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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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Inauguration Day for Governor Nelson and the First Lady

Date: 01 05 1959
Description: Mrs. Gaylord Nelson (Carrie Nelson) as she accompanies her husband, Gaylord, to his office after his inauguration at the State Capitol.
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Inaugural Ceremonies at the Wisconsin Capitol

Date: 01 02 1961
Description: Cynthia (Tia) Nelson, age 4, wanting a little attention from her mother, Mrs. Gaylord Nelson just before Governor Gaylord Nelson takes his oath of office i...
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Inauguration day for Governor Nelson and Crowds in the Capitol

Date: 01 05 1959
Description: Standing audience for the inauguration of Wisconsin's new governor, Gaylord Nelson, in the Capitol Rotunda. A sign posted on the second-floor railing reads...
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Creating Menominee County

Date: 07 1959
Description: Governor Gaylord Nelson signing the bill which created Menominee County as the state's 72nd county. The new county consisted of those portions of Shawano a...
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Nelson and Second Earth Day

Date: 04 20 1971
Description: Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson acknowledges the applause of the Wisconsin Legislature at an event held in the Wisconsin State Capitol to mark the second ...
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First Campaign

Date: 1962
Description: Running for his first term in the Wisconsin Assembly, Wausau Democrat Obey met with Governor Gaylord Nelson to take a publicity photograph.
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Gov. Tommy Thompson posing with Former Living Governors

Date: 08 01 1991
Description: Wisconsin's seven living past governors posing with Gov. Tommy Thompson. (Front, from left): Warren Knowles, Gaylord Nelson: (Back row, from left) Lee Drey...
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Inaugural Ceremonies at the Wisconsin Capitol

Date: 01 02 1961
Description: Governor Gaylord Nelson delivering his inaugural address in the State Capitol rotunda.
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Funeral Service for Philip F. La Follette

Date: 08 21 1965
Description: Senator Gaylord Nelson delivering a eulogy at the funeral service for former Wisconsin governor Philip F. La Follette in the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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District Rotarian Conference

Date: 04 03 1959
Description: A group of youth affiliated with the Madison District of Rotary clubs meet Wisconsin Governor Gaylord Nelson in the executive office in the State Capitol.
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Inaugural Ceremonies at the Wisconsin Capitol

Date: 01 02 1961
Description: A line of well-wishers waiting in the State Capitol to greet Governor and Mrs. Gaylord Nelson after the inauguration ceremonies.
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Inaugural Ceremonies at the Wisconsin Capitol

Date: 01 02 1961
Description: Supreme Court Chief Justice John E. Martin administers the oath of office to newly elected Governor Gaylord A. Nelson during the inaugural ceremonies in th...
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Inauguration Day for Governor Nelson and the First Lady

Date: 01 05 1959
Description: People lining up in the governor's conference room at the Wisconsin State Capitol to congratulate Governor and Mrs. Gaylord (Carrie) Nelson after his inaug...
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Inauguration Day and Supporters Greet Wisconsin's New First Family

Date: 01 05 1959
Description: Sixteen-month old Dave Watts, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Watts, riding on his father's shoulders to greet Governor-elect Gaylord Nelson and Mrs. (Carrie) Nels...
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Governor Starts State Poppy Drive

Date: 05 12 1959
Description: Wisconsin Governor Gaylord Nelson receives a poppy in his office from Selma Mepham, chairman of the 1959 state poppy drive. Looking on are Florence Wooleve...
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Harvey Dueholm

Date: 03 1978
Description: Informal portrait of Democratic Assemblyman Harvey Dueholm in the Wisconsin State Capitol. A retired farmer, Dueholm was well-known for his humorous, down...
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Inaugural Ceremonies at the Wisconsin Capitol

Date: 01 02 1961
Description: A pre-inauguration conversation in the governor's office. Left to right are: Secretary of State Robert C. Zimmerman, Lieutenant Governor Warren P. Knowles,...
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Inaugural Ceremonies at the Wisconsin Capitol

Date: 01 02 1961
Description: Five state officers with their heads bowed during the invocation at the inaugural ceremonies at the State Capitol. Left to right are Attorney General John ...

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