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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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Hammersley for Governor Campaigners

Date: 11 03 1930
Description: Mr. Cranefield and another man posing with a campaign sign in support of Hammersley for Governor of Wisconsin. One man is sitting in the driver's seat, and...
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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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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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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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Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Date: 1944
Description: President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the rain during his presidential reelection campaign.
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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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Senator Kennedy Campaigning

Date: 1960
Description: Senator John F. Kennedy, Democratic presidential candidate, campaigning in Gays Mills during Wisconsin's primary.
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Robert La Follette, Sr., Speaking to Crowd

Date: 1924
Description: Robert M. La Follette, Sr., speaking to a crowd with his arms spread wide for emphasis. This photograph is thought to have been taken during the 1924 presi...
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Senator Proxmire and Constituents

Date: 07 1969
Description: Senator William Proxmire hands his cards to constituents outside a Milwaukee grocery store.
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William Proxmire's Victory

Date: 08 27 1957
Description: William Proxmire, his wife, Ellen (to Proxmire's right), and his supporters celebrate his victory in the special election to fill the Senate seat vacated u...
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Philip F. La Follette at the Microphone

Date: 1938
Description: Philip F. La Follette speaking to a radio audience during his unsuccessful gubernatorial reelection bid during the summer of 1938. La Follette, the son of...
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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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Proxmire Supporters Celebrate

Date: 08 28 1957
Description: Jubilant Proxmire supporters dance in the streets in Milwaukee after Democrat William Proxmire won the special election to fill the seat left vacant by the...
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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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Governor Philip F. La Follette at the State Fair

Date: 09 02 1931
Description: Governor Philip F. La Follette, the younger son of Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr., addressing a crowd in the grandstand at the Wisconsin State Fair in ...
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William Jennings Bryan Addressing Crowd

Date: 10 03 1900
Description: View from audience of William Jennings Bryan, as Democratic nominee for election to the presidency, addressing a crowd, estimated at 15,000 people, at a st...
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Kohler's Sons

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Description: Informal portrait of two sons of Walter J. Kohler, Sr., taken during a gubernatorial campaign during the 1920s: John Michael Kohler (left) and Walter J. Ko...
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Truman, Rennebohm, Thompson

Date: 10 14 1948
Description: President Harry Truman, Governor Oscar Rennebohm, and Senator Carl Thompson of Stoughton riding in the back of an open car during a Presidential visit to M...

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