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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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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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Rennebohm Voting

Date: 04 1948
Description: Governor Oscar Rennebohm outside a voting booth at the Maple Bluff village hall. At the time, the Governor's Residence was located at 130 E. Gilman Street...
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Election Night

Date: 11 1948
Description: Governor and Mrs. Oscar Rennebohm in the Governor's Residence, 130 E. Gilman Street, listening to the election returns on the radio. Some of the mansion's...
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Governor Rennebohm at a Meeting

Date: 1948
Description: Governor Oscar Rennebohm, on the right, gesturing for emphasis, while meeting with a small group. Rennebohm, the founder and CEO of Rennebohm Drug Stores, ...
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Truman, Rennebohm, Thompson

Date: 10 14 1948
Description: President Harry Truman, Governor Oscar Rennebohm, and Senator Carl Thompson of Stoughton riding in the back of an open car during a Presidential visit to M...
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Oscar Rennebohm

Date: 05 29 1948
Description: Governor Oscar Rennebohm receiving a full sheet of the 1948 centennial stamp.
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Centennial Mural Sketch

Date: 1948
Description: A preliminary sketch for the left panel of the Centennial Mural in the Wisconsin Historical Society. The panel represents Wisconsin's political history. ...
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Wisconsin Centennial Ball

Date: 01 05 1948
Description: Governor Oscar Rennebohm and his wife Mary led the grand march, officially opening the Centennial Ball, held at the Wisconsin State Capitol. Following behi...
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Wisconsin Centennial Ball

Date: 01 04 1948
Description: Paul F. Hunter, Jr. dressed as Wisconsin' first governor, Nelson Dewey, shaking hands with Governor Oscar Rennebohm. Left to right: Mrs. Richard C. Church,...
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Wisconsin Centennial Ball

Date: 01 05 1948
Description: Group portrait, left to right: Governor Oscar Rennebohm and Mrs. Mary Rennebohm and Mrs. John (Leona) Sonderegger, and State Treasurer John Sonderegger. Th...
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Wisconsin Centennial Celebration

Date: 01 05 1948
Description: Seated in the Wisconsin State Capitol during a state centennial observance are, left to right: E.B. Fred, President of the University of Wisconsin; Governo...
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Wisconsin Centennial Celebration

Date: 01 05 1948
Description: Rear view of Governor Oscar Rennebohm at the speaker's stand on the first balcony in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Field House at a "kick-off" event ...
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Wisconsin Council of Churches Dinner

Date: 01 20 1948
Description: Officers and speakers attending the annual dinner meeting of the Wisconsin Council of Churches: front row, Dr. Hermann Morse, administrator of the Presbyte...
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Governor Rennebohm Signing Proclamation

Date: 02 02 1948
Description: Governor Oscar Rennebohm at his desk signing a proclamation declaring National Security Week, with two men observing behind him.
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Governor Oscar Rennebohm and Justice John D. Wickham

Date: 02 03 1948
Description: Governor Oscar Rennebohm and Justice John D. Wickham signed a proclamation asking all Wisconsin citizens to observe "American Brotherhood Week," sponsored ...
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Governor Oscar Rennebohm and Boy Scout Steve Clark, Jr,

Date: 02 11 1948
Description: Governor Oscar Rennebohm accepting a report on the 1947 services of Wisconsin Boy Scouts from Steve Clark, Jr. (left) a member of Boy Scout Troop 1, Madiso...
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American Legion Commandres

Date: 03 01 1948
Description: James F. O'Neil, center, pictured with Governor Oscar Rennebohm, left, and Herman C. Runge, department commander. O'Neal was the top speaker, Rennebohm was...
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Military Ball Queen

Date: 04 09 1948
Description: University of Wisconsin 1948 Military Ball Queen, Mary Schneiders of San Diego, California, pictured with some of the dignitaries who attended the dance at...
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Edgewater Hotel Opening

Date: 04 26 1948
Description: Governor Oscar Rennebohm hanging a dedication plaque on the wall of the Governor's suite in the new Edgewater Hotel, 666 Wisconsin Avenue. Shown looking on...

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