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Donkey and Rider With Campaign Signs

Date: 1968
Description: An unidentified man wearing a sandwich board supporting Bronson La Follette for Governor and Gaylord Nelson for United States Senator is seated on a donkey...
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Gaylord Nelson Canoeing The Namekagon River

Date: 1966
Description: Gaylord Nelson participates in a canoe trip down the Namekagon River in an effort to protect the river under the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act.
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Nelson, Race, Reuss, And Udall

Date: 05 1966
Description: Gaylord Nelson points to a map of the Wolf River, as John Race, Stewart Udall, and Henry Reuss look on.
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Gaylord Nelson, Patrick Lucey, and Walter Mondale

Date: 10 1972
Description: Gaylord Nelson, Patrick Lucey, and Walter Mondale look over the St. Croix River. In the background a bridge is under construction.
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Gaylord Nelson with La Follette Statue

Date: 03 1967
Description: Nelson and Bronson La Follette stand next to the Robert M. La Follette statue in the United States Capitol, while a man poses at the base to carve the word...
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Gaylord Nelson With Farmers

Date: 1963
Description: Nelson casually talks with two farmers outdoors in front of a cow pen.
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Gaylord Nelson Smoking Peace Pipe

Date: 08 1971
Description: Nelson smokes a peace pipe held by Bill Baker outside a building after a meeting with tribe members. To Nelson's far right is Governor Patrick Lucey, and i...
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Gaylord Nelson at the Apostle Islands

Date: 1967
Description: Nelson sits in a canoe and looks out over the water around the Apostle Islands.
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Apostle Islands Tour

Date: 1979
Description: Senator Gaylord Nelson, Dave Obey, and Secretary of the Interior Cecil Andrus, walk along a beach with a park ranger during a tour of the Apostle Islands. ...
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Gaylord Nelson and Melvin Laird

Date: 02 18 1976
Description: A close-up of the two politicians sharing a laugh at the Wisconsin State Senate Alumni Reunion, held at the Park Motor Inn.
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Gaylord Nelson Washington Admirers

Date: 1965
Description: Bob Kastenmeier, Alex Wiley, and Bill Proxmire shaking hands. The photograph is inscribed and signed by all three politicians.
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Gaylord Nelson Speaks at Democratic Convention

Date: 1962
Description: Nelson stands at a podium and addresses a crowd during a Democratic Convention, probably during the 1962 Senate elections. Behind Nelson are three oversize...
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Robert Cornell Event with Hubert Humphrey

Date: 10 26 1975
Description: Seated at a table from left to right are: Hubert Humphrey, Gaylord Nelson, Shirley Chisholm, and Robert Cornell. David Obey and Alvin Baldus are in the bac...
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Gaylord Nelson at Drug Hearings

Date: 1967
Description: Close-up of Gaylord Nelson, chairman of the Monopoly Subcommittee of the Select Small Business Committee, during hearings on the pharmaceutical industry.
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Senator Gaylord Nelson and Senator Hubert Humphrey

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Description: Senator Gaylord Nelson and Senator Hubert Humphrey seated at a desk reviewing papers.
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Senator Gaylord Nelson

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Description: Side view of Gaylord Nelson speaking from a train caboose while on the campaign trail during a whistle stop tour.

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