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Robert Kennedy Announces His Candidacy

Date: 03 16 1968
Description: Senator Robert F. Kennedy announcing his candidacy for the office of President of the United States. The announcement took place in the Caucus Room of the ...
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Speaks Outdoors

Date: 08 09 1934
Description: Franklin D. Roosevelt speaking from a stage to a crowd. On the stage from left to right are: Louis Howe, Governor Schmedeman (in white), Senator Robert M. ...
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Daisy and L.C. Bates with Henry Wallace

Date: 1948
Description: A candid group portrait of well-dressed people featuring Henry Wallace and Daisy Bates. L.C. Bates stands to the left of Daisy.
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Inauguration of Jefferson Davis

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Description: Painting of the inauguration of Jefferson Davis as president of the Confederacy at Montgomery, Alabama on February 18, 1861. The painting features the Ala...
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Monument of Senator Vance

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Description: Statue of Zebulon Baird Vance (1830-1894), United States Senator. The statue stands before the Wisconsin State Capitol building, completed in 1840. Publis...
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Inauguration Ceremony

Date: 01 1985
Description: Inauguration ceremony in which Dwight York was sworn into the Assembly.
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Obey and Stitt

Date: 06 1970
Description: Congressman David R. Obey with his administrative assistant Lyle Stitt walking down a hall in the United States Capitol building. Statues are along the wal...
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Complimentary Dinner to Hon. John D. Spooner

Date: 03 05 1891
Description: Front cover and inside of menu for a dinner honoring U.S. Senator John C. Spooner when he was Chairman of the Committee on Claims, with an oval photograph ...
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Congressman David Obey and His Son Craig

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Description: Congressman David Obey and his son Craig pose for a photo in the nation's Capitol. A line of people appear in the background.
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Obey and Proxmire

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Description: Congressman David R. Obey and Senator William Proxmire outside the Capitol building in Washington, D.C.
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Richard Flintrop Defending Children's Code

Date: 03 02 1978
Description: Dick Flintrop in the Wisconsin Legislature defending passage of and arguing against amendments to AB874, or the Children's Code, a law regulating the treat...
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Bernie Sanders Waving to the Crowd

Date: 02 11 2016
Description: The U.S. Senator from Vermont, Bernie Sanders, waving to the crowd as he is walking on stage for the Democratic presidential debate. A camera operator is s...
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We Saw You . . . at Lawmaker School

Date: 01 12 1955
Description: Newly-elected Lieutenant Governor Warren P. Knowles (of New Richmond) taking over as the presiding officer of the 1955 Wisconsin State Senate.
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Henry L. Palmer

Date: 1865
Description: Full-length studio portrait of Henry Palmer. Cabinet card, with signature at bottom.

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