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Proxmire Parade

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Description: Senator William Proxmire waves to the crowd from an open antique automobile during a parade in downtown Milwaukee.
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Village President

Date: 04 1985
Description: "Twenty-six-year-old Martin P. Koll, who was elected Village President at the spring election, posed on Theresa's main street."
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Obey and Young at Ground Zero

Date: 09 2001
Description: Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey (right) and Florida Congressman Young tour the destruction at the World Trade Center with an FBI guide a few days after...
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Obey Near Ground Zero

Date: 09 2001
Description: Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey (in blue shirt) standing at the intersection of Vesey Street and the West Side Highway near the World Trade Center site...
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Obey and Young, Overwhelmed

Date: 09 2001
Description: Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey (right) looking at the World Trade Center site shortly after the 9/11 attacks. With Obey is Florida Congressman Bill Yo...
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Robert M. La Follette, Sr.

Date: 1924
Description: Presidential campaign photo of Robert M. La Follette, Sr. standing up in the back of a convertible automobile with an American flag behind him. Two signs i...
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City of Superior Ward Map

Date: 1940
Description: This ward map shows streets, the Nemadji River, and addition and division boundaries. Also included is a list of members of the Douglas County Board town, ...
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Giant Puppets Outside the Republican Presidential Debate

Date: 11 10 2015
Description: A large group of protesters walking down the street holding signs reading: "Chase the Money," "Black Lives Matter," "Immigrant Justice," and "Fight for $15...
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Walker and Trump Protest Puppets

Date: 11 10 2015
Description: A group of people are taking photographs of the protesters outside the Republican presidential debate. In the center are two giant effigy puppets of Donald...
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Emir Ali Pasha in Berlin

Date: 1914
Description: Emir Ali Pascha was the Vice-President of the Turkish legislature. He visited Berlin in late 1914 or early 1915 on a goodwill trip. Here, accompanied by a...
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New City-County Building Opening

Date: 05 17 1957
Description: With nostalgic feelings, Dane County supervisors said goodbye to the old courthouse on Main Street, then marched to the new City-County building on Monona ...
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Secretary of State Robert C. Zimmerman Walks from Capitol to Home

Date: 08 02 1960
Description: From the Wisconsin State Journal: Wisconsin Secretary of State Robert C. Zimmerman has walked every weekday after working in the State Capitol, for ...

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