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Governor Zimmerman As Ho-Chunk Chief

Date: 08 1927
Description: Outdoor portrait of former boxer, Tommy Gibbons, Father Gordon, and Governor Fred R. Zimmerman at a Ho Chunk (Winnebago) ceremony. Zimmerman is wearing a b...
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John Blaine, Robert M. La Follette, and Herman Ekern

Date: 1924
Description: Senator Robert La Follette (center) poses during his campaign for president with two of his lieutenants. Governor John J. Blain is on the left and Herman E...
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World Jewish Child's Day

Date: 03 31 1954
Description: Governor Walter Kohler is presented with flowers from a group of Wisconsin Hadassah women during the World Jewish Child's Day commemoration. Pictured with ...
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World Jewish Child's Day

Date: 03 31 1954
Description: Two representatives of Hadassah present Governor Walter Kohler with a plaque of pressed flowers in commemoration of World Jewish Child's Day.
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First Veterans Day Proclamation in Wisconsin

Date: 10 29 1954
Description: Governor Walter Kohler signs a proclamation making November 11, 1954 the first Veterans Day in Wisconsin. Looking on, left to right, are: Francis Lorbecki ...
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YWCA National Centennial

Date: 10 29 1954
Description: Group portrait of four of the six members of a Madison group named to be part of the National YWCA Citizens' committee for observance of the YWCA centennia...
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Republican Delegates for Eisenhower

Date: 03 02 1956
Description: Papers containing President Eisenhower's consent to be a candidate in the Wisconsin presidential primary and the President's certified list of delegate can...
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Earl for Senate

Date: 1988
Description: Former Wisconsin Governor Anthony Earl stands outdoors near an airplane with a group of supporters. He made an unsuccessful run for the United States Senat...
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First Governor's Conference on Aging Population

Date: 05 26 1956
Description: Discussing plans for the First Governor's Conference on an Aging Population are Governor Walter Kohler; Minnetta Hastings, chairman of the committee on the...
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Union Refrigerator Transit Company Officials

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Description: Union Refrigerator Transit Company officials pose in front of a railroad car in the snow. Governor Emmanuel Philipp is in the center of the line.
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World Jewish Child's Day

Date: 04 01 1957
Description: Governor Vernon W. Thomson receives a gavel made by school children in Israel upon his signing of a proclamation of World Jewish Child's Day. Members of th...
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Junior Historians

Date: 05 25 1957
Description: Wisconsin's outstanding junior historians are honored at ceremonies in the Wisconsin State Capitol Building. The students, left to right, are Linda Lund, F...
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Campaign for Vice President

Date: 10 07 1980
Description: During his campaign for the vice presidency on John Anderson's National Unity ticket, former Wisconsin Governor Patrick J. Lucey greeted residents at the S...
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State State Senator Michael Ellis Shakes Hands with President Ronald Reagan

Date: 05 30 1985
Description: State Senator Michael Ellis shakes hands with President Ronald Reagan. Governor Tommy Thompson is standing next to Ellis. Air Force One with the seal of th...
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Mayor Opens ESBMA Festival

Date: 07 01 1958
Description: Madison Mayor Ivan Nestingen, second from right, poses with scissors while opening the 36th Annual East Side Business Men's Festival, held at Voit Field. S...
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Governor Heil Squirting Milk

Date: 06 08 1939
Description: Governor Julius Heil squirting milk from a cow on a parade float. The Governor climbed aboard the float during the dairyland parade, a part of Milwaukee's ...
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Phillip F. La Follette at T-Beach Whittling Club

Date: 01 14 1944
Description: Three men sit on improvised seats (boards on barrels) at the T-Beach Whittling Club, located on the north coast of New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea...
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New York Governor Visit

Date: 12 15 1959
Description: New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller is greeted by two former governors of Wisconsin at the Madison Municipal Airport. The potential presidential candidate...
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President John F. Kennedy

Date: 11 22 1963
Description: Original UPI Wirephoto transmission. Caption reads: "Dallas: President John F. Kennedy is shown in motorcade as it moved toward the downtown area. In cente...
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President John F. Kennedy at Airport

Date: 11 21 1963
Description: Original UPI Wirephoto transmission. Caption reads: "President John F. Kennedy greets a well wisher at airport shortly after his arrival here 11/22. In the...

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