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Calvin Coolidge Fishing

Date: 1928
Description: President Calvin Coolidge fishing at Cedar Island Lodge, rustic lodge of Henry C. Pierce, 35 miles from Superior, Wisconsin, on the Brule River. This lodge...
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Dwight D. Eisenhower Fishing

Date: 1956
Description: Dwight D. Eisenhower and his brothers on a fishing trip proudly exhibiting muskies and northern pike on a Wisconsin lake. From left are Dwight, Edgar, Milt...
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Dwight D. Eisenhower

Date: 07 1946
Description: Dwight D. Eisenhower, fishing with his brothers on Wisconsin Lake, proudly exhibit Muskies and one Northern Pike.
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Isaac L. Stephenson

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Description: Oval-framed quarter-length portrait of United States senator Isaac Stephenson.
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Capitol Interior (third) — Supreme Court Chamber

Date: 1893
Description: Interior view of the Supreme Court room in the third Wisconsin State Capitol, with Chief Justice William Penn Lyon seated in the center, and Justices J.B. ...
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Robert M. La Follette, Sr.

Date: 1924
Description: Pen sketch of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., by Willy Pogany in 1924. The original bears La Follette's signature.
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La Follette, Sr. Engraving

Date: 1904
Description: An engraved head and shoulders portrait of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., during the period when he was the governor of Wisconsin.
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Free The Hollywood Ten

Date: 10 28 1947
Description: Several members of the screenwriters and directors known as the "Hollywood Ten," together with members of their families at a demonstration before their im...
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Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

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Description: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg in custody. The Rosenbergs were convicted of spying for the Soviet Union on March 29, 1951, and sentenced to death. The climate ...
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Thomas Jefferson

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Description: Quarter-length engraving of Thomas Jefferson.
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Thomas Jefferson

Date: 1852
Description: Quarter-length engraving portrait of Thomas Jefferson painted by G. Stuart and engraved by J.C. Buttre. From "The History of Democracy in the United States...
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Nixon and Kennedy Televised Debate

Date: 10 21 1960
Description: Series of head shots of John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon during the televised 4th debate.
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Magnus Swenson (1855-1936)

Date: 1900
Description: 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 Buil...
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Indian Delegation at the White House

Date: 02 23 1867
Description: President Andrew Johnson and members of various Indian delegations and the White House staff pose outside the White House together.
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Sherman M. Booth

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Description: Sherman M. Booth, anti-slavery editor, shown seated reading newspaper.
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Henry M. Youmans

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Description: Henry M. Youmans. Bottom of photographic halftone is inscribed: "Very Truly Yours, Henry M. Youmans."
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Grover Cleveland

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Description: Waist-up portrait of Grover Cleveland.
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John F. Kennedy and George McGovern

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Description: President John F. Kennedy and George McGovern, U.S. Senator from South Dakota.
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John Adams

Date: 1862
Description: Engraving from a painting of John Adams. Inscription reads: "John Adams From a Painting by Chappel, in the possession of the Publishers. Johnson, Fry & C...
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John Adams

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Description: Engraving by R.E. Babson of painting of John Adams by G. Stuart, with inset of "Talleyrand Receiving the American Envoys, 1797."

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