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Signing City-County Building Construction Contracts

Date: 11 24 1948
Description: Dane County Board Chairman Paul A. Robinson, left, and Madison City Manager Leonard G. Howell, right, signing contracts which officially join Madison and D...
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Gaylord Nelson Holding Hearing

Date: 1968
Description: Nelson, as chairman of the Monopoly Subcommittee, holding a hearing regarding the abuses of the pharmaceutical industry. He is sitting at a table behind a ...
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Gaylord Nelson Speaks at Democratic Convention

Date: 1962
Description: Nelson stands at a podium and addresses a crowd during a Democratic Convention, probably during the 1962 Senate elections. Behind Nelson are three oversize...
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Governor Oscar Rennebohm

Date: 01 13 1949
Description: Governor Oscar Rennebohm addressing a joint meeting of the Wisconsin legislature as it convened for it's 69th legislative session.
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John J. Walsh

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Description: Lawyer John J. Walsh, 1930 Regent Street, representing the Log Cabin Inn and the Varsity Club at the City Council's public hearings on the proposed legisla...
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Robert Cornell Event with Hubert Humphrey

Date: 10 26 1975
Description: Seated at a table from left to right are: Hubert Humphrey, Gaylord Nelson, Shirley Chisholm, and Robert Cornell. David Obey and Alvin Baldus are in the bac...
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Gaylord Nelson at Drug Hearings

Date: 1967
Description: Close-up of Gaylord Nelson, chairman of the Monopoly Subcommittee of the Select Small Business Committee, during hearings on the pharmaceutical industry.
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John McCain

Date: 02 15 2008
Description: John McCain speaking, with an enormous American flag in the background.
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William Proxmire in Striped Suit

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Description: William Proxmire gives a speech wearing a striped suit and raising his fist.
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William Proxmire in Front of Microphones

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Description: Senator William Proxmire giving a speech in front of several microphones.
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William Proxmire Giving Speech Wearing Eyeglasses

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Description: Senator William Proxmire gives a speech in front of many microphones, wearing eyeglasses.
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Flag Day Ceremony

Date: 06 14 1949
Description: Attorney General Thomas E. Fairchild gives the keynote address at the flag day ceremony at the Madison Elks Lodge, 120 Monona Drive. At the left is Kenneth...
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Polka Party

Date: 1957
Description: A crowd gathers to watch men and women dance the polka at the Verona Legion Hall. A man plays a banjo in the background.
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Madison Soap Box Derby Starting Ramp

Date: 07 24 1949
Description: A crowd looks on as boys in derby cars await the start of the Madison Soap Box Derby at the starting gate on East Gorham Street.
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Ground-Breaking Ceremony for Addition to Wisconsin General Hospital

Date: 08 09 1949
Description: State and University of Wisconsin officials join in ground-breaking ceremonies for additions to the Wisconsin General hospital. left to right: Governor Osc...
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George Herbert Walker Bush

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Description: George Herbert Walker Bush stands at a podium during his term as President. The image has an autograph to Lee Sherman Dreyfus that reads "To Lee — With aff...
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Nehru Visit to Madison

Date: 11 04 1949
Description: Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru of India speaking to a crowd gathered at the U.W. Union Terrace from a Union Theater outdoor balcony.
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Fowler McCormick Speaking at Milwaukee Works

Date: 09 14 1942
Description: Fowler McCormick, president of the International Harvester Company, stands at a podium to address the audience at the Milwaukee Works "E" award ceremony. T...
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Senator Gaylord Nelson

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Description: Side view of Gaylord Nelson speaking from a train caboose while on the campaign trail during a whistle stop tour.
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Carl Zeidler Addressing Crowd

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Description: Milwaukee Democratic mayoral candidate (and future mayor) Carl Zeidler speaking to an audience using a microphone.

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