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Robert M. La Follette, Sr. Speaking from Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 11 1924
Description: Robert M. La Follette, Sr. speaking to a large crowd from the Wisconsin State Capitol steps. This speech marked the end of his independent campaign for the...
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Ada James and Supporters of the Woman Suffrage Movement

Date: 1911
Description: Ada James (center) with supporters of the Suffrage movement. Campaign for Woman Suffrage in Wisconsin, ca. 1911-1912.
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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.
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Up the Wolf River for Votes for Women

Date: 1912
Description: Suffragists sitting aboard the Mary E. at dockside on the Wolf River. The boat sports a banner reading: "Votes for Women."
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I Like Ike

Date: 11 10 1956
Description: Bet winner and Eisenhower supporter Edwin L. Warner enjoys his payoff from bet loser and Adlai Stevenson backer John Shaat, as Shaat tows Warner along the ...
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Robert M. La Follette, Jr., at Progressive Party Rally

Date: 10 04 1936
Description: View over crowd towards Senator Robert M. La Follette, Jr., speaking to a Progressive Party rally at Mauston, Wisconsin. Bob, Jr., became senator after the...
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Dreyfus Campaigning

Date: 10 26 1978
Description: Campaigning for governor on the back of his bus, Lee Sherman Dreyfus flashes a victory sign to passersby.
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Widmer Cheese

Date: 1972
Description: "Widmer Cheese was a campaign stop for New York Mayor John Lindsay as he looked for votes for president."
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Wisconsin Democrats

Date: 1984
Description: The audience at the Lincoln County fairgrounds who gathered to hear Democratic candidates Walter Mondale and Geraldine Ferraro, with the national media cov...
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Michael Dukakis in Wisconsin

Date: 1988
Description: Democratic Presidential candidate Michael Dukakis campaigning in northern Wisconsin.
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George Bush Campaign

Date: 10 31 1992
Description: "Hundreds of onlookers crowded around the Wisconsin Central Railroad tracks in downtown Lomira eagerly waiting for the George Bush 'Spirit of America' camp...
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George Bush Campaign

Date: 10 31 1992
Description: "Waiting for George Bush Campaign Train."
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George Bush Campaign

Date: 10 31 1992
Description: "As the Bush campaign train rolled through Lomira around 12:45, onlookers hoping to catch a glimpse of President Bush had to settle for waves from Barbara ...
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Birthplace of the Republican Party

Date: 08 08 1960
Description: Republican candidates for state office started a week-long campaign at the Little White Schoolhouse in Ripon, the birthplace of the GOP in 1854. Standing o...
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Kuehn for Governor Campaign

Date: 08 08 1960
Description: Secretary of State Robert Zimmerman spoke at the brief program at the Little White Schoolhouse (also known as the Birthplace of the Republican Party) while...
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GOP Campaign at the Little White Schoolhouse

Date: 08 08 1960
Description: A Republican campaign starts at the Little White Schoolhouse, also known as the Birthplace of the Republican Party. Philip Kuehn, Republican candidate for ...
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GOP Campaign at the Little White Schoolhouse

Date: 08 08 1960
Description: Former Lt. Governor Warren Knowles, candidate for lieutenant governor, speaks from the steps of the Little White Schoolhouse, also known the the Birthplace...
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Robert M. La Follette, Sr.

Date: 1924
Description: Presidential campaign photo of Robert M. La Follette, Sr. standing up in the back of a convertible automobile with an American flag behind him. Two signs i...
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George Wallace Supporters

Date: 03 18 1964
Description: Supporters greet Alabama Governor George Wallace during a Presidential primary campaign stop in Oshkosh. A supporter in the foreground (out of frame) is ho...
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Police at George Wallace Rally

Date: 03 18 1964
Description: Police wearing helmets and visors and carrying billy clubs stand in the foreground in front of a rope separating protestors from a George Wallace campaign ...

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