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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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Campaign Sign

Date: 11 03 1930
Description: Campaign sign: "Hammersley for Governor" on automobile door with an unidentified man, probably Mr. Cranefield, posing next to it.
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New Police Chief Candidate

Date: 09 30 1930
Description: New police chief candidate, William H. McCormick, sitting behind a desk.
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Man Waving Cap

Date: 11 01 1928
Description: A man wearing overalls and a bow tie and carrying a lunchbox is waving his cap, as part of the "You know me Al" presidential campaign of Alfred E. Smith. T...
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Man Waving Cap

Date: 11 01 1928
Description: A man wearing overalls and a bow tie and carrying a lunchbox is waving his cap, as part of the "You know me Al" presidential campaign of Alfred E. Smith. T...
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Joseph McCarthy

Date: 1943
Description: Portrait of Joseph R. McCarthy in his Marine uniform, which appeared in his unsuccessful 1944 U.S. Senate campaign literature. Making the most of military ...
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Joseph McCarthy

Date: 1946
Description: Joseph McCarthy at the time of his election victory over Senator Robert M. La Follette, Jr., in the Republican primary.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Date: 1944
Description: President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the rain during his presidential reelection campaign.
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Harold E. Stassen President Campaign Tour

Date: 03 06 1948
Description: Harold E. Stassen addressing a crowd in Monroe.
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Republican State Convention

Date: 06 12 1948
Description: Chester Roberts, Milwaukee, campaigning for State Treasurer at the Republican State Convention.
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Supporters for Grover Cleveland

Date: 07 10 1884
Description: Three men in matching hats pose with a photograph and a sign in support of Grover Cleveland.
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Jeannie Pope with Mike Huckabee Newsweek Cover

Date: 02 14 2008
Description: Jeannie Pope, wearing red, holding a signed copy of Newsweek, which reads "Holy Huckabee!" and includes an image of Republican Presidential hopeful ...
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Mrs. Joseph R. Farrington

Date: 06 24 1949
Description: Portrait of Mrs. Joseph R. Farrington, Washington D.C., president of the National Federaton of Women's Republican Clubs, in her suite at the Hotel Loraine.
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Gauer and Bloch: Reaction to Ruess's Defeat

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Description: Gauer and Bloch reacting to Ruess's campaign defeat. Gauer worked full time on the campaign, but Bloch was an occasional help. According to Gauer, Ruess wa...
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Thad Wasilewsky

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Description: Gauer maintains this photograph was taken because of the man's interesting look. Man talked repeatedly with Vail and Vonier about running for office, but n...
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Gauer for Mayor: No Worse Than Anybody Else

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Description: Political poster of Gauer in costume as a candidate for mayor, taken post-Zeidler campaign. Gauer says his motto was: "...clean city hall of deadwood and r...
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Politician Carl Ziedler with Makeup

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Description: Politician Carl Ziedler, who ran for mayor of Milwaukee. Gauer is quoted in his book Keeping Track of What Happened, "When Hollywood came out with p...
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Robert Bloch Posing as a Sheriff

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Description: Bloch playing the character part of a candidate for sheriff to illustrate a possible book on political "types."
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Campaign Portrait of Fred Clausen

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Description: Image of Clausen for his campaign booklet. It was titled: "Clausen Looks Ahead" or "Clausen Looks to the Future." Gauer noted that it had to be retaken bec...
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Robert Bloch and Harold Gauer

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Description: The political campaign "Braintrust" relaxes in Lake Park between elections.

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