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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 Charles Daly with Lantern

Date: 10 10 1941
Description: War reporter John Charles Daly gives his radio report by the light of a kerosene lantern.
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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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Longfellow School Third and Fourth Graders

Date: 02 08 1949
Description: Third and fourth graders from Longfellow school putting on a "quiz show" about electricity and lights that they have been studying. Joanne Tewalt (left) is...
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Madison Bible Fellowship Church

Date: 02 10 1949
Description: Pastor Charles R. Polley, at the pulpit in the Madison Bible Fellowship Church, 1704 Roberts Court.
Poster

Traffic Music Poster

Date: 1972
Description: Illustrated poster of the band Traffic made by artist John Chritton.
Poster

Wild Child Butler and His Band

Date: 10 1972
Description: Poster advertising for a concert by Wild Child Butler and His Band, which took place October 20, 1972, at Gordon Commons on the University of Wisconsin-Mad...
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Wisconsin Council of Churches Radio Committee

Date: 04 28 1949
Description: Standing before a WKOW microphone are, left to right: Arthur Olson, and Mrs Henry (Ruth) Czerysinski, members of the First University Church choir, Allan ...
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Badger Spelling Bee

Date: 04 30 1949
Description: Roy Matson, Wisconsin State Journal editor, standing to the right and presenting a championship trophy to Charlotte Kreul of Fennimore, Wisconsin. W...
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Cast of Wisconsin Players Rehearsing for "Bite the Dust"

Date: 05 05 1949
Description: Rehearsing for the Wisconsin Players production of "Bite the Dust" are left to right: Irving Kreutz as Six-Killer Onehorse; Patricia McKeene as Polly Pears...
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Brian Willson Gives the Peace Sign

Date: 1988
Description: Brian Willson, Vietnam veteran who lost both legs during a demonstration in 1987, holds up his arm to give the peace sign to audience at a New York peace c...
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Eleanor Roosevelt Speaks for SCEF

Date: 05 26 1959
Description: Eleanor Roosevelt speaks at a fund-raising event for SCEF, the Southern Conference Educational Fund, held at the Hotel Delmonico. She praised SCEF particul...
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Earl C. Smith Giving a Speech

Date: 07 31 1941
Description: Earl C. Smith, president of the Illinois Agricultural Association, speaks into a microphone at an event to honor Mr. Clarence Dauberman for creating the fi...
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Les Hartmann and his McCormick-Deering Band

Date: 10 31 1938
Description: Les Hartmann and his McCormick-Deering Band at the Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress. Eight men and three women are on a stage, presumably ready to perform fo...
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Gay Marchers Rally at Capitol

Date: 09 09 1979
Description: A large group of people rallying in support of gay rights at the top of State Street on the Capitol Square. They are listening to a man playing guitar. Man...
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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 Announcer

Date: 07 07 1949
Description: A man, probably Ross Gordon or Pat Hernon, stands at a WKOW microphone while acting as the announcer for the Soap Box Derby.

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