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Signing Wisconsin Unemployment Law

Date: 01 28 1932
Description: Governor Philip La Follette signing Wisconsin's pioneer unemployment compensation law. From left to right are Henry Ohl, Elizabeth Brandeis, Paul A. Raushe...
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Astronaut Photograph

Date: 01 1967
Description: Astronaut James A. Lovell and his wife during a visit to Wisconsin. One measure of Lovell's celebrity status is the fact that it is Wisconsin's governor, ...
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Gemini Hero

Date: 01 1967
Description: Greeting astronaut James A. Lovell (4th from the left) and his wife at the airport are Wisconsin Governor Warren P. Knowles (2nd from the left) and Mrs. Do...
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Governor Philip F. La Follette at the Telegraph

Date: 11 01 1931
Description: Governor Philip F. La Follette presses a telegraph key at the Western Union Office to open an event in Green Bay.
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Around-the-world Telephone Call

Date: 03 18 1931
Description: Norman Clapp, Appleton High School student, sitting in the governor's chair, represents Wisconsin in the around-the-world telephone conversation held in co...
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Sol Levitan and State Treasury Employees

Date: 09 16 1930
Description: State Treasurer Sol Levitan sits surrounded by his employees in the State Treasurer's office as they celebrate his victory in the primary election.
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Robert Kennedy Announces His Candidacy

Date: 03 16 1968
Description: Senator Robert F. Kennedy announcing his candidacy for the office of President of the United States. The announcement took place in the Caucus Room of the ...
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Al Gore at Dinner

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Description: Al Gore talking to two women at a dinner.
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Reporters Quiz Joe McCarthy

Date: 11 18 1953
Description: After closed door hearings at the Boston Federal Building, Senator Joseph R. McCarthy talks to the press about subversive activities at the General Electri...
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Arthur Pugh Retirement

Date: 01 27 1948
Description: State Treasurer John Sonderegger, on right, presenting a tie pin to his chief accountant, Arthur Pugh, wearing eyeglasses on left, at his retirement. A gro...
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Novak in China

Date: 11 26 1978
Description: Journalist Robert Novak with Teng Hsiao-Ping.
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Novak in Japan

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Description: Journalist Robert Novak with Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone in Tokyo, Japan.
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President Lyndon Johnson Meets the Press

Date: 04 04 1964
Description: President Lyndon Johnson meets with the press in the Cabinet meeting room.
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Tommy Thompson

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Description: Tommy Thompson, Secretary of Health & Human Services (2001-2005) being interviewed while on a visit to La Crosse.
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Robert Kennedy in Hong Kong

Date: 1962
Description: Robert Kennedy, then attorney general, surrounded by young people during a visit to Hong Kong. Kennedy was traveling in Southeast Asia, and the tall white-...
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Arlene Weidenkopf

Date: 01 12 1954
Description: Portrait of Arlene Weidenkopf, private secretary to Wisconsin Attorney General Vernon W. Thomson.
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Secretary of State Testifying at the Foreign Operations Subcommittee

Date: 03 14 1989
Description: Secretary of State James Baker testifying before the Foreign Operations Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee. Wisconsin Congressman David R....
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Schultz Before the Committee

Date: 03 06 1986
Description: Secretary of State George Schultz during the Reagan Administration (second from the left) testifying before the Foreign Operations Subcommittee. Leaning fo...
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Jon P. Wilcox Crossing Picket Line

Date: 1969
Description: Jon P. Wilcox (far left), cucumber grower and state legislator, crossing the grape boycott picket line at a Kroger store. In 1969, Grape boycotts in Wiscon...
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David and Joan Obey

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Description: Assemblyman David Obey and his wife Joan in his office in the Wisconsin Capitol. Joan Obey was an important factor in Obey's political success and when his...

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