Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections
Filter: Categories of Wisconsin Historical Images
Filter: Subject of Legislators
Filter: Year of 1900-1999
| 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... |
| Date: | 1909 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr., at Maple Bluff Farm in 1909. Seated with him on the bench is Madison physician, Dr. Philip Fox, a close family friend,... |
| Date: | 1907 |
|---|---|
| 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: | 1906 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Irvine Lenroot, a leader in the La Follette-Progressive wing of the Republican Party in Wisconsin, with Belle Case La Follette and Mary La Follette at Mapl... |
| Date: | 06 30 1975 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Senator William Proxmire taking a lunch break during a workday spent collecting trash. These events kept Proxmire in touch with his Wisconsin constituents,... |
| Date: | 01 09 1973 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Senator William Proxmire (bald head toward the camera) makes a point with Majority Leader Mike Mansfield (center) at a meeting of the Senate committee chai... |
| Date: | 01 18 1978 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Senator William Proxmire meeting with President Jimmy Carter in the White House. |
| Date: | 12 1979 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Members of the Wisconsin congressional delegation at the lighting of the U.S. Capitol Christmas tree, with Speaker of the House Tip O'Neal. Left to right, ... |
| Date: | 07 1969 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Senator William Proxmire hands his cards to constituents outside a Milwaukee grocery store. |
| Date: | 07 1969 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Senator William Proxmire greets three elderly women seated on a bench at the Capitol Square. |
| Date: | 1970 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Senator William Proxmire shakes hands with constituents at the Wisconsin State Fair while eating an ear of corn. |
| Date: | 1970 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Senator William Proxmire shakes hands with a young constituent at the Wisconsin State Fair. For many years Proxmire's appearance was an institution at the ... |
| Date: | 07 11 1967 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Senator William Proxmire jogging on the mall in front of the U.S. Capitol. Proxmire was a physical fitness advocate, and he was well known for his daily ru... |
| Date: | 07 1972 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Senator George McGovern of South Dakota testifying before the Joint Economic Committee and a large audience. Senator McGovern was soon to become the Presid... |
| Date: | 02 1958 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Elected to the Senate in a special election in September 1957, to fill the unexpired term of Senator Joe McCarthy, William Proxmire was forced to begin a c... |
| Date: | 12 22 1972 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Senator William Proxmire walked thousands of miles in Wisconsin to meet constituents. Here he is, in a snowmobile suit, shaking hands with a woman outside ... |
| Date: | 07 1969 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Senator William Proxmire of Wisconsin and Senator William J. Fulbright of Arkansas. |
| Date: | 04 27 1976 |
|---|---|
| Description: | The set of the fundraising auction of Channel 10, Milwaukee's public television station. Senator William Proxmire is standing to the left of the closed B B... |
| Date: | 09 01 1967 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Senator William Proxmire meeting with President Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ), in the Oval Office at the White House. The third person in the photograph, wh... |
| Date: | 08 27 1957 |
|---|---|
| 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... |
If you didn't find the material you searched for, our Library Reference Staff can help.
Call our reference desk at 608-264-6535 or email us at: