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Titanic Survivors

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Description: Survivors of the Titanic sinking with Congressman William J. Cary and his Secretary, Richard P. Momsen, in front of the United States Capitol.
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Father Groppi Speaking at Demonstration

Date: 1969
Description: Father Groppi speaking at demonstration in the Wisconsin State Capitol Assembly Chamber.
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Raising "Wisconsin" Statue

Date: 07 1914
Description: Starting to raise "Wisconsin" statue onto the dome of the Wisconsin State Capitol (the fourth State Capitol, the third in Madison, 1906 - ). The gilded bro...
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Surveying Fire Damage in the Third Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1904
Description: The remains of a second floor corridor in the North Wing of the Third Wisconsin State Capitol after the fire of February 27-28, 1904. This photograph docum...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Dome under Construction

Date: 10 1869
Description: The second Wisconsin State Capitol dome under construction, showing the workmen and the equipment they used to hoist construction materials into place.
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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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Robert M. La Follette, Sr., Statue Ceremony

Date: 04 25 1929
Description: Ceremony for the unveiling of the statue of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., in Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol. On the platform, left to right, are Senator R...
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(First) Wisconsin Territorial Capitol

Date: 1931
Description: View of men standing on the lawn in front of the Wisconsin Territorial Capitol. They are standing near the monument of a shell of the Civil War period, rec...
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Civil War Shell

Date: 1931
Description: A shell of the Civil War period, recovered from the Mississippi River near Vicksburg, Mississippi, and presented to the First Capitol State Park by the GAR...
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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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Chief Clerk's Force

Date: 1931
Description: Portrait outside the Wisconsin State Capitol of the Chief Clerk's Force, Wisconsin Assembly. In the front row from left to right are Femrite, West, Pinkert...
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Wisconsin State Senate

Date: 05 14 1931
Description: The members of the Wisconsin State Senate pose outside the Wisconsin State Capitol.
Book or Pamphlet

The Kourier

Date: 03 1932
Description: Cover design of "The Kourier" featuring a klansman wearing a conic hat and white robes, holding a burning cross in one hand and the American flag in the ot...
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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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Tommy Thompson Riding a Motorcycle

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Description: Wisconsin Governor Tommy G. Thompson waves from a Harley Davidson motorcycle as he rides on John Nolen Drive. Lake Monona and the Wisconsin State Capitol b...
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Reunion of the Grand Army of the Republic

Date: 09 07 1937
Description: Group portrait of the members of the Grand Army of the republic at a reunion. The group appears to be posing on the steps of the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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The Union Must and Shall Be Preserved

Date: 1860
Description: Miss Columbia is standing on the body of a fallen soldier. She has a sword in her right hand and is holding the Union flag in her left hand. The words: "TH...
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Socialist Members of the Wisconsin Legislature Leaving the Capitol

Date: 1919
Description: Socialist members of the Wisconsin Legislature leaving the Wisconsin State Capitol at noon.
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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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