few years. and thomas edison of ohio who discovered more than 10,000 ways not to make a lightbulb, until he discovered the one way to make that lightbulb. the painting in the middle of the room is from a great missouri artist george caleb bingum. he did three election series. the painting here. three painting series. one was stump speaking. one was the county election, and this one is verdict of the people. in the 1850s when this was painted, often it was several days after the election before the results were announced, and all kinds of people are in this painting. people from all walks of life. people who are excited. people who are confused. people who wonder what's happened, and people who wonder what's going to happen are all there. actually, he painted this painting about the same time that in this very room some of the least