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Dr. Otto L. Schmidt

Date: 10 06 1918
Description: Dr. Otto L. Schmidt delivers a speech from a platform in front of a stone monument on which is inscribed the text of Abraham Lincoln's Farewell Address to ...
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University of Wisconsin Freshman Convocation

Date: 09 10 1961
Description: U.W. President Conrad Elvehjem speaks at the podium on the Field House stage. He advised the students to "buckle down" to their studies. On the left, tuba ...
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Philip Fox La Follette

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Description: Philip Fox La Follette speaking into a WTMJ microphone. There are audio speakers behind him. He is wearing a suit and necktie.
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Joseph Mitchell Speaks on Curtailing Welfare Program

Date: 11 17 1961
Description: Newburgh, N.Y. City Manager Joseph Mitchell, pictured here, gave a talk to University of Wisconsin Conservation Club about reducing federal and state welfa...
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Lauri Wynn

Date: 03 08 1974
Description: Wisconsin Education Association Council President, Lauri Wynn, speaking at an affirmative action meeting at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Bob Richards Speaks for World Record Standards

Date: 11 28 1962
Description: Rev. Robert Richards, former Olympic Champion, speaking to the Madison Sales and Marketing Executives Club. A pole-vaulting record holder, he is advocating...
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Maud McCreery

Date: 1912
Description: Maud McCreery speaking from the back seat of a car during a Women's Suffrage in Wisconsin Campaign. Mrs. McCreery was a women's suffrage activist who worke...
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Sarah Harder

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Description: Sarah Harder speaking at Midway College for a daylong event titled "Report from Nairobi." Ms. Harder was an advocate for equal rights.
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Oscar G. Mayer Jr. Giving a Report

Date: 01 25 1964
Description: Oscar G. Mayer Jr., president of the Oscar Mayer Company, at a podium on the stage of the Orpheum Theatre. On the screen is a large map of United States wi...
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Rally Held at the State Capital to Call For Passage of the Federal Civil Rights Bill

Date: 04 25 1964
Description: Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth, president of the Alabama Movement for Human Rights and a close associate of Rev. Martin Luther King, speaks to a rally of 400 p...
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Wisconsin Power and Light Stockholders Meeting

Date: 05 27 1964
Description: Seen from the rear, Carl Forsberg, president of Wisconsin Power and Light (WPL) company, is addressing a crowd of about 400 shareholders during a meeting a...
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West German Consul Speaks

Date: 07 08 1964
Description: West German Consul in Chicago, Dr. Klaus Bloemer, spoke to about 30 people from the Wisconsin Summer Language Institute at the Wisconsin Center. He emphasi...
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La Follette Homestead Dedicated as Historical Monument

Date: 09 01 1964
Description: Philip La Follette, former Wisconsin governor, left, was one of the main speakers at the ceremony which dedicated the former homestead of the late United S...
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Newton Minow Speaking

Date: 1962
Description: Newton Minow speaks at a National Association of Broadcasters event.
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Minow Giving a Speech

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Description: Slightly elevated view over audience towards Newton Minow giving a speech while standing at a podium. A large plaque on the wall behind him says "Northwest...
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Newton Minow — Contact Sheet

Date: 03 1963
Description: Contact sheet of images of Newton Minow at a podium speaking at the Annenberg School of Communications at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Ex-Governor William Dempster Hoard

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Description: Ex-governor William Dempster Hoard standing on a stage in front of an audience. He holds a piece of paper in his left hand, and is gesturing with his right...
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Governor Philipp and President Van Hise at the U.W Campus

Date: 03 1915
Description: Governor Emmanuel Philipp stands on a dais, covered with a white sheet, behind University of Wisconsin-Madison's President Charles Van Hise. Van Hise stand...
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John Blaine Campaigning

Date: 06 24 1922
Description: Slightly elevated view towards a crowd of men gathered in front of a dentist building. John J. Blaine, Wisconsin's 24th governor stands speaking near the e...
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President Jimmy Carter Speaking

Date: 10 06 1980
Description: President Jimmy Carter standing behind a podium withGaylord Nelson on the left. Another man is behind the podium on the right. A banner hangs in the backgr...

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