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McCarthy-Army Hearings

Date: 06 09 1954
Description: McCarthy-Army hearings. Left to right: G. David Schine, Joseph R. McCarthy, and Roy Cohn.
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William F. Vilas

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of William F. Vilas posing with one hand on a law book and the other inside his long overcoat.
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Law Office

Date: 1894
Description: Patent attorney Charles L. Goss (seated), with clerk Arthur Muerless in the law offices of Winkler, Flanders, Smith, Bottum, & Vilas.
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Senator Joseph McCarthy and Roy Cohn

Date: 01 1953
Description: Joseph (Joe) McCarthy is seen here with his chief counsel, Roy Cohn, whom he hired on the advice of J. Edgar Hoover.
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La Follette Campaign Train

Date: 1900
Description: Robert M. La Follette, Sr. with a group on his special campaign train. From left to right they are Alfred T. Rogers, La Follette's law partner; Mr. and Mrs...
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Charles G. Rodolph

Date: 1856
Description: Quarter-length oval portrait of Charles G. Rodolph. He was born in Switzerland on November 15, 1818, and came to the Wisconsin Territory in May of 1834. He...
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Morgan L. Martin

Date: 1858
Description: Morgan L. Martin (1805-1887), Wisconsin lawyer, judge, politician, land speculator, and one of the leading figures in early Wisconsin history. Martin sett...
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Sir Charles Lyell, Geologist

Date: 1869
Description: Carte-de-visite portrait of Sir Charles Lyell (1797-1875), Scottish lawyer, geologist, and advocate of uniformitarianism. Handwritten text at the bottom o...
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State Bar Association in front of New Pfister Hotel

Date: 1929
Description: Panoramic group portrait of the State Bar Association of Wisconsin outside of the newly-built Pfister Hotel.
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Wiley Branton and Thurgood Marshall

Date: 1957
Description: Wiley Branton (left), the Little Rock NAACP attorney, and Thurgood Marshall, the special counsel of the NAACP, at the U.S. Court of Appeals hearing on the ...
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Amasa Cobb

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Description: Oval, head and shoulders portrait of Amasa Cobb.
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Daisy Bates and NAACP Lawyer Robert Carter

Date: 12 03 1957
Description: Daisy Bates confers with NAACP lawyer Robert Carter, after she was fined $100 and court costs of $150 for failure to open confidential NAACP financial and ...
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Paul H. Ryan, as an Attorney

Date: 1905
Description: Paul H. Ryan, member of the Menomonie High School class of 1905, depicted as an attorney, sitting at a desk with his feet up. The bottom of his shoes bear ...
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W.A. Austin

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Description: Quarter-length portrait of W.A. Austin, Milwaukee attorney.
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William E. Black

Date: 01 1921
Description: Quarter-length portrait of William E. Black, Milwaukee lawyer.
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Francis Bloodgood

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Francis Bloodgood, Milwaukee lawyer.
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Wheeler P. Bloodgood

Date: 08 13 1921
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Wheeler P. Bloodgood, Milwaukee lawyer.
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Neal Brown

Date: 10 27 1918
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Neal Brown, Milwaukee lawyer.
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Victor Lawrence Brown

Date: 05 10 1921
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Victor Lawrence Brown, Milwaukee lawyer and manufacturer.
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Edward E. Browne

Date: 10 04 1915
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Edward E. Browne, Waupaca lawyer.

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