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Reformers Poster

Date: 1873
Description: Poster entitled "Reformers Of 1873" with depictions of Governor William R. Taylor, Lt. Governor Charles D. Parker, Secretary Peter Doyle, Treasurer Ferdina...
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James K. Polk

Date: 1849
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of James K. Polk, 11th President of the United States, 1845-1849.
Photograph

Lyndon Johnson signs Medicare Bill

Date: 07 30 1965
Description: President Lyndon Baines Johnson signs the Medicare bill. Former President Harry S. Truman, "who started it all," is present with Mrs. Bess Truman, Hubert H...
Photograph

Jimmy Carter and Mother

Date: 1980
Description: Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States, enjoys a moment with his mother, "Miss Lillian" Carter at the White House.
Photograph

Eleanor Roosevelt at Press Conference

Date: 01 18 1953
Description: Eleanor Roosevelt interviewed by the press prior to her Sunday afternoon talk in the Memorial Union Theater.
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Eleanor Roosevelt Press Conference

Date: 01 19 1953
Description: Eleanor Roosevelt interviewed by the press prior to her Sunday afternoon talk in the Memorial Union Theater.
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National Democratic Political Convention

Date: 07 17 1944
Description: National Democratic political convention in Chicago. Shown, left to right, are: George Schlotthauer, Democratic candidate for the Wisconsin State Senate fr...
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National Democratic Political Convention

Date: 07 17 1944
Description: National Democratic political convention in Chicago. Delegates William B. Rubin, Milwaukee, and Mrs. Cecilia Garvin, Elroy.
Photograph

National Democratic Political Convention

Date: 06 17 1944
Description: National Democratic political convention in Chicago. State Democratic Chairman, Thomas R. King, and delegate, Cecilia Garvin from Elroy.
Photograph

National Democratic Political Convention

Date: 07 17 1944
Description: National Democratic political convention in Chicago. William B. Rubin, Milwaukee, and former Senator Harry W. Bolens, Port Washington.
Photograph

National Democratic Political Convention

Date: 07 17 1944
Description: National Democratic political convention in Chicago. Representative Howard McMurray, Milwaukee, candidate for United States Senator, and Thomas R. King, Oc...
Photograph

National Democratic Political Convention

Date: 07 17 1944
Description: National Democratic political convention in Chicago. Former Senator, Harry W. Bolens, Port Washington; Otto Stielow, Sheboygan; and John Kehoe, Green Bay.
Photograph

National Democratic Political Convention

Date: 06 17 1944
Description: National Democratic political convention in Chicago. Thomas R. King, State Democratic Party Chairman, and William B. Rubin, delegate from Milwaukee.
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Assemblywoman Ruth Doyle with James Doyle

Date: 11 22 1948
Description: Assemblywoman Ruth Doyle with James Doyle, her husband, who was co-chairman of the state party's organizing committee which planned the campaign.
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Wisconsin's Twelve Democratic Electors

Date: 12 13 1948
Description: Wisconsin's twelve Democratic electors met at the Wisconsin State Capitol to cast the state's electoral votes for President Truman and Vice-President Barkl...
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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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James Farley

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of James Farley.
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David R. Obey At Ice Age Trail Visitors Center

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Description: Informal portrait of Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey standing at an outdoor podium at the Ice Age Trail Visitors Center. Trees fill the background.
Photograph

In La Follette's Shadow

Date: 07 1972
Description: Congressman David R. Obey and Senator Gaylord Nelson posed talking in front of the statue of Robert M. La Follette, Sr. in the National Statuary Hall in th...
Photograph

Obey and Proxmire

Date: 06 1970
Description: Congressman David R. Obey and Senator William Proxmire outside the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. The photograph was taken for use in the campaign li...

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