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Wendell Willkie with Governor and Mrs. Goodland

Date: 03 19 1944
Description: Wendell Willkie with the Governor and Mrs. Walter Goodland and their dog in the Governor's residence during Willkie's 1944 Presidential campaign visit to W...
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Governor and Mrs. Walter J. Kohler

Date: 11 05 1952
Description: Governor Walter J. Kohler, Jr. and Charlotte Kohler, listening to the radio, kept a close tabulation of state and national election returns Tuesday night a...
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Mr. & Mrs. Wendell Willkie with Governor & Mrs. Goodland

Date: 03 19 1944
Description: Governor Walter Goodland, Mrs. Willkie, Madge Goodland, and Wendell Willkie chatting in the governor's residence during the 1944 campaign.
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Three Women at YWCA Tea

Date: 04 26 1944
Description: Silver tea, benefiting the YWCA at the Governor's residence, 130 E. Gilman Street. Shown standing around a silver tray and bottle, tokens of the christenin...
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League of Women Voters Garden Party

Date: 07 24 1944
Description: League of Women Voters garden party attended by more than 1,000 people. It was held at the Governor's Residence, 130 East Gilman Street. At the punch table...
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Tea at the Governor's Residence

Date: 10 01 1944
Description: Officers of the Wisconsin Business and Professional Women's Club attending a tea at the Governor's Residence, 130 E. Gilman Street. Left to right around th...
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Wisconsin Governor's Residence

Date: 11 25 1947
Description: Mrs. Oscar (Mary) Rennebohm arranging flowers in the drawing room of the Wisconsin Governor's residence, 130 East Gilman Street. The house is 93 years old ...
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American Association of University Women Tea

Date: 01 19 1948
Description: Shown at the American Association of University Women (AAUW) tea from the left are: Mrs. Merritt Y. (Grace) Hughes; Mrs. William A. Werrell; Miss Tasanee I...
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Mary Rennebohm

Date: 08 06 1948
Description: Mary Rennebohm, wife of Governor Oscar Rennebohm, is shown dressed in a nineteenth century gown and bonnet while serving as a hostess at the opening day of...
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Wisconsin Federation of Women's Clubs

Date: 10 05 1948
Description: Mrs. Frank V. Powell, seated at tea table, program chairman of the convention of the Wisconsin Federation of Women's Clubs, is pouring tea for four ladies....
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Madison Business and Professional Women's Club

Date: 10 12 1948
Description: Group portrait of three members of the scholarship committee of the Madison Business and Profession Women's Club meeting at the residence of the governor w...
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Zor Shrine Wive's Tea Party

Date: 11 22 1949
Description: Mrs. Oscar Rennebohm hosts shriners' wives at a tea party at the executive residence. Shown with Mrs. Rennebohm are Mrs. Gordon (Mabel) Nelson, left, and M...
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Matrix Banquet; 20th Annual

Date: 03 21 1950
Description: Five women chatting informally before the annual Matrix Banquet at Memorial Union. They are, left to right: Mrs. Lyman Dunn, Chicago, national president of...
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Central International Gladiolus Show

Date: 08 02 1950
Description: Wisconsin's First Lady, Mrs. Oscar (Mary) Rennebohm, makes a special arrangement of gladioli for the Central International Gladiolus Society show being hel...
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Zor Auxiliary

Date: 11 04 1950
Description: Three guests of honor gather at the Zor Shrine Banquet. They are, left to right: Mrs. A.R. (Pearl) Jennings, chairman of Zor Auxiliary; Mrs. Otto M. Gelein...
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Red Cross Activities

Date: 03 07 1951
Description: Blood collection volunteers are instructed by Elizabeth Bell, right, chair of Red Cross volunteer services. Seated, left to right: Rosa Fred, canteen worke...
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Red Cross Blood Bank Drive

Date: 12 13 1951
Description: District Attorney Richard W. Bardwell, seated at left, is shown registering with Mrs. Walter J. (Charlotte) Kohler, the governor's wife and a Red Cross wor...
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MacMurray College Tea

Date: 03 20 1952
Description: Planning committee for a tea for alumnae and students of MacMurray College, Jacksonville, Illinois. Left to right: Marilyn Meissner; Mrs. Erskine Morse;, M...
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

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Description: Photographic holiday card from Marie and Averell Harriman. Mr. Harriman was governor of New York 1955-1958, U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union 1943-1946, ...
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Laird's Office

Date: 2008
Description: Former Wisconsin congressman and defense secretary Melvin Laird seated at the replica of his former offices built by the Marshfield Clinic as part of the L...

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