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Bruce Barton at a Desk

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Description: Bruce Barton is seated at a desk looking at a paper. Four men stand behind him: Alex F. Olson, Fred Manchee, Davis Danforth, and Charles H. Brown.
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Barton in Crowd during Election Campaign

Date: 1940
Description: Bruce Barton in a large crowd during his 1940 campaign for election to the U.S. Senate.
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William Jennings Bryan Addressing Crowd

Date: 10 03 1900
Description: View from audience of William Jennings Bryan, as Democratic nominee for election to the presidency, addressing a crowd, estimated at 15,000 people, at a st...
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Group Signing Wright Foundation Contract

Date: 07 05 1956
Description: Frank Lloyd Wright (seated left), Madison Mayor Nestingen (seated right), and other officials signing a contract between the city of Madison and the Frank ...
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Senator Chilsen and Bob Matthias

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Description: Former Olympic athlete Bob Matthias (left) and Republican Senator Chilsen and using exercise equipment. Matthias was also a Republican Congressman from Cal...
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Congressman Thomas Petri and Senator Chilsen

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Description: Wisconsin Republican Congressman Thomas Petri and State Senator Walter John Chilsen pose in front of the national christmas tree. The tree came from Northe...
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President Gerald Ford and Senator Walter J. Chilsen

Date: 08 25 1975
Description: President Gerald Ford shakes hands with Senator Walter J. Chilsen. Chilsen was a Republican state senator from Wausau, 1967-1991. Prominent in committee wo...
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Senator Walter Chilsen and Milwaukee Congressman Alvin O'Konski

Date: 03 1969
Description: Wisconsin State Senator Walter Chilsen discussing U.S. Army missile technology with Wisconsin Congressman Alvin O'Konski. Chilsen was a Republican state se...
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Philip La Follette and Supporters

Date: 1930
Description: Philip La Follette sits on the shoulders of a man in a crowd of supporters, possibly during his 1930 campaign for the governorship of Wisconsin.
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Bill Proxmire

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Description: Portrait of Bill Proxmire. The front of the photograph is inscribed: To America's greatest Crusading editor with admiration and deep respect, Bill Proxmire...
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Rubin and Gompers in Atlantic City

Date: 06 1919
Description: William B. Rubin and Samuel Gompers pose together in Atlantic City. Text beneath the image reads, "Two Americans are thoroughgoing in their defense of huma...
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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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Wisconsin State Legislature

Date: 01 11 1951
Description: The Wisconsin State Legislature listens to Governor Walter J. Kohler, Jr. The Senators are seated in the first row.
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Wisconsin State Legislature

Date: 01 11 1951
Description: The Wisconsin State Legislature listens to an address from Governor Walter J. Kohler, Jr. The State Senators are seated in the first row, including Melvin ...
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Lucian H. Palmer

Date: 1907
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Lucian (or Lucien) H. Palmer from the 1907 composite image of the Wisconsin Assembly. In 1906, Palmer (a Republican) was the...
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Mary, Philip, and Fola La Follette

Date: 1929
Description: Informal portrait of Mary, Philip, and Fola La Follette standing outdoors. Mary is wearing a middy blouse.
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Robert M. La Follette's Funeral Procession

Date: 06 22 1925
Description: Robert, Jr., Belle Case, and Philip La Follette in foreground; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Sucher follow, and George Middleton in background. To the left: E.N. Warn...
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Robert M. La Follette

Date: 1923
Description: Informal portrait of Robert M. La Follette, 1923. Probably taken by Fred L. Holmes.
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Panel for "Wake Up America" Radio Program

Date: 09 28 1941
Description: Philip Fox La Follette (second from right), during a broadcast of "Wake Up America" at the Lowell Thomas Radio Studio in Pawling, New York. The show broadc...

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