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Gaylord Nelson in High School

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Description: Gaylord Nelson during his high school years wearing a white, short-sleeved shirt standing in front of hedges and a bandstand.
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Gaylord Nelson at the U.S. Capitol

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Description: U.S. Senator and former Wisconsin Governor, Gaylord Nelson, standing on a sidewalk with the United States Capitol building in the background.
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Gaylord Nelson Speaking at a Podium

Date: 04 1970
Description: Gaylord Nelson speaking at a podium during Earth Week with an American flag in the foreground, and the Earth Day flag behind it.
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Gaylord Nelson Visiting August Derleth

Date: 1960
Description: Casual portrait of August Derleth sitting behind his typewriter in his office, with Gaylord Nelson sitting on his desk to talk.
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Senator Gaylord Nelson

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Description: Side view of Gaylord Nelson speaking from a train caboose while on the campaign trail during a whistle stop tour.
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Gaylord Nelson Being Sworn Into The Senate

Date: 01 09 1963
Description: Nelson is sworn into office by Vice President Lyndon Johnson.
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Gaylord Nelson and Friends at Green Bay Packers Game

Date: 10 07 1962
Description: Governor Gaylord Nelson attending a Green Bay Packers-Detroit Lions football game. From left to right: senatorial candidate Gaylord Nelson, gubernatorial c...
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Proxmire and Nelson

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Description: Wisconsin's two Democratic senators, Gaylord Nelson and William Proxmire.
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Gaylord Nelson and Stewart Udall

Date: 1965
Description: Secretary Stewart Udall presenting Secretary Gaylord Nelson with the first copy of the Interior Department task force report on the proposed Apostle Island...
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State Senator Gaylord Nelson

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Description: Gaylord Nelson in the Wisconsin State Capitol during the period when he served in the Wisconsin State Senate. Nelson was later elected governor and U.S. s...
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Gaylord and Carrie Lee Nelson

Date: 04 1962
Description: Full-length portrait of Governor Gaylord Nelson and Mrs. Carrie Lee Nelson. They are standing in front of an upholstered chair and a wooden chair in a wood...
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Gaylord Nelson Canoeing The Namekagon River

Date: 1966
Description: Gaylord Nelson participates in a canoe trip down the Namekagon River in an effort to protect the river under the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act.
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Gaylord Nelson With Farmers

Date: 1963
Description: Nelson casually talks with two farmers outdoors in front of a cow pen.
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Gaylord Nelson on Horseback

Date: 1939
Description: Gaylord Nelson, later Wisconsin governor, United State senator, and a leading environmentalist of his era, on horseback at a ranch in Rosebud, Montana.
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Gaylord Nelson and Green Thumb Work Crew

Date: 1965
Description: Gaylord Nelson, squatting, and holding a freshly planted tree. He is surrounded by a Burlington County, New Jersey work crew employed in conservation work ...
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Nelson at the Podium

Date: 1974
Description: During a speech at an agricultural conference in Milwaukee, Senator Gaylord Nelson acknowledges applause from the audience.
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Campaign Trailer

Date: 1962
Description: A car and a trailer covered with "Gaylord Nelson for U.S. Senator" posters sits parked on a neighborhood street.
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Elect Gaylord Nelson to Congress

Date: 1954
Description: The front cover of a four page election mailer/newsletter for U.S. Senate candidate Gaylord Nelson. A quarter-length portrait covers most of the page. The ...
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Tour of Apostles with JFK, Gaylord Nelson and John Reynolds

Date: 1963
Description: Gaylord Nelson, John F. Kennedy, and John Reynolds on the 1963 tour of the Apostle Islands. There is a U.S. Army helicopter in the background.
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Eight Boys

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Description: Eight young boys, including Sherman Benson, Don Finley and possibly Gaylord Nelson, pose together in a line.

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