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Harold Stassen Rally

Date: 03 31 1948
Description: Republican presidential candidate Harold E. Stassen, left, and his wife, chatting with Tom Coleman, state Republican leader, during the Stassens' visit to ...
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Lincoln's Second Inauguration

Date: 03 04 1865
Description: Large crowd gathered for Lincoln's second inauguration.
Magazine or Periodical

The National Democratic Convention

Date: 04 23 1860
Description: Drawing of The National Democratic Convention in session at Charleston, South Carolina.
Poster

"Melvin's Gone but the War Goes On"

Date: 01 26 1971
Description: A poster promoting an anti-Vietnam war rally which reads "Melvin's Gone but the War Goes On: So Does the Rally!" The poster features a caricatured crowd of...
Poster

"The War Machine Goes On"

Date: 01 26 1971
Description: A poster advertising a protest against the Vietnam war. A collection of political and military leaders gather in a make-shift indoor set. A crowd gathers a...
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Philip F. La Follette

Date: 04 28 1938
Description: Governor Philip F. La Follette of Wisconsin on the night when he delivered his "National Progressives of America" speech. Behind him is Morris Rubin, edito...
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Inauguration of Jefferson Davis

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Description: Painting of the inauguration of Jefferson Davis as president of the Confederacy at Montgomery, Alabama on February 18, 1861. The painting features the Ala...
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President Sukarno and Nikita Khruschev

Date: 1960
Description: President Sukarno of Indonesia (under the umbrella) escorts Nikita Khruschev (in the white suit), visiting Soviet premier, to inspect some new construction...
Photograph

Achille Starace, "The Sly"

Date: 04 1938
Description: Achille Starace, Secretary of the Italian Fascist Party. American journalist Cecil Brown was able to get close to the man, labeled "Starace, the Sly" in hi...
Photograph

Hitler in an Open Car

Date: 05 09 1938
Description: American journalist Cecil Brown took this photograph of Adolf Hitler riding in the backseat of an open vehicle with King Victor Emannuel seated beside him....
Photograph

Bomb Throwers

Date: 05 09 1939
Description: Italian gas bomb throwers, wearing their gas masks, riding in a truck during a parade for the anniversary of the founding of the Italian Empire in Rome. Th...
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Khruschev Speaks

Date: 1960
Description: Nikita Khruschev of the Soviet Union speaks to a crowd at the airport in Indonesia. President Sukarno stands at his side, while Indonesian troops stand at ...
Photograph

Robert Kennedy in Hong Kong

Date: 1962
Description: Robert Kennedy, then attorney general, surrounded by young people during a visit to Hong Kong. Kennedy was traveling in Southeast Asia, and the tall white-...
Photograph

Inauguration Day

Date: 01 20 1969
Description: Elevated view of special guests leaving the platform after the inauguration of Richard Nixon. In the center can be seen Wisconsin Congressman Melvin Laird,...
Photograph

Robert M. La Follette, Sr.

Date: 1924
Description: Presidential campaign photo of Robert M. La Follette, Sr. standing up in the back of a convertible automobile with an American flag behind him. Two signs i...
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Democratic Party State Convention

Date: 10 11 1957
Description: Elevated view of delegates beginning to arrive at the State Democratic Convention held at the Hotel Loraine. Approximately 2,000 delegates are expected to ...
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Democratic Party State Convention

Date: 10 12 1957
Description: The biggest demonstration of the second day of the State Democratic Party Convention at the Central High School auditorium for Philleo Nash of Wisconsin Ra...

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