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Theodore Roosevelt in Milwaukee

Date: 10 14 1912
Description: President Theodore Roosevelt leaving the Chicago and North Western depot after arriving in Milwaukee on his October 14th, 1912 visit, during which he was s...
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Republican State Convention

Date: 06 12 1948
Description: Warren Smith, Milwaukee, campaigning for State Treasurer at the Republican State Convention.
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Democratic National Convention

Date: 07 21 1952
Description: Senator Gaylord Nelson, Madison chairman of the Wisconsin delegation to the Democratic National Convention stands between two pages — Marilyn Mayer from Il...
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Democratic National Convention

Date: 07 21 1952
Description: Ed Nix, Eau Claire, left, chairman of Wisconsin Young Democrats, and Sen. William Draheim, Neenah, a delegate at large, talk it over at the Democratic Nati...
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Democratic National Convention

Date: 07 21 1952
Description: John P. Duffy, Green Bay, (seated) and Ray Forcier, Eau Claire, huddle at Convention Hall. Forcier is on the rules committee.
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Obey at Ground Zero

Date: 09 2001
Description: Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey (right) touring the World Trade Center Ground Zero site a few days after the 9/11 attack. Obey was there as the senior ...
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Wisconsin Republicans at Convention

Date: 07 26 1960
Description: Wisconsin Republicans stand for their portrait at a reception while attending the Republican National Convention. They are wearing buttons for "Byrnes for ...
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Vel Phillips and W. Dale Phillips

Date: 05 1982
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Vel Phillips, wearing a name tag that reads "Secretary of State," standing next to her husband, W. Dale Phillips, who is wearing...
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Presidential Political Campaign Buttons 1940-1948

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Description: Framed assortment of buttons in support of Wendell Willkie (1940), Thomas Dewey and running mate John Bricker (1944), and Thomas Dewey and running mate Ear...
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Presidential Political Campaign Buttons 1936-1948

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Description: Framed assortment of presidential campaign buttons. A majority of them support Franklin D. Roosevelt throughout his four terms. A few others support Harry ...
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Presidental Political Campaign Buttons

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Description: An assortment of political campaign buttons for Lyndon B. Johnson. Seven out of eight buttons have a white background with red and blue borders, and black ...
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Presidental Political Campaign Buttons

Date: 1964
Description: A card with the title: "Presidential Campaign Buttons-1964 Goldwater-Miller. Includes 26 buttons, all with the same portraits of Goldwater-Miller, along wi...
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Presidental Political Campaign Ephemera

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Description: Five items in an assortment of political campaign ephemera for Aldai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver. At top left is a bumper sticker with yellow text on a bl...
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Presidental Political Campaign Button

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Description: A political campaign button with a head and shoulders portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower on a red, white and blue shield on a white background. The text read...
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Presidential Political Campaign Buttons

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Description: Six assorted presidential political campaign buttons for Bill Clinton, Al Gore and Bob Dole. One button is green and yellow (or gold), and has an oval shap...
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Presidental Political Campaign Ephemera

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Description: An assortment of presidential political campaign ephemera. On the left is the cover of a brochure that reads: "Opportunity, Security, and Responsibility, A...
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Presidental Political Campaign Ephemera

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Description: An assortment of presidential political campaign ephemera; four political buttons and one credit card for George Bush and Dick Cheney. One button is stripe...
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Presidential Political Campaign Buttons

Date: 1992
Description: One presidential political campaign button for Bill Clinton. It has a blue background with a black and white portrait of President Harry S. Truman holding ...
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Presidental Political Campaign Ephemera

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Description: Eight assorted presidential political campaign buttons. Seven of them are for Bob Dole, and one is for the 1996 San Diego Republican National Convention, w...
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Presidential Political Campaign Buttons

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Description: Two presidential political campaign buttons for Jimmy Carter. The button on top has a green circular border around a black and white portrait of Jimmy Cart...

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