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Rally for John F. Kennedy

Date: 10 23 1960
Description: View of audience at a rally for John F. Kennedy for president.
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Hammersley for Governor Campaigners

Date: 11 03 1930
Description: Mr. Cranefield and another man posing with a campaign sign in support of Hammersley for Governor of Wisconsin. One man is sitting in the driver's seat, and...
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Dane County Democratic Club Hostesses

Date: 10 01 1952
Description: Dane County Democratic club luncheon hostesses: Mrs. Thomas E. Fairchild, Mrs. Horace Wilkie, Mrs. William Proxmire (Elsie Rockefeller, his first wife), Mr...
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Kennedy Campaigning in Wisconsin

Date: 10 23 1960
Description: Presidential candidate John F. Kennedy at the Madison airport with state Democratic leaders. To Kennedy's left are Governor Gaylord Nelson and state Democr...
Poster

McCarthy for U.S. Senator

Date: 11 05 1946
Description: Campaign poster for Republican candidate Joseph R. McCarthy, for U.S. Senate from Wisconsin. His image is a painted portrait.
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Harold Stassen Rally

Date: 03 31 1948
Description: Republican candidate for president, Harold E. Stassen, addressing a crowd of 3,800 persons at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Stock Pavilion during a S...
Poster

Dow Riot Protest Poster

Date: 10 1967
Description: Poster with a large image of the Dow Riot (Oct. 18, 1967) on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, showing riot police beating protesters. Includes t...
Poster

Register Your Discontent. Vote.

Date: 01 1972
Description: Poster encouraging young people to register to vote. Includes a picture of a barefoot man with a guitar and blue jeans (a college student, hippie, musician...
Poster

John Lindsay Presidential Campaign Poster

Date: 03 1972
Description: Large poster publicizing a public appearance of John Lindsay, former mayor of New York and 1972 Democratic Presidential hopeful. Meeting took place in fron...
Poster

Chisholm for President Poster

Date: 03 1972
Description: Campaign poster supporting Shirley Chisholm, an African American woman who was a Congresswoman, representing New York's 12th District for seven terms from ...
Poster

Nixon Ultimate Sacrifice Poster

Date: 05 1972
Description: Poster publicizing a rally and candlelight march around the University of Wisconsin-Madison Library Mall and Capitol Square in Madison, Wisconsin. Presiden...
Poster

John Heasley Campaign Poster

Date: 11 1972
Description: Poster supporting John Heasley for Wisconsin State Representative, in the 77th Assembly District. Features a blue image of Heasley with red text.
Poster

Register to Vote Poster, Female

Date: 10 1972
Description: Poster encouraging young people to vote in the 1972 presidential election. Text reads, "Maybe they gave you the right to vote because they thought you'd ne...
Poster

McGovern Presidential Campaign Poster

Date: 09 1972
Description: Campaign poster for 1972 Democratic Presidential nominee George McGovern, who lost the election to Richard Nixon. Features a large screen printed brown pic...
Poster

Judy Greenspan for School Board

Date: 1973
Description: Poster promoting Judy Greenspan for school board. Her platform includes: passage of the high school bill of rights, an end to discriminatory practices agai...
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President Harry S. Truman Visit

Date: 05 14 1950
Description: A peace demonstration was present on Breese Terrace, Regent Street, Little Street and Monroe Street as President Truman arrived for a speech at the Field H...
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Robert Taft Campaign Headquarters

Date: 01 02 1952
Description: Harvey Higley, Marinette, poses in front of a giant-sized campaign poster of Robert Taft in the presidential campaign headquarters at 117 South Webster Str...
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University of Wisconsin Co-eds for Harold Stassen for President Rally

Date: 03 28 1952
Description: Six University of Wisconsin co-eds wearing "Stassenettes" sashes posing in front of a "Stassen for President" poster when the presidential candidate spoke ...
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Leonard Schmitt Talkathon

Date: 08 08 1952
Description: Leonard F. Schmitt, Merrill attorney who is challenging U.S. Senator Joseph B. McCarthy for the Republican nomination in the primary, is pictured half-way ...
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Protest in Support of Grape Boycott

Date: 1969
Description: Protest on the Library Mall at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in support of the grape boycott. A woman stands on the sidewalk speaking at a microphone...

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