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Herbert William Chynoweth
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Portrait of H.W. Chynoweth, follower of Robert M. La Follette and an attorney who served as legal counsel for the Progressive cause. As a member of the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, Chynoweth had been on the committee that oversaw the construction of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin building between 1899 and 1901.
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William F. Vilas
1900
Studio portrait of William Freeman Vilas, attorney, Regent of the University of Wisconsin, member of the State Assembly of Wisconsin 1885, U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, Postmaster General and later,...
William Mauthe
April 8, 1931
William Mauthe, "Father Of Wisconsin Conservation" and friend of Phillip F. La Follette, the prominent progressive and keynote speaker of the 1934 convention.
Magnus Swenson (1855-1936)
1890
Studio portrait of Magnus Swenson. He was a Norwegian immigrant who made his name in business and as an inventor. He served on the Wisconsin Capitol Building Commission and as a University of Wisco...
Robert M. La Follette, Jr.
March 1946
Informal portrait of Senator Robert M. La Follette, Jr., perhaps taken in the library at Maple Bluff Farm. Following his father's death in 1925 Bob Jr. was elected to the Senate. He continued to s...
Thomas Henry Gill
1877
Carte-de-visite portrait of Thomas Henry Gill, a Madison and Milwaukee attorney, who also served the Wisconsin Central Railroad as tax and insurance expert, assistant general solicitor, and general...
Samuel A. Harper
Attorney Samuel A. Harper, a partner with Robert M. La Follette, Sr., first in the Madison law firm, La Follette, Siebecker & Harper, and later, La Follette, Harper, Roe, & Zimmerman. In addition ...
