Photograph
Funeral of Robert M. La Follette Jr.
| Robert M. La Follette Jr., funeral at Grace Episcopal Church. The former senator, who committed suicide, was thought to have been depressed. Some thought his death was prompted by fear that he might be called to testify about alleged Communists on the Civil Liberties Committee he had headed during the 1930s. Others speculated that the career of his successor in the Senate, Joseph R. McCarthy, might have hastened his death. |
| Image ID: | 36155 |
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| Creation Date: | 02 27 1953 |
| Creator Name: | Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972 |
| City: | Madison |
| County: | Dane |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Arthur M. Vinje photographs and negatives, circa 1914-circa 1962 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | negative, original |
| Original Format Number: | (V5)149 |
| Original Dimensions: | 5 x 4 inches |
| The casket is being carried out of the Church by the pall bearers; top to bottom on the left side are: Herbert Mount, Milwaukee; A.C. Bolz, Madison; Attorney Glenn Roberts, Madison; on the right side, Major General Ralph Immel, Madison; John Thiel, Mayville; and Dr. Wellwood Nesbit, Madison. Clough Gates, Superior, stands behind the casket. and the eighth pall bearer, Harry Sauthoff, Madison, is not pictured. Article in the Wisconsin State Journal on February 28, 1953. |
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| Church buildings |
| Doors |
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| Funeral rites and ceremonies |
| Men |
| Outdoor photography |
| Politicians |
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