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Alex L. Nicol, Wisconsin Assembly Speaker

Date: 01 12 1949
Description: Portrait of Alex L. Nicol, Wisconsin Assembly Speaker, wielding a gavel in the Assembly Chambers of the Wisconsin State Capitol at the opening of the 69th ...
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George M. Smith, Lieutenant Governor

Date: 01 12 1949
Description: Portrait of George M. Smith, Lieutenant Governor, wielding a gavel in the Senate Chambers of the Wisconsin State Capitol at the opening of the 69th session...
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Frank Panzer, President Pro Tem of the Senate

Date: 01 12 1949
Description: Portrait of Senator Frank Panzer wielding a gavel in the Senate Chambers of the Wisconsin State Capitol at the opening of the 69th session of the Wisconsin...
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Madison City Council Members

Date: 04 19 1949
Description: Group portrait of the members of the new Madison City Council. Front row, left to right: Ray Fessenden, John E. Coyne, and Frank Haas. Back row: Willilam C...
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Ernst J. Deppe

Date: 04 19 1949
Description: Ernst J. Deppe of Marshall sits behind a desk covered in papers and is holding a gavel. He was narrowly elected Dane County board chairman, 42 to 40, over ...
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East Side Youth Council

Date: 04 29 1949
Description: Members of the East Side Youth Concil recently inaugurated in ceremonies at the East Side Business Men's clubhouse. Front row, left to right: Lois Ann Br...
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Novak and Laird

Date: 07 1983
Description: Journalist Robert Novak, right, with former Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird of Wisconsin at an unidentified formal event. Both men were then involved wit...
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Novak and Rove

Date: 06 2003
Description: Presidential adviser Carl Rove and journalist Robert Novak at an event honoring the 40th anniversary of Novak's newspaper column.
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Senator Gaylord Nelson and Senator Hubert Humphrey

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Description: Senator Gaylord Nelson and Senator Hubert Humphrey seated at a desk reviewing papers.
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Philip F. La Follette

Date: 04 28 1938
Description: Governor Philip F. La Follette of Wisconsin on the night when he delivered his "National Progressives of America" speech. Behind him is Morris Rubin, edito...
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Ted Kennedy

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Description: Senator Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts at a breakfast meeting with a group of labor leaders.
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Charles Hayes of the UPWA

Date: 03 1958
Description: Charles Hayes (center), director of the United Packinghouse Workers of America District 1 and a national leader in UPWA's efforts to organize and support t...
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Gov. Kohler Signs Bill

Date: 06 07 1951
Description: Governor Walter Kohler signs into law the bill providing that the governor and the legislature shall review all public expenditures, including money from r...
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Interviewing the Attorney General

Date: 03 12 1965
Description: Recently-appointed Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach answers questions from the press. To his left is George Reedy, press secretary for President Lyndon...
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Jefferson Davis

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Description: Three-quarter length portrait of Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States of America, in Union uniform.
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Court Packing

Date: 1937
Description: Snapshot of a break in the deliberations during the famous Roosevelt "Court Packing Case." Journalist Robert S. Allen, who was covering the story, can be s...
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"Washington Merry Go Round"

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Description: Drew Pearson (left), and Robert S. Allen (right), whose syndicated column "Washington Merry Go Round" made them among the nation's best known journalists. ...
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John Gronouski Taking Oath

Date: 02 19 1965
Description: Attorney General Nicholas Kastenbach administers the oath of office to Postmaster General John A. Gronouski at the White House. From left to right are John...
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Republican National Convention

Date: 07 07 1952
Description: Harlan Kelly, Sauk County district attorney, left, and Harvey Higley, Marinette, leader of the 24 Badger Taft delegates, right, talk over strategy at Wisco...
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Republican National Convention

Date: 07 07 1952
Description: Former Governor Philip F. La Follette, a Warren alternate, left, chats with Henry Ringling, Baraboo, who will be named Wisconsin's new national GOP committ...

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