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Proxmire Jogging

Date: 07 11 1967
Description: Senator William Proxmire jogging on the mall in front of the U.S. Capitol. Proxmire was a physical fitness advocate, and he was well known for his daily ru...
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President Wilson leaving the White House

Date: 03 12 1917
Description: President Wilson leaves the White House in a black car on his way to the Capitol to take oath.
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Gaylord Nelson at the U.S. Capitol

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Description: U.S. Senator and former Wisconsin Governor, Gaylord Nelson, standing on a sidewalk with the United States Capitol building in the background.
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Panoramic Group Portrait of Conference on National Defense

Date: 05 02 1917
Description: Panoramic group portrait of the Conference on National Defense, taken on the steps of the White House.
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House of Representatives

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Description: View of the interior of the House of Representatives in the National Capitol.
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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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William Proxmire Walking Across U.S. Capitol Lawn

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Description: Senator William Proxmire strolls on the Capitol lawn wearing a suit and necktie.
Poster

Travel By Train, Washington, D.C. Travel Poster

Date: 1934
Description: An original lithograph promoting Washington, D.C. as "the city that every American should know," and to get there by way of train travel. The poster depict...
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The Capitol Building

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Description: A view of the Capitol Building from the East front showing extended stone stairs, exterior columns, bas-relief, the dome and the stone plaza in front.
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Senator Wiley, Paul Anka and Senate Page Boys

Date: 09 04 1959
Description: Senator Alexander Wiley posing with singer Paul Anka and senate page boys on the steps of the U.S. Capitol building.
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United States Flag

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Description: The United States Flag on a pole, waving. The United States Capitol stands in the background.
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In La Follette's Shadow

Date: 07 1972
Description: Congressman David R. Obey and Senator Gaylord Nelson posed talking in front of the statue of Robert M. La Follette, Sr. in the National Statuary Hall in th...
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Obey and Proxmire

Date: 06 1970
Description: Congressman David R. Obey and Senator William Proxmire outside the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. The photograph was taken for use in the campaign li...
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Budget Conference

Date: 1979
Description: An emergency budget cutting session, under the watchful eye of the press. Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey is at the far right of the table. Opposite hi...
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Capital Offenses

Date: 1986
Description: Photograph taken to illustrate the jacket of a recording issued by the Capital Offenses, the blue grass band headed by Congressman David R. Obey of Wiscons...
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Mr. Harmonica Man

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Description: Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey, who formed a bluegrass band known as the Capital Offenses, played the harmonica in the State Capital rotunda at the me...
Poster

Nixon's The One!

Date: 1968
Description: Political campaign poster that features a drawing of Richard Nixon surrounded by contemporary celebrities and politicians in the center. He is wearing a bu...
Photograph

Obey and Stitt

Date: 06 1970
Description: Congressman David R. Obey with his administrative assistant Lyle Stitt walking down a hall in the United States Capitol building. Statues are along the wal...
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Harmonica Homage

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Description: Congressman David R. Obey and his blue grass band, the Capitol Offenses, performed at many political events. It is no accident that the band chose this spo...
Print

Gridiron Club Menu Art Souvenir

Date: 05 1947
Description: Cartoon, mounted on board, by Clifford K. Berryman of candidates wearing spring dresses and hats or headbands, and dancing around a maypole, with the Washi...

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