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| Date: | 03 01 1951 |
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| Description: | Governor Walter J. Kohler, Jr. signs a bill that would liberalize state housing loans to veterans. The legislators grouped around him in the Governor's off... |
| Date: | 01 01 1951 |
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| Description: | Newly inaugurated Governor Walter J. Kohler, Jr. sits at his desk in the Governor's office. Behind him are several bouquets of flowers and a Wisconsin flag... |
| Date: | 02 02 1944 |
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| Description: | Fred Zimmerman, Wisconsin Secretary of State, holding three checks dated January 31, 1944. The checks are payable to First Wisconsin National Bank, Milwau... |
| Date: | 12 01 1944 |
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| Description: | Ambassador Lord Halifax, British ambassador to the United States, meeting with Madison and Wisconsin labor leaders. Lord Halifax is in the center, and to t... |
| Date: | 01 08 1945 |
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| Description: | Eight members of the Wisconsin Council of Agriculture (in no particular order, they probably are: C.F. Claflin, Pres., William H. Hutter, Pres. emeritus, C... |
| Date: | 01 24 1945 |
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| Description: | Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific railroad party showing thirteen men seated and standing with a display of flags and an emblem. |
| Date: | 05 15 1945 |
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| Description: | Governor Goodland signing a bill (probably, Ch 131, Laws of 1945 relaxing the state's food sanitation law and easing animal slaughter on family farms) with... |
| Date: | 05 29 1945 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin Governor Walter S. Goodland signing a bill in his office, with two men looking on. The bill is probably Chapter 233 of the Laws of 1945 on the as... |
| Date: | 01 02 1946 |
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| Description: | Governor Goodland and another man (Crossman?) in the governor's office looking at pictures used in the January 5th issue of "Saturday Evening Post" article... |
| Date: | 12 09 1947 |
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| Description: | University of Wisconsin's annual football banquet in the Crystal Ballroom of the Loraine Hotel. Speakers of the evening included: back row, L to R: Jack Wi... |
| Date: | 05 04 1949 |
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| Description: | Governor Oscar Rennebohm, seated at his desk in the foreground, signs a bill into law ending segregation in the Wisconsin National Guard because of race, c... |
| Date: | 07 27 1949 |
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| Description: | Lieut. Walter Thompson, an officer with the Madison police force, receiving the $650 Kemper Foundation fellowship check to attend the traffic police admini... |
| Date: | 07 29 1949 |
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| Description: | Governor Rennebohm signing an appropriation bill for $1,000,000 that will fund 94 added positions at the state's mental institutions. Watching him sign are... |
| Date: | 08 04 1949 |
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| Description: | Governor Rennebohm signs a bill which will provide the University of Wisconsin with a new library. He is using a pen once used by President John Bascom. Th... |
| Date: | 11 02 1949 |
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| Description: | Madison City Manager Howell (right) signs a proclamation declaring the following week to be Optimist Week. Looking on, from the Madison Optimist Chapter, (... |
| Date: | 02 07 1950 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin Governor Oscar Rennebohm signing a proclamation officially announcing the observance of Nation Brotherhood Week. With him is Wisconsin Supreme Co... |
| Date: | 08 15 1950 |
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| Description: | Governor Oscar Rennebohm, seated, signs a proclamation that officially opens National Home Week in Wisconsin. With him at the signing, standing left to rig... |
| Date: | 06 07 1951 |
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| Description: | Governor Walter Kohler signs into law the bill providing that the governor and the legislature shall review all public expenditures, including money from r... |
| Date: | 10 06 1951 |
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| Description: | Mayor George Forster signs a document proclaiming November 11 to November 17 as Optimist Week. Looking on are John Canny, right, Madison Newspaper, Inc. a... |
| Date: | 03 19 1952 |
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| Description: | The Wisconsin State Journal was awarded a citation for its "distinguished service in reporting the news of veterans" by the Madison DAV chapter. Her... |
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