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Governor Julius P. Heil Campaigning to Teenagers

Date: 10 1942
Description: Governor Julius P. Heil (1876-1949) speaks to Shawano High School students and others during his gubernatorial re-election campaign. He arrived during the ...
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Alice in Dairyland, Margaret McGuire

Date: 1948
Description: Margaret McGuire, the 1948 Alice in Dairyland, stands next to a Wisconsin Central Airlines airplane with Governor Oscar Rennebohm and another man.
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Louis P. Harvey

Date: 1860
Description: Portrait of Republican Louis P. Harvey, while he was Wisconsin secretary of state (1860-1861). Harvey became governor in January, 1862, but drowned in the ...
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The Candidate Votes

Date: 11 04 1958
Description: Gaylord Nelson, the Democratic candidate for governor, emerging from the voting booth.
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Sam Adams

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Description: Vignetted quarter-length engraved portrait of Sam Adams.
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Governor Edward Winslow

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Description: A copy of the portrait painting of Edward Winslow, who was an American Pilgrim leader on the Mayflower as well as the Governor of the Plymouth, Massachuset...
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Portrait of Jean Baptiste le Moyne

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Description: A portrait (etching) of Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville (2/23/1680 – 3/7/1767), an early, repeated governor of French Louisiana, appointed 4 sep...
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Governor Dreyfus Christmas Card

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Description: Photographic Christmas card from Governor and Mrs. Lee Sherman Dreyfus, governor of Wisconsin 1979-1983. Front of card depicts the governor and his wife in...
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Merry Christmas

Date: 1989
Description: Photographic holiday card from Tommy Thompson and family, governor of Wisconsin, 1987-2001. The card is a color image of Mr. Thompson, his wife, daughters,...
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Blessed Holiday Season

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Description: Photographic holiday card from Governor and Mrs. Martin Schreiber and family, governor of Wisconsin 1977-1979. The front of the card is an image of the fam...
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Happy Holidays

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Description: Color photographic holiday card from Governor and Mrs. Earl and family, governor of Wisconsin, 1983-1987. To the right it reads: "Happy Holidays" with "The...
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Fairest of the Fair, Governor Knowles and Alice in Dairyland

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Description: The Fairest of the Fair, Governor Knowles, an unknown man, and Alice in Dairyland pose at the "Milwaukee Sentinel" exhibit at the Wisconsin State Fair.
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Economic Promotion

Date: 05 1973
Description: As part of a national economic development program for northern Wisconsin, former baseball star Ted Williams, then a representative of a fishing tackle com...
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Knowles and the Loyal Opposition

Date: 1965
Description: Republican Governor Warren P. Knowles meeting with the Democratic leadership: left to right Robert T. Huber, minority leader, and David R. Obey, assistant ...
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Governor Earl

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Description: Anthony Earl, Governor of Wisconsin, seated in a folding chair with his arms crossed.
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Testing the Political Waters

Date: 06 1987
Description: Governor Bill Clinton looking for support for his presidential ambitions at the 1987 Wisconsin Democratic convention. With him is Congressman David R. Obey...
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Governor Earl

Date: 08 1985
Description: Governor Anthony Earl testifying before a hearing of the Joint Economic Committee. Because the committee was headed by David R. Obey he was able to bring t...
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Governor Emanual Lorenz Philipp

Date: 1918
Description: Photograph of a painted portrait of Governor Emanual Lorenz Philipp, the 23rd Governor of Wisconsin. He was a conservative Republican, born in Honey Creek ...
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Celebration

Date: 11 04 1970
Description: Democrat Patrick J. Lucey (center) celebrating his election as governor of Wisconsin with Martin Schreiber (left), his running mate, and Senator William Pr...
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Lucey Campaigning for Vice President

Date: 10 07 1980
Description: Campaigning for vice president, former Wisconsin Governor Patrick J. Lucey visited an after-school tutorial program at the Scudder Homes project. Lucey was...

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