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Governor Julius P. Heil Campaigning to Teenagers

Date: 10 1942
Description: Governor Julius P. Heil (1876-1949) speaks to Shawano High School students and others during his gubernatorial re-election campaign. He arrived during the ...
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Tours the Allis-Chalmers Plant

Date: 1940
Description: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Wisconsin Governor Julius P. Heil, and other officials touring the Allis-Chalmers plant.
Photograph

Robert M. La Follette, Sr.

Date: 10 1900
Description: Robert M. La Follette, Sr., waving a flag from the back of a train as he campaigns for governor.
Print

La Follette, Sr. Engraving

Date: 1904
Description: An engraved head and shoulders portrait of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., during the period when he was the governor of Wisconsin.
Book or Pamphlet

La Follette on the Firing Line

Date: 04 1907
Description: Robert M. La Follette, Sr., addressing an audience of 12,000 in Los Angeles. The photograph is on the cover of a pamphlet entitled "La Follette On The Firi...
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The Silver Presentation Delegation

Date: 10 26 1945
Description: Members of the official Silver Presentation Delegation on board the USS "Wisconsin". Bottom left to right: Judge Rosenberry, Captain Roper, and Oscar Renne...
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Silver Presentation Delegation and Wives

Date: 10 26 1945
Description: The official delegation party with their wives at the ceremony of silver service presentation aboard the USS "Wisconsin". Seated left to right are Judge Ro...
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Senator Joseph McCarthy and Roy Cohn

Date: 01 1953
Description: Joseph (Joe) McCarthy is seen here with his chief counsel, Roy Cohn, whom he hired on the advice of J. Edgar Hoover.
Photograph

Theodore Roosevelt

Date: 1918
Description: Full-length portrait of Theodore Roosevelt.
Postcard

Richard M. Nixon and Family

Date: 1952
Description: Group portrait of Richard M. Nixon and his family during the 1952 presidential election campaign when he was the running mate in Dwight D. Eisenhower's suc...
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Governor Robert M. La Follette, Sr.

Date: 1900
Description: Portrait of Robert M. La Follette, Sr. when he became governor of Wisconsin. This original of this item is a postcard that was probably used for campaign p...
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Herbert Hoover

Date: 1920
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Herbert Hoover, 31st president of the United States.
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Birthplace of Republican Party

Date: 1929
Description: 75th anniversary celebration of the birth of the Republican Party at Ripon. Governor Walter J. Kohler, Sr., stands on the podium in front of the Little Whi...
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Governor Walter Kohler, Sr.

Date: 1929
Description: Portrait of Governor Walter J. Kohler, Sr., taken in the Governor's Office in the Wisconsin State Capitol on his Inauguration Day.
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Kohler at Press Club Outing

Date: 1932
Description: Former Republican Governor Walter J. Kohler, Sr., at the Milwaukee Press Club outing.
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Governor Thompson Boosts Amtrak

Date: 10 30 1989
Description: Tommy G. Thompson, governor of Wisconsin and an enthusiastic member of the Amtrak governing board, salutes the expansion of Hiawatha service between Chicag...
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La Follette Campaign Train

Date: 1900
Description: Robert M. La Follette, Sr. with a group on his special campaign train. From left to right they are Alfred T. Rogers, La Follette's law partner; Mr. and Mrs...
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Governor Oscar Rennebohm Listens to Broadcast

Date: 1948
Description: Governor Oscar Rennebohm and friends listening to broadcast.
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Philip La Follette and Labor Crowd

Date: 09 20 1930
Description: View over crowd towards Philip La Follette, the son of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., campaigning for governor before a large crowd of workers near the Allis ...
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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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