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View of the Butte des Morts Treaty Ground, with the arrival of the Commissioners Gov. Lewis Cass and Col. McKenny

Date: 1835
Description: Little Lake Butte Des Morts just north of Lake Winnebago where Governor Lewis Cass of Michigan, and Thomas McKenney, head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (...
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Birthplace of Republican Party

Date: 1929
Description: 75th anniversary celebration of the birth of the Republican Party at Ripon. Governor Walter J. Kohler, Sr., stands on the podium in front of the Little Whi...
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Funeral of Robert M. La Follette Jr.

Date: 02 27 1953
Description: Robert M. La Follette Jr., funeral at Grace Episcopal Church. The former senator, who committed suicide, was thought to have been depressed. Some thought h...
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Governor Goodland and U.S. Senator Joseph H. Ball

Date: 03 13 1944
Description: Acting Governor Goodland talking with United States Senator Joseph H. Ball (R-Minn.), at a luncheon for Republican Presidential candidate Harold E. Stassen...
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Speaker at Railroad Station

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Description: Crowd at railroad station listening to a whistle-stop speaker standing on the back of a caboose. Probably William McKinley.
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Republicans for McCarthy's Seat

Date: 1957
Description: After the death of Joseph R. McCarthy in May, 1957, seven Republicans ran in the special primary election. The most serious candidates were Congressman Gle...
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Dane County Democratic Club Victory Supper

Date: 11 22 1948
Description: Some members at Dane County Democratic Club Victory Supper. Seated from left to right are Mrs. Julia Boegholt, national committeewoman for the state, Geor...
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President Taft in Green Bay

Date: 10 26 1911
Description: Postcard of large group watching as Mayor Abrams introduces President Taft. Caption reads: "Mayor Abrams introducing President Taft, Green Bay, Wis."
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Speaks Outdoors

Date: 08 09 1934
Description: Franklin D. Roosevelt speaking from a stage to a crowd. On the stage from left to right are: Louis Howe, Governor Schmedeman (in white), Senator Robert M. ...
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Confederate President with His Nose in a Trap

Date: 1860
Description: Confederate President Jefferson Davis with his nose caught in a bear trap (Washington) while holding a confederate/pirate flag. Caption reads: "Jeff though...
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Let Me Alone

Date: 1860
Description: A charging elephant tossing Jefferson Davis and a dog into the air. Davis is holding a tattered Confederate flag. The elephant is labeled: "UNCLE SAM," and...
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The Peoples Candidate for President, Abraham Lincoln

Date: 1860
Description: Portrait of Abraham Lincoln in an oval frame filled with white stars. He is surrounded by four Union flags. A liberty cap appears above the portrait. Two r...
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Truman Parade

Date: 05 14 1950
Description: President Harry S. Truman in Madison for the opening and dedication of the Filene House, 1617 Sherman Avenue. He is sitting in the car and waving his hat d...
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Clinton at Ground Zero

Date: 09 2001
Description: Former President Bill Clinton, in the center without a hardhat, touring conditions at Ground Zero a few days after 9/11. In the background is the Verizon b...
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Clinton, Obey and Young at Ground Zero

Date: 09 2001
Description: Former President Bill Clinton, in the hard hat on the right, with Wisconsin Congressman David Obey (left) and Florida Congressman Bill Young, the Republica...
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Obey at Ground Zero

Date: 09 2001
Description: Florida Congressman Bill Young (left) and Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey at the intersection of Vesey Street and the West Side Highway, ground zero fo...
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Inauguration Day

Date: 01 20 1969
Description: Elevated view of special guests leaving the platform after the inauguration of Richard Nixon. In the center can be seen Wisconsin Congressman Melvin Laird,...
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Menu Cover for Dinner for Delegations to the 5th Session of the Assembly General of the United Nations

Date: 11 27 1950
Description: Front cover of the menu for a dinner given by Nazrollah Entezam, President of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly during its fifth session and leader ...
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Medicare Act Signing

Date: 07 30 1965
Description: Wilbur Cohen receives a pen from President Lyndon Johnson at the formal signing of the Medicare Act part of the Social Security Amendments Act. Lady Bird J...
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Jacqueline Kennedy at Funeral

Date: 11 26 1963
Description: Original UPI Wirephoto transmission. Caption reads: "Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy holds the flag that draped her late husband's coffin as she turns from the gra...

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