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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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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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Robert Taft Campaign Headquarters

Date: 01 02 1952
Description: Harvey Higley, Marinette, poses in front of a giant-sized campaign poster of Robert Taft in the presidential campaign headquarters at 117 South Webster Str...
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George Nelson and Anna Mae Davis

Date: 10 02 1934
Description: George A. Nelson, the Socialist candidate for governor of Wisconsin in the 1934 election, is seated with Anna Mae Davis, a Madison attorney and a local lea...
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Alfred Plaenert

Date: 02 06 1954
Description: Portrait of Alfred Plaenert, a candidate for Madison postmaster general.
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Mayor John Lindsay

Date: 1972
Description: Photographic portrait of Mayor John Lindsay during his campaign at Widmer Cheese.
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Knowles and Laird Parade Float

Date: 07 17 1966
Description: Parade float parked by the side of a road. It is advertising Republican candidates running for office. The portraits on the float are of Wisconsin Governor...
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Republican State Chairman

Date: 10 17 1960
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Philip G. Kuehn. He was the Wisconsin Republican State Chairman from 1955 to 1958. In his first bid for governor, in 1960, he ne...
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Admiring the GOP Mascot

Date: 1960
Description: Ralph H. Bonnell, delegate from the Republican Party of Massachusetts, admires the GOP mascot, an elephant, with another unidentified man at the Republican...
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Frame 57: Posters of Hamer and Henry

Date: 1964
Description: Campaign posters for two Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) candidates, Aaron Henry and Fannie Lou Hamer.
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GOP Campaign Starts in Ripon at the Little White Schoolhouse

Date: 08 08 1960
Description: Philip Kuehn, left, Republican candidate for governor, chats in Ripon with Harry Dunbar, who will be 92 years old by the time he votes this fall. Dunbar, a...
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Newt Gingrich

Date: 2012
Description: Former United States Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, seated and smiling for the camera at a 2012 Election Rally. The rally was held at the La Crosse Co...
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Callista and Newt Gingrich

Date: 10 24 2012
Description: Callista and Newt Gingrich pose for a portrait as they enter a rally. They were the featured speakers at an event for the Republican Presidential ticket at...
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Philip Fox La Follette

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Description: Philip Fox La Follette speaking into a WTMJ microphone. There are audio speakers behind him. He is wearing a suit and necktie.
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James E. Quackenbush

Date: 09 04 1964
Description: Portrait of James E. Quackenbush, candidate for Dane County District Attorney.
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A. Burke Summers Campaigns for Goldwater

Date: 10 24 1964
Description: A. Burke Summers, former ambassador to Luxemburg and hunter of African big game, traveled the U.S. in 1964 campaigning at his own expense for Goldwater and...
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Madison Aldermatic Candidate

Date: 01 21 1965
Description: Donald O. Vial, a route salesman for Gardner Baking Company, has announced his candidacy for alderman of Madison's 17th ward.
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Dr. Joseph Carpenter

Date: 1973
Description: Waist-up portrait of Dr. Joseph Carpenter, assistant professor of Afro-American Education & Philosophy, posing wearing a suit. This image accompanied publi...

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