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Wisconsin State Capitol Interior — Assembly Detail

Date: 02 15 1899
Description: Detail of the 1899 Assembly Chamber photograph, showing a row of legislators at their desks. Until well into the 20th century, individual legislators had n...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Interior — Senate Detail

Date: 1899
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 ...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Interior — Senate Detail

Date: 1899
Description: Detail of the 1899 Senate photograph, showing details such as the president's chair (much more ornamented than the Assembly Speaker's chair) and desk with ...
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Wisconsin Assembly of 1880

Date: 1880
Description: Composite of photographic portraits of the members of the Wisconsin Assembly. Along the bottom a numbered list of names identifies each man.
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Joseph McCarthy

Date: 1943
Description: Portrait of Joseph R. McCarthy in his Marine uniform, which appeared in his unsuccessful 1944 U.S. Senate campaign literature. Making the most of military ...
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Joseph McCarthy

Date: 1946
Description: Joseph McCarthy at the time of his election victory over Senator Robert M. La Follette, Jr., in the Republican primary.
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Joseph McCarthy in a Pensive Mood

Date: 11 1946
Description: A vigorous campaigner, Joseph R. McCarthy relaxes in front of a log cabin fireplace after his electoral campaign.
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Wisconsin State Capitol Interior — Assemblyman

Date: 1909
Description: Otto Onstad, a newly elected assemblyman from Dane County, in the newly constructed Assembly Chamber of the present Wisconsin State Capitol. He is sitting ...
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Politician with Menominee Indians

Date: 1959
Description: Wisconsin State Senator Alfred A. Laun (R.) of Kiel, participating in what appears to be a square dance with Menominee Indians and others. This image is pa...
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John J. Jenkins

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Description: Portrait of Congressman John James Jenkins.
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Peter Loehr

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Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Peter Loehr, member of the Wisconsin Assembly. This image is from a composite of portraits of the Wisconsin Assembly.
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Edward Scofield

Date: 1913
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Edward Scofield, Republican Governor of Wisconsin, 1897-1901.
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Candid Portrait of Robert M. La Follette, Sr.

Date: 1922
Description: Candid portrait of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., smiling, with his arms crossed during the 1922 senatorial campaign. This snapshot is one of a series taken ...
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George H. W. Bush

Date: 09 1990
Description: George Herbert Walker Bush, 41st President of the United States, with his wife, Barbara Pierce Bush. Bush was born on June 12, 1924 in Milton, Massachuset...
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Robert M. La Follette, Jr. and his father, Robert M. La Follette, Sr.

Date: 1924
Description: Portrait of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., on the right, in discussion with his son, Robert M. La Follette, Jr. This photograph was taken during the same yea...
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Michael J. Flaherty

Date: 1900
Description: Portrait of Michael J. Flaherty, a member of the Wisconsin Assembly.
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Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson

Date: 1963
Description: Lyndon Baines Johnson, the 36th President of the United States, is shown with his wife, Lady Bird Johnson, having an intense discussion, while seated in an...
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Robert La Follette, Sr., at Maple Bluff Farm

Date: 1906
Description: Robert M. La Follette, Sr., at Maple Bluff Farm with three of his children, Philip F. La Follette, Robert M. La Follette, Jr., and Mary, all of whom are dr...
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Robert M. La Follette Sr., with Beard

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Description: Unusual portrait of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., with a full beard.
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Robert La Follette, Sr. and Jr.

Date: 12 1906
Description: Formal seated portrait of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., with Robert M. La Follette, Jr. standing by his side. This portrait was taken in Madison at the end o...

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