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Satterlee Clark

Date: 1856
Description: Quarter-length oval portrait of Satterlee Clark. He was born in Washington, D.C., came to Wisconsin in April of 1829, and resided in Green Lake. In 1830, h...
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J.P. Dickson

Date: 1856
Description: Quarter-length oval portrait of J.P. Dickson. He was born in Danville, Caledonia county, Vermont. Dickson emigrated to Wisconsin on June 20th, 1836, and r...
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Moses M. Strong

Date: 1856
Description: Quarter-length oval portrait of Moses M. Strong. He was born in Vermon on May 20, 1810, and came to Mineral Point, Wisconsin, in June of 1836. Strong was...
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John F. Potter

Date: 1856
Description: Quarter-length oval portrait of John Fox Potter. He was born in Augusta, Maine, on May 11, 1817. Potter came to Wisconsin in 1836 and resided in Potter's...
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Legislators Signing In

Date: 1951
Description: Newly-elected members of the Wisconsin Assembly signing in. Facing the camera left to right are: E. William Proxmire (D-Madison), Hermann Eisner (D-Cross P...
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Governor Kohler on Inauguration Day

Date: 01 01 1951
Description: Walter J. Kohler, Jr. is sitting on an oversized sofa in the Governor's office prior to his inauguration ceremony. With him are Wisconsin's other constitut...
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Thomas E. Coleman (1893-1964)

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Description: Portrait of Thomas E. Coleman sitting at a desk. He was the "boss" of the Republican Party in Wisconsin in the 1950s and President of Madison-Kipp Corporat...
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Swearing-In Wisconsin State Senators

Date: 01 09 1951
Description: Swearing-in ceremony of 6 of 17 new Wisconsin State Senators. Left to right: Henry W. Meier (D-Milwaukee), Arthur A. Lenroot (R-Superior), Frank E. Panzer...
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Wisconsin State Senators

Date: 01 09 1951
Description: Wisconsin State Senators signing-in in the Senate Chambers of the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Governor Walter J. Kohler, Jr.

Date: 01 11 1951
Description: Governor Walter J. Kohler, Jr., addresses a joint session of the Wisconsin State Legislature.
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Fred Zimmerman, Wisconsin Secretary of State

Date: 02 02 1944
Description: Fred Zimmerman, Wisconsin Secretary of State, holding three checks dated January 31, 1944. The checks are payable to First Wisconsin National Bank, Milwau...
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U.S. Representative Melvin J. Maas

Date: 03 20 1944
Description: United States Representative Melvin J. Maas (R-Minn.), visiting with his daughter, Mrs. Maryanne Wood, a student at the University of Wisconsin.
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Ambassador Lord and Lady Halifax

Date: 12 01 1944
Description: Ambassador Lord (Edward Frederick Lindley Wood) and Lady Halifax, British ambassador to the United States, at the train station. Left to right: Lady Halifa...
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Lord and Lady Halifax Visit

Date: 12 01 1944
Description: Ambassador Lord Halifax, British ambassador to the United States, meeting with Madison and Wisconsin labor leaders. Lord Halifax is in the center, and to t...
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Wisconsin Republican Party Testimonial Dinner for Thomas F. Coleman

Date: 06 04 1945
Description: Group portrait of four prominent Republicans at the testimonal dinner given for Thomas F. Coleman, chairman of the Republican voluntary committee, at the L...
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Madison City Plan Commission

Date: 11 01 1945
Description: Members of the Madison City Plan Commission examining a proposed new zoning ordinance. Standing, from left, are J.M. Albers of the state planning board, an...
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R.L. Joiner

Date: 1891
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of R.L. Joiner, a member of the Wisconsin Senate. From a composite of portraits.
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R.L. Joiner

Date: 1890
Description: Quarter-length portrait of R.L. Joiner, from a composite of images of the Wisconsin Senate.
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Rennebohm's Oath of Office

Date: 03 13 1947
Description: Governor Oscar Rennebohm is administered the oath of office as his wife and daughter look on.
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Dreyfus Administration

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Description: Governor Lee Sherman Dreyfus (left) and the elected officers of his term: Lt. Governor Russell Olson, Secretary of State Vel Phillips, Treasurer Charles Sm...

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