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Barton in Crowd during Election Campaign

Date: 1940
Description: Bruce Barton in a large crowd during his 1940 campaign for election to the U.S. Senate.
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Election Board

Date: 09 1925
Description: The Clear Lake election board inside the town hall.
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Television Broadcast of Election Returns

Date: 11 02 1948
Description: WENR in Chicago broadcasts the first live national television presidential election returns when Truman upset Dewey.
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John J. Finley at Election Rally

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Description: John J. Finley, a candidate for Alderman in the 14th ward (Chattanooga?) addressing an election rally of 2,000 "Wilson Workers".
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Men with Election Ballot Boxes

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Description: Clerk E.J. Walden, Secretary John S. Donald and Assistant Secretary L.B. Nagler pose with three wooden boxes full of election ballots in the Secretary of S...
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Campaign Headquarters for the Primary Election

Date: 09 1924
Description: Several men and children pose outside the La Follette-Wheeler-Blaine-Schneider campaign headquarters before the primary election.
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Election Booths and Volunteers

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Description: Elevated view of a gymnasium that has been converted into a place where citizens can vote on election day.
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McCarthy Signing Autographs

Date: 11 1952
Description: Senator Joseph R. McCarthy of Wisconsin, signing autographs during his 1952 re-election campaign
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Local-Option Election

Date: 02 1908
Description: A view of the crowds at an election. The crowd, mostly women, stand in front of the post office. A sign says "God Made the Water." Printed below the image:...
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Proxmire Campaigns for Reelection

Date: 02 1958
Description: Elected to the Senate in a special election in September 1957, to fill the unexpired term of Senator Joe McCarthy, William Proxmire was forced to begin a c...
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Running for Re-election

Date: 1970
Description: Running hard for re-election after having served less than a full term, Congressman David R. Obey greets card-playing seniors.
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Notice of Membership

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Description: A blank notice of election as a member of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters.
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NLRB Election

Date: 08 1951
Description: Organizers for the United Packinghouse Workers of America hand out leaflets concerning an upcoming National Labor Relations Board election to be held at th...
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Ballot Machine

Date: 1956
Description: Close-up view of a women's hand touching a ballot machine with names of candidates from the 1956 Wisconsin election.
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McCarthy Wins

Date: 11 05 1946
Description: Joseph R. McCarthy receiving the congratulations of supporters after his victory over Democrat Howard J. McMurray in the 1946 U.S. Senate election. The vic...
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David Obey Greets Constituents

Date: 1970
Description: Running hard for re-election after serving less than a full first term, Congressman David Obey introduces himself to constituents and their children.
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Line of People Outdoors

Date: 1966
Description: A line of African-American men and women wait in a line that approaches tables outdoors at a primary election for the LCFO (Lowndes County Freedom Organiza...
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Group of People Outdoors

Date: 1966
Description: A large group of people standing outdoors at a primary election for the LCFO (Lowndes County Freedom Organization). There is a building in the background.
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Labor at Jones Dairy

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Description: Members of the United Packinghouse Workers of America employed at the Jones company in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, celebrate after an election victory.
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Group of People Outdoors

Date: 1966
Description: A large group of people gathered outdoors on a lawn at a primary election for the LCFO (Lowndes County Freedom Organization). There are buildings in the ba...

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