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Creating Menominee County

Date: 07 1959
Description: Governor Gaylord Nelson signing the bill which created Menominee County as the state's 72nd county. The new county consisted of those portions of Shawano a...
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Wisconsin Medical Society Staff Member

Date: 12 20 1946
Description: Portrait of a staff member of the Wisconsin Medical Society, 110 East Main Street (Tenney Building), seated at his desk working on papers.
Photograph

Richard C. Smith or Mr. Johnson

Date: 01 08 1947
Description: Portrait of a young man, either Richard C. Smith or a Mr. Johnson, sitting at an office desk signing a formal document.
Photograph

Microfilm Users

Date: 05 15 1952
Description: Kenneth Duckett and Alan E. Kent, historians employed by the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, using the microfilm reader in the Society's old, first ...
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Wisconsin Senate "Pair" Document

Date: 02 21 1947
Description: Wisconsin Senate pair document repealing the consumer tax on natural gas, with a forged signature of Senator Oscar W. Neale by Mrs. Neale because he was in...
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Wisconsin Senate Oath of Office Document

Date: 02 21 1947
Description: Wisconsin Senate oath of office document with a signature of Senator Oscar W. Neale.
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Glenn Davis Filing Nomination Papers for Congress

Date: 03 13 1947
Description: Glenn Davis signing his nomination papers for Gaige S. Roberts in the Secretary of State's office. Davis was filing to become a Republican candidate for Co...
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Henry Reynolds

Date: 03 21 1947
Description: Henry Reynolds, candidate for Madison City Council, shown seated at his desk at Reynolds Transfer and Storage Company.
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Wisconsin Assembly Filming

Date: 04 08 1947
Description: Wisconsin Assembly in the Wisconsin State Capitol being filmed for State Centennial Film. There are a group of men on the speakers rostrum, and many camera...
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Mautz Paint and Varnish Company Brochures

Date: 04 12 1947
Description: Seven "How To" brochures prepared by the Mautz Paint and Varnish Company, 939 East Washington Avenue.
Manuscript

Autographs of Legislators

Date: 1861
Description: A page of autographs of the members of the 1861 Wisconsin Legislature.
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East High School Senoirs Exchanging Class Cards

Date: 04 23 1947
Description: Group of East High School senior students exchanging "class cards" in preparation for commencement. Pictured left to right: John Collins, Paul Hoenk, Nancy...
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Wisconsin State Journal Editorial Room

Date: 05 08 1947
Description: Editorial staff of the Wisconsin State Journal gathered around a table. L to R: Harold McClelland, State Editor; (sitting) Lawrence Fitzpatrick, Cit...
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John H. Findorff

Date: 05 15 1947
Description: Building contractor John H. Findorff on his 80th birthday.
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Three Madison Scouts

Date: 05 21 1947
Description: Three Madison Scout Drum and Bugle Corps members plan for the World Jamboree in Moisson, France. George Koehler, "Ike" Edmunds, and Bob Gesteland, read a l...
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LeRoy J. Simmons, Legislature

Date: 07 18 1947
Description: LeRoy J. Simmons (D.-Milwaukee) filling his "plunder box" with copies of statutes and bills, at the end of the State Legislative term.
Photograph

Steinhauer-Sundquist Wedding

Date: 08 03 1946
Description: Unidentified man signing the marriage document for the Shirley Steinhauer and William Sundquist wedding.
Postcard

Children Posing with Nun

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Description: Studio portrait of three children with flower bouquets in front of a painted backdrop. One boy is seated and two girls are standing. All of the children ar...
Postcard

Girl with Certificate

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of young girl with a scroll on a table, probably a graduation diploma. She is wearing all white and has a fa...
Postcard

Three Women Posed Around Folding Screen

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of three women posing around a folding screen. From left to right, Mamie Meyerkiester, Gertrude Boehnan Endr...

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