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| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | Members of the La Follette family and guests in front of the Robert M. La Follette, Sr., statue in Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol at the time of its unv... |
| Date: | 1899 |
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| Description: | Detail of several senators. The Senate was less crowded than the Assembly because of its small numbers, allowing a better glimpse of the floral carpet and ... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Belle Case La Follette and Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr., at Maple Bluff Farm. They are photographed during a relaxed moment in the yard. |
| Date: | 07 1969 |
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| Description: | Senator William Proxmire greets three elderly women seated on a bench at the Capitol Square. |
| Date: | 08 27 1957 |
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| Description: | William Proxmire, his wife, Ellen (to Proxmire's right), and his supporters celebrate his victory in the special election to fill the Senate seat vacated u... |
| Date: | 06 22 1925 |
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| Description: | Funeral of Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr., at Forest Hill Cemetery in Madison. Mourners gathered around La Follette's flag-draped coffin include Philip... |
| Date: | 10 12 1953 |
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| Description: | Senator Joseph R. McCarthy and his new bride, the former Jean Kerr, arrive at the federal building in New York City where a hearing concerning security ris... |
| Date: | 05 04 1950 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of individuals from the Dane County Republican Women's Club. Left to right: Mrs. Warren (Mildred) Ryerson, program chairman for the group; R... |
| Date: | 06 26 1954 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1969 |
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| Description: | Jon P. Wilcox (far left), cucumber grower and state legislator, crossing the grape boycott picket line at a Kroger store. In 1969, Grape boycotts in Wiscon... |
| Date: | 1970 |
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| Description: | Running hard for re-election after having served less than a full term, Congressman David R. Obey greets card-playing seniors. |
| Date: | 1988 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 08 14 1935 |
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| Description: | President Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act. Surrounding him are: Robert L. Doughton, Senator Barkley, Senator Wagner, Congressman John Dingell, Secr... |
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| Description: | Governor Warren Knowles helps to slice a wedge of cheese. Left to right: an unidentified Colonel; Dorothy Guidry Knowles; State Senator Gerald Lorge; Miss ... |
| Date: | 08 28 2004 |
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| Description: | The Normandy Interpretive Center groundbreaking ceremony. Soldiers carrying the American flag march between two tents filled with guests. Participants in t... |
| Date: | 1962 |
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| Description: | Congressman David Obey and Senator Gaylord Nelson shake hands as Joan Obey looks on. The occasion was a dinner, and a man and woman sit at a table with foo... |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | Congressman David Obey, Ben Riehle, a rural Marathon County WWI veteran, and two women pose for a photograph. |
| Date: | 02 12 1956 |
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| Description: | United States Senator Alexander Wiley and his wife attend the annual Lincoln Day dinner at the Dane County Fairgrounds. |
| Date: | 02 12 1956 |
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| Description: | Two GOP party members attend the annual Lincoln Day dinner at the Dane County Fairgrounds. Marian Fox is the state GOP vice-chairman and national Republica... |
| Date: | 11 04 1936 |
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| Description: | Two men and a woman are sitting in the center, with the man in the middle holding up a piece of paper that they are looking at. A large group of people are... |
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