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Birthplace of Republican Party

Date: 1929
Description: 75th anniversary celebration of the birth of the Republican Party at Ripon. Governor Walter J. Kohler, Sr., stands on the podium in front of the Little Whi...
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Philip La Follette addressing National Progressives of America

Date: 04 28 1938
Description: Governor Philip La Follette addressing the newly formed National Progressives of America at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Stock Pavilion. La Follette...
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Campaign Rally for Thomas Edmund Dewey

Date: 1948
Description: Group of people, many holding signs, at a presidential rally for Thomas Edmund Dewey.
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Large Crowd at Republican Convention

Date: 06 1920
Description: Large crowd at gathering for the Republican Convention. The 1920 National Convention of the Republican Party of the United States nominated Ohio Senator Wa...
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National Republican Convention

Date: 1956
Description: Wisconsin delegation at National Republican Convention held at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, California, from August 20 to August 23, 1956. It renominat...
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Ronald Reagan Campaigning for President

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Description: Ronald Reagan shakes hands with workers in front of a Manitowoc crane.
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Admiring the GOP Mascot

Date: 1960
Description: Ralph H. Bonnell, delegate from the Republican Party of Massachusetts, admires the GOP mascot, an elephant, with another unidentified man at the Republican...
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Frame 01: Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party

Date: 1964
Description: This filmstrip frame shows an outline of the state of Mississippi and the words: "Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party". The Mississippi Freedom Democratic...
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Frame 38: Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party District Meeting

Date: 1964
Description: A room full of people at an MFDP district meeting. Signs bear the names of several counties in central Mississippi.
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Frame 40: Moses and Press at State Meeting

Date: 08 06 1964
Description: Audience and stage with a banner that reads "Freedom Democratic Party" at the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) State Convention.
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Frame 47: FDP Supporters Demonstrating on Boardwalk

Date: 08 1964
Description: An integrated group of mostly young people sitting on the Atlantic City boardwalk. Many of them are holding signs showing support for the Mississippi Freed...
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Frame 48: Demonstration at Night

Date: 08 1964
Description: A nighttime rally outside the Atlantic City Convention Hall in support of seating the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) at the 1964 Democratic Na...
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Frame 51: Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party State Convention

Date: 1964
Description: A large group sit in an auditorium facing an empty stage at the Mississippi Freedom Democratic (MFDP) State Convention. Signs posted among the chairs bear ...
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Frame 53: Woman in Hat

Date: 1964
Description: A woman wearing a knit cap stands in front of a microphone. The badge on her chest identifies her as an MFDP member from Hinds County. Three men behind her...
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Frame 64: The Three Women Set Off to Washington

Date: 1964
Description: Annie Devine, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Victoria Gray, fellow MFDP candidates. All three women are wearing hats and carrying handbags. A crowd of people are be...
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Frame 67: Group of People Outdoors

Date: 1964
Description: An integrated group of people stand outdoors in coats and hats. A man in a light-colored shirt in the foreground, probably civil rights activist and MFDP m...
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Frame 75: Stand up for FDP (Freedom Democratic Party)

Date: 1964
Description: A woman holds a sign that reads "Stand up with the Freedom Democrats." In the left foreground is a police officer, and in the background are more people ho...
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Frame 78: Line Up with Signs

Date: 1964
Description: A group of young people on a sidewalk protesting with signs in support of the MFDP.
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Wisconsin United

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Description: There's nothing like a threat to the fortunes of the dairy business to bring Wisconsin political leaders together. Here two Republicans and two Democrats t...

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