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Proxmire Work Day

Date: 06 30 1975
Description: Senator William Proxmire taking a lunch break during a workday spent collecting trash. These events kept Proxmire in touch with his Wisconsin constituents,...
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Capitol Train

Date: 03 03 1980
Description: Congressman David R. Obey of Wisconsin riding on the underground train that connects the Capitol with the legislative office buildings. A man in work cloth...
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Obey and Day

Date: 01 1969
Description: Photo shoot of David R. Obey (right) during his first campaign for Congress with farmer-State Legislator Laurence Day.
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Campaign Shoot

Date: 1994
Description: Filming a campaign spot for Congressman David R. Obey (left), probably in the Wausau Family Practice Center. Health care and its associated costs were an i...
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Clinton-Gore in Wisconsin

Date: 1992
Description: Bill Clinton (standing) and Al Gore (in the red shirt to Clinton's right) campaigning together in Wisconsin. Although the precise location is unidentified,...
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Apostle Islands Visit

Date: 07 2001
Description: David Obey poses with Park Ranger Geoffrey Smith on the left and Martin Hanson on the right. They are standing on the beach with water and land in the back...
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Louis Hanson and Laurence Day

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Description: Wisconsin Democratic Party Chairman Louis Hanson and farmer-State Legislator Laurence Day chat while inspecting an ear of corn in a cornfield.
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Apostle Islands Tour

Date: 1979
Description: David and Joan Obey (right) with Senator Gaylord Nelson (2nd from left) and Secretary of the Interior Cecil Andrus (on Nelson's left) on an Apostle Islands...
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Madison City Council

Date: 1971
Description: Group portrait of the Madison City Council. Names, (l to r), Joseph Thompson, Paul Soglin, Dennis McGilligan, Susan Kay Phillips, and Eugene Parks.

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