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Gilbert Roe and Robert M. La Follette, Jr.
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Publicity portrait of Robert M. La Follette, Jr., as a youth seated at a desk with Gilbert Roe, a former law partner of his father, Robert M. La Follette, Sr., and a nationally known defender of free speech.
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Gilbert Roe
Formal quarter-length portrait of Gilbert Roe, probably taken about the time he was a law partner of Robert M. La Follette, Sr.
La Follette Family Pleasure Cruise
1907
The La Follette Family in a boat, probably on Lake Mendota, with Gilbert Roe, La Follette's law partner, and his wife. Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr., is seated to the far left wearing a dark ...
Gwyneth Roe
1895
Formal portrait of Gwyneth Roe, wife of Gilbert Roe, on which she has written "the year I went to Madison." Gilbert Roe was a law partner of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., and later became nationally...
La Follette Gathering
1907
A gathering of La Follette family and friends at Maple Bluff Farm. From the left they are Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr.; Gilbert and Netha Roe; Robert Siebecker; Josie La Follette Siebecker; ...
Robert M. La Follette, Sr., Casts His Vote
1924
Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr., a third-party presidential candidate, prepares to drop his ballot into the ballot box. In line behind him are (left to right) his sons, Philip F. La Follette an...
Robert M. La Follette Addressing a Crowd
April 1907
Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr., speaking to a crowd in a Los Angeles park. This photograph was used to illustrate the brochure "La Follette on the Firing Line".
