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Building Dedication

Date: 04 1992
Description: Congressman David R. Obey speaking at the podium at the dedication of the new Naval Reserve building. Three naval officers, a man in a suit, and three sail...
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Armory Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Date: 05 12 1990
Description: Wisconsin Adjutant General Jerald Slack cuts the ribbon to dedicate a new armory. With him (left) are Abbotsford Mayor, Duane Grube, and Congressman David ...
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William P. Lyon

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Description: Waist-up portrait of William Penn Lyon, a Wisconsin attorney, state legislator, and State Supreme Court justice (1871-1894). During the Civil War William P...
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William Penn Lyon

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Description: Carte-de-visite portrait of William P. Lyon, a Wisconsin state legislator and state Supreme Court justice. Lyon was also a colonel of the 13th Wisconsin Re...
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State State Senator Michael Ellis Shakes Hands with President Ronald Reagan

Date: 05 30 1985
Description: State Senator Michael Ellis shakes hands with President Ronald Reagan. Governor Tommy Thompson is standing next to Ellis. Air Force One with the seal of th...
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Schwartzkopf Conference

Date: 1991
Description: Congressman David Obey was part of a delegation that visited the Middle East during the Persian Gulf War. This photograph was taken following a briefing by...
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Ceremony at Normandy Groundbreaking

Date: 08 28 2004
Description: The Normandy Interpretive Center groundbreaking ceremony. Soldiers carrying the American flag march between two tents filled with guests. Participants in t...
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Reserve Officers Association Meeting

Date: 11 29 1963
Description: Col. Donovan Carpenter (left); Maj. Russell Mittelstadt (center), and Sen. Gaylord Nelson, attend a chapter meeting of the Reserve Officers Association. Ne...
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James S. Alban

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Description: Oval-framed portrait of James Shane Alban, a lawyer, District Attorney of Portage County, Wisconsin (1847-1848), and member of the Wisconsin Senate from th...
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Brevet Brigadier General Thomas Scott Allen

Date: 1868
Description: Engraved lithograph of a waist-up portrait of Brevet Brigadier General Thomas Scott Allen. Allen was a Republican member of the Wisconsin State Assembly f...
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Adelbert Ames

Date: 1865
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Adelbert Ames, US Army veteran and Republican politician. Ames was a general in both the Civil War and the Spanish-American War....

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