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| 1850-2009 |
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| Photographs of political campaign techniques of the past. |
| This image gallery depicts Madison, Wisconsin, as a hub of dynamic social, political and cultrual change from the 1960s through the mid-1970s. |
| Candidates on the Road |
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| Documenting Political Campaigns in the Moment - Image Gallery Essay |
| View this image collection of the Wisconsin Democratic Senator William Proxmire. |
| View images produced by the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, while they were challenging a white, supremacist delegation. |
| Wisconsin photographer David Marcou's images of life in La Crosse, Wisconsin. |
| Learn about the wide range of visual materials subjects available to view both online and in our Archives |
| Carrie Chapman Catt: A Life of Service |
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| View Carrie Chapman Catt's glass lantern slides from her travels as an activist for women's rights and world peace. |
| A Visual Biography, 1908-1957 |
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| Learn about the four years Senator Joseph McCarthy held the nation in his grasp with his anti-Communist rhetoric. |
| The Many Varied Photographs |
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| Read about the diverse career of photographer Harold Gauer, who is perhaps best known for his humorous photographs. |
| The Natchez Poverty Report |
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| View this gallery of photographs from an unpublished 1960s report on living conditions in the African-American neighborhoods of Natchez, Mississippi. |
| View the collection of images of Wisconsin women in a variety of activities: farm work, canning, suffragism, photography, war work and civil rights. |
| Underground Newspapers of the 1960s and 1970s |
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| Images of the Wisconsin Historical Society's collection of underground newspapers. |
| Photographer David Giffey Captures Details of Migrant Worker Life |
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| Learn about migrant worker life in Wisconsin and Texas captured by Wisconsin-born photojournalist David Giffey. |
| Learn about the long life of the mascot of the Eighth Wisconsin Civil War Regiment, a bald eagle named 'Old Abe'. |
| The "Teenie Weenies" cartoons enchanted readers of all ages for more than 50 years. View this selection of cartoons by William Donahey. |
| Reuben Gold Thwaites Photographs |
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| Reuben Gold Thwaites' photos of his trip down the Monongahela and Ohio rivers. |
| Learn more about the 1904 fire that destroyed the third Wisconsin State Capitol. |
| Civil War Envelopes |
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| View the culture and politics of a country at war with itself through envelopes produced by publishers and printers. |
| Discover the famous lithographic company most known for its WWII posters whose goal was to mobilize public support for the American war effort. |
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