Photograph
Robert M. La Follette, Sr. Speaking from Wagon
| Robert M. La Follette, Sr., with his arms spread wide, speaking from the back of a wagon. It was in part due to his vigorous speaking style that La Follette won the nickname "Fighting Bob." This image is one of a series of views of his appearance at a fair in Cumberland, Wisconsin, in 1897. After three unsuccessful campaigns during which he brought his reform message to Wisconsin at events such as this, La Follette was elected governor of Wisconsin in 1900. |
| Image ID: | 113431 |
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| Creation Date: | 1897 |
| Creator Name: | Michigan State College Press |
| City: | Cumberland |
| County: | Barron |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Album 25 (Robert M. La Follette & Family) |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | Album 25.31 |
| Original Dimensions: | 3 x 2.6875 inches |
| See also Image IDs: 2020, 2390, 2417, 3562 and 113432 for related views. Text in Album 25.31. These speeches were so effective that the opposing machine attempted to break up the crowds at the gatherings. A Democrat, B.J. Daly, said of one of the speeches, "That was the first time I had ever heard a man attack his own party....The speech made a profound and lasting impression...and convinced me of the man's perfect honesty." Cf. Robert M. La Follette, by Belle Case La Follette, Vol. I, p. 121-124. |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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