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Richard Nixon on an International 300 Utility Tractor

Date: 1955
Description: Vice President Richard M. Nixon waves his cowboy hat from the seat of an International 300 utility tractor.
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Calvin Coolidge Fishing

Date: 1928
Description: President Calvin Coolidge fishing at Cedar Island Lodge, rustic lodge of Henry C. Pierce, 35 miles from Superior, Wisconsin, on the Brule River. This lodge...
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Theodore Roosevelt in Milwaukee

Date: 10 14 1912
Description: President Theodore Roosevelt leaving the Chicago and North Western depot after arriving in Milwaukee on his October 14th, 1912 visit, during which he was s...
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Quebec Conference

Date: 09 1944
Description: British and American combined Chiefs of Staff led by Prime Minister Winston Churchill and President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The conference was held in Quebe...
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Woodrow Wilson at Shadow Lawn

Date: 10 28 1916
Description: Woodrow Wilson campaigning for his second term as president. He is wearing a leather finger protector due to injury from too many handshakes that accompani...
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Theodore Roosevelt with Art Smith

Date: 1915
Description: Former President Theodore Roosevelt with pilot Art Smith and his Curtiss Pusher at the Panama Pacific International Exposition.
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Confederacy of Dunces

Date: 10 12 1984
Description: Men wearing Ronald Reagan masks and dunce caps make their way through a crowd.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Date: 1944
Description: President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the rain during his presidential reelection campaign.
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Senator Kennedy Campaigning

Date: 1960
Description: Senator John F. Kennedy, Democratic presidential candidate, campaigning in Gays Mills during Wisconsin's primary.
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Theodore Roosevelt in Milwaukee

Date: 09 01 1912
Description: Theodore Roosevelt in front of the Deutscher Club. The club later became the Wisconsin Club.
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Harry Truman on Train

Date: 05 14 1950
Description: President Harry S. Truman greets a crowd from the back platform of a NorthWestern train at the Commercial Ave. crossing. Others with him from the left are...
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Boy Scouts Honor Lincoln

Date: 02 11 1947
Description: Madison Boy Scouts and their leader pay tribute to Abraham Lincoln on his birthday by placing a wreath at the foot of the statue on Bascom Hill. Dick Feldt...
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Nixon Campaign Stop in Milwaukee

Date: 10 08 1960
Description: The speakers platform during a Presidential campaign rally for Richard M. Nixon at Billy Mitchell Airport in Milwaukee. With Nixon on the platform are Kirb...
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Carl Thompson, Harry S. Truman, and Governor Oscar Rennebohm

Date: 10 15 1948
Description: Left to right are: Carl Thompson, Stoughton, Democratic candidate for governor; Harry S. Truman, President, and Democratic candidate for the presidency; an...
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Roosevelt Parade

Date: 1912
Description: A group of men are sitting in a car among a crowd of people. Standing on the right are two photographers. Theodore Roosevelt is in the backseat of the car ...
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Theodore Roosevelt in Milwaukee Crowd

Date: 1912
Description: Theodore Roosevelt raising his hat amidst a crowd in Milwaukee. He is leaving a building and is heading toward a waiting car.
Postcard

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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Early Bush Campaign

Date: 1964
Description: Oil company executive George H.W. Bush was chairman of the Harris County Republican Party in 1964 when he made an unsuccessful run for the U.S. Senate. He ...
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President Herbert Hoover Arriving in Madison by Train

Date: 11 05 1932
Description: President Herbert Hoover stands with his wife on the platform of their special train as they arrive in Madison. Hoover spoke at the University of Wisconsin...
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Roosevelt, Truman, and Wallace

Date: 11 10 1944
Description: President Franklin D. Roosevet, Vice-president elect Harry Truman, and Henry Wallace, the sitting vice-president, riding together in an open car shortly af...

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