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| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Francis E. McGovern, Republican, the 22nd Governor of Wisconsin, 1911-1915. |
| Date: | 1962 |
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| Description: | Arthur Altmeyer standing at a blackboard speaking at the Salzburg seminar in American studies. Arthur J. Altmeyer (1891–1972) was the United States Commi... |
| Date: | 1943 |
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| Description: | Poster for International Harvester dealerships promoting the collection of scrap metal for use in war production. Features caricatures of Adolf Hitler and ... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | A head and shoulders portrait of William Dempster Hoard (1836-1918). |
| Date: | 09 1990 |
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| Description: | George Herbert Walker Bush, 41st President of the United States, with his wife, Barbara Pierce Bush. Bush was born on June 12, 1924 in Milton, Massachuset... |
| Date: | 08 11 1961 |
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| Description: | Vel Phillips wearing a striped dress and a tag that reads "We're here for Wisconsin Human Rights Legislation." Phillips was taking part in a sit-in in supp... |
| Date: | 07 30 1965 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1980 |
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| Description: | Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States, enjoys a moment with his mother, "Miss Lillian" Carter at the White House. |
| Date: | 1963 |
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| Description: | Lyndon Baines Johnson, the 36th President of the United States, is shown with his wife, Lady Bird Johnson, having an intense discussion, while seated in an... |
| Date: | 01 09 1973 |
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| Description: | Senator William Proxmire (bald head toward the camera) makes a point with Majority Leader Mike Mansfield (center) at a meeting of the Senate committee chai... |
| Date: | 01 18 1978 |
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| Description: | Senator William Proxmire meeting with President Jimmy Carter in the White House. |
| Date: | 1951 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1979 |
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| Description: | Senator Walter John Chilsen (left), and Lee Dreyfus (right), shaking hands. Man in center of image is unidentified. Chilsen was Republican state senator fr... |
| Date: | 01 01 1951 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 07 1925 |
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| Description: | Front page of "La Follette's Magazine" Memorial Edition remembering the life and work of Robert M. La Follette, Sr. This magazine later became the Progres... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Official Primary ballot Tuesday September, 1912. City of Madison-Tenth Ward for the Democratic Party. |
| Date: | 04 04 1917 |
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| Description: | Speech of Robert M. La Follette in the Senate of Wisconsin regarding the war with Germany. |
| Date: | 07 1925 |
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| Description: | Memorial Edition of "La Follette's Magazine," page 107. The magazine later became known as the "Progressive Magazine." |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Robert M. La Follette political poster asking voters to consider La Follette's views and the opposition's views. |
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