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| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | The groundbreaking ceremony for the new airport hangar at Wausau. Governor Fred R. Zimmerman, who can be seen on the right, (elevated above the crowd and w... |
| Date: | 02 1958 |
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| Description: | Elected to the Senate in a special election in September 1957, to fill the unexpired term of Senator Joe McCarthy, William Proxmire was forced to begin a c... |
| Date: | 12 22 1972 |
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| Description: | Senator William Proxmire walked thousands of miles in Wisconsin to meet constituents. Here he is, in a snowmobile suit, shaking hands with a woman outside ... |
| Date: | 1958 |
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| Description: | Nelson Dewey State Park (Cassville vicinity). Bridge construction near the park office which was built in the 1850s as a chicken house. The park was establ... |
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| Description: | A vine-covered arched trellis with a yoke hanging from it is over the path leading into the camp. A camp building is in the background. Caption reads: "Pau... |
| Date: | 1889 |
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| Description: | Ticket for the inauguration of President Benjamin Harrison. This ticket belonged to William Freeman Vilas of Wisconsin, the Secretary of the Interior. The ... |
| Date: | 05 1971 |
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| Description: | Educational display of the Alcohol Problems Council of Wisconsin, a descendant of the Wisconsin Anti-Saloon League, at a conference of the Wisconsin Parent... |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | A small granite stone and American Flag mark the grave of Belle Boyd, actress and Confederate spy. The grave is inscribed with: "Belle Boyd, Confederate sp... |
| Date: | 06 1992 |
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| Description: | During the 1990s Congressman David R. Obey, a leading proponent of health care reform, held numerous forums on the subject in his northern Wisconsin distri... |
| Date: | 05 1975 |
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| Description: | Side view of a bus used to transport members of League Against Nuclear Dangers to the Wisconsin state capitol during hearings regarding a moratorium on nuc... |
| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | Children play on swings in front of the imposing Port Wing Consolidated School. It is two stories tall, with wood frame construction, a tall sandstone foun... |
| Date: | 1924 |
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| Description: | Outdoor group portrait of John J. Blaine between two men in Chippewa clothing and headdresses. Other men in suits and hats stand or walk in the background.... |
| Date: | 05 17 1905 |
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| Description: | Outdoor group portrait of students and teachers of an integrated class at Eastman School. They are posing in front of the schoolhouse, and a flag is displa... |
| Date: | 08 1973 |
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| Description: | Governor Pat Lucey signing Chapter 115 ensuring public education for children with disabilities as parents, children and others look on. Midge Miller stand... |
| Date: | 08 1973 |
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| Description: | Governor Pat Lucey visiting with children in the Governor's Office after signing Chapter 115 ensuring public education for children with disabilities. |
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| Description: | Sid Boyum painting a Works Progress Administration (WPA) mural of a toy shop. The 1940 census lists Sid as an artist/government worker for the Toy Loan Pro... |
| Date: | 1985 |
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| Description: | Congressman Steve Gunderson talking to farmers who are sitting on bales of hay. |
| Date: | 1980 |
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| Description: | A presidential political campaign meeting ticket for Ronald Reagan and George Bush, along with a drawing of an elephant wearing a sweater with the letter "... |
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| Description: | View towards a small airport with seating under umbrella's on a patio. A small plane is parked on the tarmac in the right foreground. Caption reads: "King'... |
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| Description: | Interior view of the bowling lanes. Flags are hanging from the ceiling and along the back wall. Caption reads: The Gateway Inn Bowling Alleys — Land O' Lak... |
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