constitution - the Title IX of the Higher Education Act of 1965 banning gender discrimination in higher education and the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act which provides funds to states that follow protections for the care and treatment of youth in the justice system. Bayh continues to champion causes that he believes in and is currently a longtime Senior Fellow of the C. V. Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience at Washington College.

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1968, a presidential election year, was a tumultuous time in American politics. The year was marked by widespread anti-Vietnam War protests and the assassinations of Robert F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. King’s assassination caused riots across America. Richard Nixon had the Republican nomination for president, Hubert Humphrey had the Democrat nomination, and George Wallace was also running as an Independent. Nixon won the general election by less than 1% of the popular vote, but swept the Electoral College. His victory marked the end of the New Deal coalition which had maintained power since 1932. It also marked the rise of the “Southern strategy” where Republicans courted the vote of traditionally Democrat-voting Southern states. 1968 was also the last election where a third party candidate captured all the electoral votes of a state. The button seen here was worn to encourage citizens to vote Democrat straight down the ticket. 

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Stephen "Big" Hamm, along with Robert "Lil Hamm" Dayton performed as Canadian synth-pop comedy duo Canned Hamm in the 2000s. They marketed themselves first and foremost as entertainers, relying heavily on humor in all three of their studio albums, KARAZMA!, Erotic Thriller, and Sincerely Christmas. Their final album was released in 2007, but their music continued to influence Canadian performers and a tribute album Canned Hamm's KARAZMA: Reimaged was released in 2013, featuring many popular Canadian artists. Although Canned Hamm no longer performs, both Hamm and Dayton are still active artists. Hamm continues to create music both individually and in collaboration with other artists while Dayton focuses primarily on illustrations.

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Heather Jewett also known as Chunx was once part of the band Chunx Gravy Train also known as Gravy Train!!!! The four exclamations represent the four band members Chunx, Funx, Hunx and Junx. Gravy Train!!!!  is a retro-electro band from Oakland, California. Chunx and Funx formed the band in 2001 in order to record humiliating songs about an ex-lover. The band released four albums, two singles and a DVD of their music videos and interviews.  

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On October 3, 1983 the hit English rock band Genesis released its twelfth studio album also named ‘Genesis’. The album sold over 4 million copies in the U.S. and U.K. and went on to earn a Grammy in 1985. ‘Genesis’ went platinum only eight weeks after release and reached double platinum in October 1987 after selling 600,000 copies. The simplistic cover art was used extensively to market and promote the new release. This album is regarded by many critics as the juncture when Genesis fully transitioned into a pop band. 

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Holly Golightly is an English indie-rock singer and songwriter. She began her music career in 1991 as a co-founding member of the all girl group, Thee Headcoatees, but has had a successful solo career since 1995. After supporting The White Stripes in several U.S. and London shows, she recorded "It's True That We Love Each Other" with the band in 2003. In 2005, she released My First Holly Golightly Album, for which Bruce Brand created the cover art represented here.

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“I Hate Rock ’N’ Roll” is a song by The Jesus and Mary Chain, a Scottish alternative rock band. The song’s lyrics discuss a love-hate relationship with rock ’n’ roll. The band’s songs are written by a partnership of band members and brothers, Jim and William Reid. They released 6 studio albums before disbanding in 1999, then eventually reuniting in 2007.

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Kill Rock Stars (KRS), an independent record label which was founded in 1991 by Matthew "Slim" Moon and Tinuviel Sampson, was a reaction to the underground music scene of Olympia, WA in the early 90s. Moon and Sampson's effort to support local rock groups and spoken word artists through their label eventually played a major role in spawning the "riot grrrl" genre – a powerful movement for women in rock music that was a shoot off the "grunge" scene which was occurring at the time in Seattle. Although Moon claimed that he simply founded the label because no one else would bother putting out his friends' records, Kill Rock Stars went on to produce the work of many iconic 90s post-punk artists including Bikini Kill , Bratmobile , Sleater-Kinney , and Elliot Smith.

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Cargo is the second studio album from the Australian band Men at Work, known internationally for their hits "Who Can It Be Now?" and "Down Under." It was initially planned to released in 1982, but was pushed back to 1983, as the band's first album Business as Usual was still doing remarkably well on international markets. Although it was not as successful as their debut, Cargo was a top album in Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and the United Kingdom. A remastered edition was released in 2003, featuring the original tracks and five bonus tracks, three of which were recordings taken from live concerts.