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Governor Philip F. La Follette at the State Fair

Date: 09 02 1931
Description: Governor Philip F. La Follette, the younger son of Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr., addressing a crowd in the grandstand at the Wisconsin State Fair in ...
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Wisconsin at the World's Fair

Date: 1904
Description: The official Wisconsin delegation photographed at the Wisconsin Exhibit at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904. Seated at the table, (at the right) are Gov...
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Wisconsin at the World's Fair

Date: 1904
Description: Seated at the table in front of the Wisconsin Building at the St. Louis World's Fair are Governor Robert M. La Follette, Sr., and Lieutenant Governor James...
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Governor James O. Davidson

Date: 1907
Description: During the 1890s Assemblyman James O. Davidson (on the left, wearing a bowler hat) of Soldiers Grove, was an early supporter of the La Follette wing of the...
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Spirit of the Northwest Monument

Date: 1950
Description: "Spirit of the Northwest" monument by Sidney Bedore, on the grounds of the Brown County Court House. Represented, left to right: a member of the Fox Tribe,...
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Wisconsin Centennial First Day Cover

Date: 05 29 1948
Description: The 100th Anniversary of Wisconsin Statehood envelope on the first day it was issued on May 29, 1948. It is addressed to Governor Oscar Rennebohm, State of...
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Philip Fox La Follette

Date: 1930
Description: Philip Fox La Follette greets a voter during the 1930 gubernatorial campaign. During this election, La Follette ran as a Progressive Republican, as his fa...
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La Follette Greets a Voter

Date: 1930
Description: Mastering the handshake is essential for a successful political candidate. It involves not only the right hand in the shake, but also the left, used in a ...
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Senator Chilsen and Lee Dreyfuss

Date: 1979
Description: Senator Walter John Chilsen (left), and Lee Dreyfus (right), shaking hands. Man in center of image is unidentified. Chilsen was Republican state senator fr...
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Robert M. La Follette, Sr., Speaking

Date: 1905
Description: Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr., speaking to an audience at Decatur, Illinois. La Follette is standing on a raised platform inside a large tent.
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Emmanuel L. Philipp

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Description: Portrait of Emmanuel L Philipp.
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Governor William Barstow

Date: 07 20 1853
Description: Half plate daguerreotype of Governor William Barstow (1813-1865). Quarter-length portrait, facing forward, hand-in-waistcoat.
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Kohler Addresses the Legislature

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Description: Republican Governor Walter J. Kohler, Jr., addressing the Legislature and a broadcast audience in the Assembly Chamber. Warren P. Knowles, who would later ...
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Kohler Opens History Exhibit

Date: 10 08 1955
Description: Governor Walter J. Kohler, Jr., cuts a ribbon to open the "They Did It Themselves: 50 Years Ago" exhibit at the State Historical Society. Mrs. Vincent W. K...
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Journalist Fleming with Republicans McCarthy and Kohler

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Description: Journalist Robert Fleming with Wisconsin Republicans Joseph R. McCarthy and Walter J. Kohler, Jr. Although only faintly seen, Senator McCarthy has autogra...
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Kohler Speech at the Fair

Date: 08 1953
Description: Governor Walter J. Kohler, Jr., speaks to a crowd in the grandstand at the Wisconsin State Fair. In the background, a photographer is taking his picture.
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Governor Goodland at the Fair

Date: 1944
Description: Looking every bit his age (82), Governor Walter S. Goodland arrives at the Wisconsin State Fair.
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Four Men at Dinner Table

Date: 07 15 1959
Description: From left to right, Ivan A. Nestigen, Dr. Tomey, Bishop O'Conner, and Governor Gaylord Nelson at a dinner table.
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University of Wisconsin President Fred and Oscar Rennebohm

Date: 03 09 1953
Description: University President E.B. Fred and former governor Oscar Rennebohm posing in front of the first Rennebohm Drug Store in the 1300 block of University Avenue...
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Rennebohm Signing a Bill

Date: 1949
Description: Governor Oscar Rennebohm seated at a desk in the governor's office in the Capitol signing a bill. Rennebohm, the founder of the Rennebohm Drug Store chain...

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