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Central Railroad Transfer Point

Date: 1998
Description: Central Railroad transfer point.
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Wausau Wheelers

Date: 06 1987
Description: Congressman David Obey of Wisconsin biking with the Wausau Wheelers.
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Joan and David Obey

Date: 06 09 1962
Description: Joan and David Obey smile on their wedding day. She is wearing a wedding dress and he is wearing a suit with a vest.
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Obey and Earl Pay Tribute

Date: 02 1984
Description: Congressman David Obey and Governor Tony Earl pay tribute to 20 years of service by Marathon County Clerk Ray Ott and Register of Deeds Bob Gernetzke.
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Wausau Hearing

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Description: Under the chairmanship of David R. Obey of Wisconsin (center) the congressional Joint Economic Committee held hearings in Wisconsin. In the background are ...
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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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President Jimmy Carter

Date: 1979
Description: President Jimmy Carter speaks to a small group of well wishers while Congressman David R. Obey looks on. Photographers are in the crowd. The space is decor...
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When the President Comes to Town

Date: 1979
Description: President Jimmy Carter waves to the audience who had come to hear him speak. Standing next to the President is Congressman David R. Obey and his family. Se...
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Speaker Wright

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Description: Speaker of the House Jim Wright (in profile) speaking to members of the audience at Wausau's Better Way Club. Next to Wright is Congressman David R. Obey, ...
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Obey House in Wausau

Date: 01 1969
Description: The Obey family walking in the snow at their house located at 515 N. 9th Avenue in Wausau; a casual portrait taken for David Obey's first campaign for Cong...
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Health Care Concerns

Date: 1991
Description: Congressman David R. Obey of Wisconsin (seated, second from the right) listens while Virginia McGinley testifies at a public forum on health care. This was...
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Congressman Obey and President Carter

Date: 1979
Description: President Jimmy Carter poses with Congressman David R. Obey, his wife, Joan Obey and an unknown man. The space is decorated with crepe paper and welcome si...
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Hanson and Nelson

Date: 1969
Description: Senator Gaylord Nelson (right) with his home secretary and Democratic Party Chairman Louis Hanson (left) at Hotel Wausau event. With them is David R. Obey ...
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NARCE Convention

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Description: Congressman David R. Obey of Wisconsin (left) at a convention in Wausau sponsored by the National Association of Civil Employees. Although undated, the pho...
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Portrait of Fred Platner at his Wausau Residence

Date: 10 20 1980
Description: Portrait of Holocaust survivor Fred Platner at his Wausau residence.
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When the President Comes to Town

Date: 1979
Description: Congressman David Obey introduces a local resident (back to camera), to President Jimmy Carter. Many photographers stand around the edge of the group and a...
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When the President Comes to Town

Date: 1979
Description: President Jimmy Carter stands in the open rear passenger door of a car to wave to a crowd of spectators during a visit to Congressman David R. Obey's homet...
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Fred Platner at the Wausau Steel Corporation

Date: 10 22 1980
Description: Holocaust survivor Fred Platner at his place of business, the Wausau Steel Corporation.
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No More Branches But Each Has Grown And How!

Date: 1950
Description: Holiday card with the "family tree" of D.C. III (David Clark Everest) and Rita Everest, on the front, and a map of the U.S.A. on the inside showing the two...
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The President Waits To Speak

Date: 1979
Description: President Jimmy Carter listens to Senator Gaylord Nelson as he waits for his turn to speak. Sitting next to the President is Congressman David R. Obey and ...

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