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Dr. A. N. Nelson and Mary B. Nelson

Date: 11 1948
Description: Dr. Anton N. Nelson and Mary Nelson, parents of Gaylord Nelson. Dr Nelson was a physician in Clear Lake, Wisconsin.
Painting

Gaylord Nelson

Date: 1963
Description: Portrait of Gaylord Nelson.
Photograph

Gaylord Nelson

Date: 07 1976
Description: Informal portrait of Senator Gaylord Nelson.
Photograph

Portrait of Gaylord Nelson

Date: 1942
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Gaylord Nelson.
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Senator Nelson and Constituents

Date: 1974
Description: Senator Gaylord Nelson chats with Wisconsin constituents at a political event.
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Gaylord Nelson At Microphone

Date: 1969
Description: Gaylord Nelson speaking at podium with microphone.
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Gaylord Nelson

Date: 03 19 1973
Description: This informal portrait of Senator Gaylord Nelson at a Senate hearing must have been been a Nelson favorite, for it was frequently seen in the printed media...
Photograph

Adlai Stevenson & Gaylord Nelson

Date: 1959
Description: Adlai Stevenson and Governor Gaylord Nelson seated together at an unidentified event, probably a sporting event.
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Nelson and Kastenmeier

Date: 09 1972
Description: Congressman Robert Kastenmeier and Senator Gaylord Nelson in Nelson's office.
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Gaylord Nelson Speaking

Date: 04 22 1970
Description: Gaylord Nelson speaking at a podium on Earth Day.
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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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Governor Nelson Dewey House

Date: 1920
Description: Governor Nelson Dewey's house.
Photograph

Gaylord Nelson at College Graduation

Date: 1939
Description: Gaylord Nelson, dressed in cap and gown, poses with his mother Mary Nelson at his graduation from San Jose State College in 1939.
Magazine or Periodical

Gaylord Nelson Newsletter

Date: 05 1970
Description: The front page of "The Gaylord Nelson Newsletter" announcing Earth Day 1970, with the headline: "Mass Movement Begins."
Photograph

Gaylord Nelson Signing Autographs

Date: 1974
Description: Senator Gaylord Nelson signs an autograph for an admiring voter at an agricultural conference.
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Kastenmeier and Nelson in Nelson's Office

Date: 09 1972
Description: Senator Gaylord Nelson and Congressman Robert Kastenmeier in the reception area of Nelson's office.
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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 and Native American Woman

Date: 1965
Description: Nelson dances outside with an older Ojibwa woman wearing a traditional beaded dress and headband. Nelson is dressed in a suit and wears a beaded sash; othe...
Photograph

Gaylord Nelson Chats With Boys

Date: 07 1974
Description: Nelson takes time out during a campaign trip to talk with two boys. Dressed casually, Nelson is shown squatting down in a marsh area between the boys who a...
Magazine or Periodical

The Gaylord Nelson Newsletter

Date: 11 1969
Description: The front page of The Gaylord Nelson Newsletter published in November of 1969. The featured story is "Environmental Teach-In Planned."

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