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Robert Hodgell Exhibiting his Paintings

Date: 10 05 1946
Description: Robert Overman Hodgell (left), is shown viewing some of his paintings which were done while he was serving with the navy in the South Pacific. Byron C. Jo...
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Wisconsin Assembly Filming

Date: 04 08 1947
Description: Wisconsin Assembly in the Wisconsin State Capitol being filmed for State Centennial Film. There are a group of men on the speakers rostrum, and many camera...
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Dreyfus "State of the State" Address

Date: 01 31 1979
Description: Framed by a window in the Assembly Chamber door, Governor Lee Sherman Dreyfus addresses the Wisconsin Legislature.
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LBJ and Merriman Smith

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Description: Merriman Smith of UPI, the "dean of the White House correspondents," with President Lyndon Johnson, in the White House. Smith enjoyed a close relationship ...
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Pilgrims and Indian Meeting

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Description: View of a painting entitled, "Pilgrims and Indian Meeting." The piece features pilgrims arriving on the shore and encountering a Native American.
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Inauguration of Jefferson Davis

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Description: Painting of the inauguration of Jefferson Davis as president of the Confederacy at Montgomery, Alabama on February 18, 1861. The painting features the Ala...
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Commandos L Camouflaging Explosive

Date: 1963
Description: Member of the anti-Castro group Commandos L spray painting a homemade explosive device with a camouflage pattern under a covered porch. Parked cars and tre...
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Young Women with Bicycles

Date: 1900
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of eight young women, each standing and holding a bicycle. Three of the women also hold brownie cameras.
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Children Dressed up for War

Date: 1918
Description: Full-length portrait of two children, about 6-7 years old, posed in a studio in front of a painted background. On the left the young boy is costumed as a s...
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Governor George W. Peck

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Description: Three-quarter length portrait in front of a painted backdrop of George Peck on a cabinet card. He is wearing a suit and necktie and is resting his right fo...
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Governor Lucey Receiving the Encyclopedia Britannica

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Description: Patrick J. Lucey standing at a podium (which is sitting on a table) in the State Historical Society surrounded by a group of men. Behind the group on the p...
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Elon Frances Brown

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Description: Full-length portrait in front of a painted backdrop and a U.S. Flag of Civil War soldier Elon Frances Brown of the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry, posing in unifor...

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