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| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | Governor Warren P. Knowles reaches up to touch the hand of a girl at the Lincoln Memorial on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The girl seated, c... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Head and shoulders portrait of Lucian (or Lucien) H. Palmer from the 1907 composite image of the Wisconsin Assembly. In 1906, Palmer (a Republican) was the... |
| Date: | 1877 |
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| Description: | Composite of portraits of the men of the Wisconsin Assembly. Clerks and employees: 1. T.B. Reid, Sgt-at-Arms 2. W.A. Nowell, Chief Clerk 3. M. Knig... |
| Date: | 11 1946 |
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| Description: | Mary McLeod Bethune, noted civil rights leader and educator, is introduced to the audience at the annual convention of the Southern Conference for Human Ri... |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | A candid group portrait of well-dressed people featuring Henry Wallace and Daisy Bates. L.C. Bates stands to the left of Daisy. |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | A grinning African American man is running towards and mocking Jefferson Davis, who is standing with his head and wrists locked in stocks. Caption below re... |
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| Description: | Barack Obama (in a suit and necktie) poses with ACORN members. They are all wearing ACORN and Obama buttons. |
| Date: | 1979 |
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| Description: | Congressman David Obey of Wisconsin leans over to confer with Congressman Tim Wirth during a meeting of the House Budget Committee. Obey's aide Scott Lill... |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | A television set displays an image of Fannie Lou Hamer, civil rights activist and political figure, speaking into microphones. |
| Date: | 08 05 1964 |
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| Description: | Page 4 of The Student Voice featuring the title "Shootings, Beatings, Bombings and Burnings," and a photograph of Fannie Lou Hamer. |
| Date: | 04 1960 |
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| Description: | Stanley Zuckerman, Lloyd Barbee, Jackie Robinson, and David Obey are photographed as they are having a conversation. Zuckerman holds a cup, spoon and sauce... |
| Date: | 2003 |
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| Description: | Secretary of State Colin Powell, Congressman David Obey and and Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi stand together at a gathering. |
| Date: | 01 03 1979 |
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| Description: | Vel Phillips, wearing a grey outfit is standing at a podium holding up her right hand near Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Bruce Beilfuss standing on... |
| Date: | 07 1980 |
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| Description: | Vel Phillips wearing pearls and a name tag sitting at a table. |
| Date: | 07 1980 |
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| Description: | Vel Phillips wearing a light brown outfit and necklace. She is sitting next to another woman with brown hair. They are sitting in a waiting room with other... |
| Date: | 07 1980 |
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| Description: | Vel Phillips wearing a tan outfit and sitting next to Anne Turpeau, who is wearing a floral top, hat and eyeglasses. There are sitting at tables with plaid... |
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| Description: | Vel Phillips stands on the left holding a drink and wearing a name tag reading: "Secretary of State." In the center is George Goetz, and on the right is Re... |
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| Description: | View across front seat towards Vel Phillips sitting in the passenger seat of a car holding a baby in her lap. Vel is wearing a coat and the baby is wearing... |
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| Description: | Vel Phillips standing for a group portrait indoors with six men. Second from the left is her husband W. Dale Phillips. There are trophies on a mantle in th... |
| Date: | 03 1986 |
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| Description: | Vel Phillips taking notes at the congregation of Emanu-El B'ne Jeshurun. |
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