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A.G. Zimmerman and Legal Secretary Jennie Nelson

Date: 12 1898
Description: Attorney Albert G. Zimmerman in his Madison law office, dictating a letter to secretary Jennie Nelson. Until 1894 Zimmerman was the law partner of Robert ...
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Samuel A. Harper

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Description: 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 Follett...
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Joseph Horatio Osborn

Date: 1885
Description: Portrait of Joseph H. Osborn, a leader in cooperative and Grange movements.
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Mrs. Joseph H. Osborn

Date: 1870
Description: Portrait of Mrs. Joseph H. Osborn.
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La Follette's Maple Bluff Farm

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Description: Maple Bluff Farm, then in a rural location, which Robert M. La Follette purchased at the time he became a U.S. Senator and which continued in the family fo...
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Wisconsin at the World's Fair

Date: 1904
Description: The official Wisconsin delegation photographed at the Wisconsin Exhibit at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904. Seated at the table, (at the right) are Gov...
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Wisconsin at the World's Fair

Date: 1904
Description: Seated at the table in front of the Wisconsin Building at the St. Louis World's Fair are Governor Robert M. La Follette, Sr., and Lieutenant Governor James...
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Governor James O. Davidson

Date: 1907
Description: During the 1890s Assemblyman James O. Davidson (on the left, wearing a bowler hat) of Soldiers Grove, was an early supporter of the La Follette wing of the...
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Stephen W. Gilman

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Description: Studio portrait of Stephen W. Gilman.
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Frances Jones Lamb

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Description: Studio portrait of Frances Jones Lamb.
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Stephen Gilman with Briefcase

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Description: Professor Stephen Gilman stands on steps holding his hat and briefcase.
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H.L. Mencken Having a Beer for Breakfast

Date: 1927
Description: H.L. Mencken sits at the breakfast table reading the newspaper and dining on toast and a goblet of beer. He autographed the photograph with "Breakfast in t...
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Gilbert Roe

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Description: Formal quarter-length portrait of Gilbert Roe, probably taken about the time he was a law partner of Robert M. La Follette, Sr.
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Robert M. La Follette, Jr.

Date: 03 1946
Description: 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...
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Two Sisters Wearing Matching Dresses

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Description: Formal studio portrait of Charlotte (left), and Augusta Lueders of Sauk City, each sister wearing dresses made from the same plaid fabric. Their father wa...
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Herman Haertl

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Description: Head and shoulders illustration of Herman Haertl.
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Kohler Addresses the Legislature

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Description: Republican Governor Walter J. Kohler, Jr., addressing the Legislature and a broadcast audience in the Assembly Chamber. Warren P. Knowles, who would later ...
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Kohler Opens History Exhibit

Date: 10 08 1955
Description: Governor Walter J. Kohler, Jr., cuts a ribbon to open the "They Did It Themselves: 50 Years Ago" exhibit at the State Historical Society. Mrs. Vincent W. K...
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Frederick Douglass

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Description: Portrait of Frederick Douglass in formal attire. From the book entitled "Life and Times of Frederick Douglass".
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Thomas Paine

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Description: Etching of Thomas Paine.

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