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| Date: | 09 04 1958 |
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| Description: | Dedication of Wisconsin's first expressway, a seven-mile stretch of Interstate Highway I-94 in Waukesha County, Wisconsin. Presiding at the ribbon-cutting ... |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Vice President Richard M. Nixon waves his cowboy hat from the seat of an International 300 utility tractor. |
| Date: | 06 09 1954 |
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| Description: | McCarthy-Army hearings. Left to right: G. David Schine, Joseph R. McCarthy, and Roy Cohn. |
| Date: | 07 1952 |
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| Description: | The Democratic convention, with Harry S. Truman and Adlai Stevenson standing at a podium. |
| Date: | 1959 |
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| Description: | Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev inspecting hogs on a farm. Khrushchev is accompanied by Roswell "Bob" Garst and Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge. |
| Date: | 1959 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev wading through a throng of reporters during a visit to a farm. A Farmall 560 tractor is in the background... |
| Date: | 1958 |
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| Description: | Life on the campaign trail with Philleo Nash, in front of the Philleo Nash Rambler, greeting young supporters. Nash was running as the Democratic candidate... |
| Date: | 1959 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Philleo Nash, a Democrat, riding on an elephant during the annual Circus Parade. |
| Date: | 08 27 1957 |
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| Description: | William Proxmire, his wife, Ellen (to Proxmire's right), and his supporters celebrate his victory in the special election to fill the Senate seat vacated u... |
| 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: | 07 10 1954 |
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| Description: | Publicity photo at a pre-convention session of the Wisconsin State Democratic Party that includes William Proxmire and James E. Doyle, rival candidates for... |
| Date: | 02 02 1959 |
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| Description: | Presentation of the Heart Award by President Eisenhower and Senator Lyndon Johnson. The citation is read by Bruce Barton. |
| Date: | 07 05 1956 |
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| 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 ... |
| Date: | 01 09 1951 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 01 09 1951 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin State Senators signing-in in the Senate Chambers of the Wisconsin State Capitol. |
| Date: | 01 11 1951 |
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| Description: | The Wisconsin State Legislature listens to Governor Walter J. Kohler, Jr. The Senators are seated in the first row. |
| Date: | 01 11 1951 |
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| 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 ... |
| Date: | 02 05 1953 |
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| Description: | Joint Finance Committee of the 1952 Wisconsin Legislature listening to arguments for and against the $5,000,000 cut Governor Walter Kohler proposed in the ... |
| Date: | 02 27 1953 |
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| Description: | Robert M. La Follette Jr., funeral at Grace Episcopal Church. The former senator, who committed suicide, was thought to have been depressed. Some thought h... |
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