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Red Cross Gray Lady Leaders

Date: 10 23 1953
Description: Charlotte Kohler, chairman of Red Cross service groups, welcomes a new Gray Lady chairman, Locine O'Keefe (third from left). Iona Hein, second from left, i...
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La Follette Papers Opened

Date: 06 26 1954
Description: Four relatives of Senator Robert M. "Fighting Bob" La Follette look over the collection of his personal papers which were presented and opened at the Wisco...
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Badger Kennel Club Trophy

Date: 07 01 1954
Description: Mrs. Walter J. (Charlotte) Kohler presents a sterling silver bowl donated by she and her husband to William E. Marshner, president of the Badger Kennel Clu...
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Governor & Mrs. Vernon Thomson

Date: 11 06 1956
Description: Portrait of Governor Vernon Thomson, his wife Helen, and their dog.
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Farm and Home Week Tea at Governor's Residence

Date: 02 03 1958
Description: Wisconsin's first lady Mrs. Vernon (Helen) Thomson hosts a tea at the executive residence at 101 Cambridge Road. Among the 200 guests were, left to right, ...
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Wisconsin League of Women Voters Legislative School Tea

Date: 04 11 1957
Description: Wisconsin's governor's wife Helen Thomson, (left) greets Mrs. Ruth Kearl of Madison at a tea in the executive mansion for the Wisconsin League of Women Vot...
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Tea to Honor Helen Fairchild

Date: 10 09 1957
Description: Helen, wife of Wisconsin's governor, Vernon W. Thomson attends a tea in honor of Helen E., wife of Edward T. Fairchild, former chief justice of the Wiscons...
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Tea to Honor Helen Fairchild

Date: 10 09 1957
Description: Attending a tea in honor of Helen E., wife of Edward T. Fairchild, former chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court are, left to right, Gladys, wife of ...
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Matrix Table

Date: 03 26 1958
Description: Attendees at the annual Matrix Table, sponsored by Theta Sigma Phi journalism sorority include, from left to right, Mary Garner, Lynn Honeck, and Mary Renn...
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Mrs. Thomson Meets Truax Airmen

Date: 07 09 1958
Description: Helen Thomson, wife of the governor, is among the Red Cross canteen volunteer hostesses who serve coffee and doughnuts to Truax airmen giving blood at the ...
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Governor's Party at the Democratic Victory Banquet

Date: 05 11 1933
Description: Group portrait at the Democratic Victory Banquet, celebrating the newly elected Albert G. Schmedeman (four from the right in the first row). Schmedeman sit...
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Governor Julius P. Heil and His Family

Date: 1938
Description: Julius P. Heil sits reading a newspaper with members of his family. To his right is Joe Jr., 13 and to his left is Barbara Ann, 9. His wife, Elizabeth, sit...
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Isabel La Follette and Deborah Sherman

Date: 02 18 1954
Description: Isabel La Follette (right) and probably Deborah Sherman, are discussing the Woman's Service Exchange, which Mrs. La Follette started at the Madison Vocatio...
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We Saw You . . . at PEO Sisterhood Tea

Date: 06 15 1957
Description: Members of the PEO (Philanthropic Educational Organization) Sisterhood Reciprocity Board hold a tea in honor of First Lady Helen (Davis) Thomson, wife of W...
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Inauguration Day for Governor Nelson and the First Lady

Date: 01 05 1959
Description: Mrs. Gaylord Nelson (Carrie Nelson) as she accompanies her husband, Gaylord, to his office after his inauguration at the State Capitol.
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Inauguration Day for Governor Nelson and the First Lady

Date: 01 05 1959
Description: People lining up in the governor's conference room at the Wisconsin State Capitol to congratulate Governor and Mrs. Gaylord (Carrie) Nelson after his inaug...
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Inauguration Day and Supporters Greet Wisconsin's New First Family

Date: 01 05 1959
Description: Sixteen-month old Dave Watts, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Watts, riding on his father's shoulders to greet Governor-elect Gaylord Nelson and Mrs. (Carrie) Nels...
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Winnipeg Y-Teens Visit Madison

Date: 04 08 1958
Description: Helen Thompson (wife of Governor Vernon Thompson) is shown pouring punch for her Madison and Winnipeg Y-Teen guests. Left to right are the Thompson's daugh...
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Tea for Lawyers' Wives

Date: 10 31 1958
Description: Officers of the State and Dane County Lawyers' Wives Association at a tea at the governor's mansion for members from area counties. In front are Helen Thom...
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Portrait of Mrs. Carrie Lee Nelson

Date: 11 05 1958
Description: Portrait of Mrs. Carrie Lee Nelson, wife of Governor-elect Gaylord Nelson, taken in their family home at 5627 Crestwood Place in Madison prior to their mov...

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