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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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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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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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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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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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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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Whistle Stop Revivial

Date: 1968
Description: During his campaign for re-election to the Senate, Senator Gaylord Nelson revived an old campaign tradition by campaigning from the back of a train. At th...
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Frame 59: Freedom Vote

Date: 1964
Description: A crowd outdoors at a freedom vote, a mock election designed to include African-Americans who were unable to register to vote.
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Line of People Outdoors

Date: 1966
Description: A line of predominantly African-American men and women waiting in a line at a primary election for the LCFO (Lowndes County Freedom Organization). In the b...
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Line of People Outdoors

Date: 1966
Description: A line of people behind a rope wait near tables outdoors near a building at a primary election for the LCFO (Lowndes County Freedom Organization). In the f...
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Group with Film Camera

Date: 1966
Description: Several people, probably voter registration volunteers, stand outdoors in front of a building near tables and chairs at a primary election for the LCFO (Lo...
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People Outdoors on Lawn

Date: 1966
Description: Several people stand outdoors on a lawn near a building at a primary election for the Lowndes County Freedom Organization (LCFO). In the center, an African...
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Richard Arrington, Jr.

Date: 10 1991
Description: Richard Arrington, Jr. (at the microphone), the first black to be elected mayor of Birmingham, speaks to a re-election rally. Among the supporters applaud...
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Seeking Votes at the Fair

Date: 1970
Description: Running for re-election for the first time, Congressman David R. Obey greets voters at the fair. A merry-go-round is in the background. Although unidentifi...
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Line of People Outdoors

Date: 1966
Description: A group of people wait in line and fill out papers on tables outdoors near a building at a primary election for the LCFO (Lowndes County Freedom Organizati...
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Schmedeman for Governor

Date: 1934
Description: Governor Albert G. Schmedeman stands next to a large campaign sign for his re-election as governor outdoors at the Wisconsin State Capitol. The sign reads:...
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Local-Option Election

Date: 1908
Description: Elevated view of the crowds, standing in the street, on a green space, and in front of buildings. A wagon in the foreground holds a sign that reads: "Get o...
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Group Being Filmed

Date: 1966
Description: A group of African-American men and women, probably voter registration volunteers, stand in a line outdoors in front of a building at a primary election fo...

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