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La Follette's Labor Day Address

Date: 1924
Description: Independent presidential candidate Robert M. La Follette, Sr., standing behind a radio microphone delivering a Labor Day address.
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Harold Stassen for President

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Description: Republican Harold Stassen giving a speech on a stage in Milwaukee during his campaign for the Republican nomination.
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Astronaut Photograph

Date: 01 1967
Description: Astronaut James A. Lovell and his wife during a visit to Wisconsin. One measure of Lovell's celebrity status is the fact that it is Wisconsin's governor, ...
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Monster Knife

Date: 1990
Description: A woman holds the monster knife and its sheath. Giant knife presented to John Fox Potter by Missouri Republicans after Potter's threatened duel with a Virg...
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Governor Thompson Boosts Amtrak

Date: 10 30 1989
Description: Tommy G. Thompson, governor of Wisconsin and an enthusiastic member of the Amtrak governing board, salutes the expansion of Hiawatha service between Chicag...
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Wendell Willkie and Aaron Martin Brayton

Date: 03 1944
Description: Wendell Willkie visits with Aaron Martin Brayton, retired editor of the Wisconsin State Journal, on his bed in a local hospital room during Willkie'...
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Governor Walter and Charlotte Kohler

Date: 11 05 1952
Description: Governor Walter J. Kohler, Jr. and Charlotte Kohler, listening to the radio, kept a close tabulation of state and national election returns Tuesday night a...
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Philip La Follette addressing National Progressives of America

Date: 04 28 1938
Description: Governor Philip La Follette addressing the newly formed National Progressives of America at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Stock Pavilion. La Follette...
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Republican State Convention

Date: 06 12 1948
Description: Representative Glenn Davis, chairman of the Republican State Convention, shown at the podium addressing the delegates.
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Gov. Rennebolm at WKOW Microphone

Date: 08 31 1948
Description: Gov. Rennebolm at WKOW microphone at a table with six seated men. Probably taken at the Dane County Republican Club gathering at the Hotel Loraine.
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Dane County Republican Party Rally

Date: 08 24 1950
Description: Walter J. Kohler addresses the attendees of a Dane County Republican Party rally at the Eagle's Club in Madison.
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Republican National Convention

Date: 07 07 1952
Description: Harlan W. Kelley of Baraboo, is disabled. He is the Sauk County district attorney, and talks with Cyrus L. Phillips of Milwaukee at the Republican National...
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Mike Huckabee

Date: 02 14 2008
Description: Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee at public speaking event.
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Wisconsin Republican Party Convention at Field House

Date: 06 13 1953
Description: One of three views providing a panoramic view of the Wisconsin Republican Party Convention at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Field House. This far rig...
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Governor Walter Kohler

Date: 10 30 1954
Description: Wisconsin Governor Walter Kohler sits at his desk in the Wisconsin State Capitol executive office while making phone calls to encourage state residents to ...
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Ronald Reagan and Steve Gunderson

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Description: Ronald Reagan (left) speaks with Steve Gunderson (right).
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York For Assembly

Date: 11 1984
Description: "Supporters of Dwight York watch election returns on the TV screen."
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Rick Santorum

Date: 03 2012
Description: Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum at a campaign event at South Lanes Bowling.
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Anchorwoman Heather Armstrong

Date: 10 24 2012
Description: WXOW-TV anchorwoman Heather Armstrong, posing in a room adjacent to a Republican Election Rally at LaCrosse County Republican Headquarters. She is wearing ...
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Baseball Team Owner

Date: 10 24 2012
Description: La Crosse Loggers baseball team owner Dan Kapanke, at a Republican Election Rally at La Crosse County Republican Headquarters. He is a former Wisconsin Sta...

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