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Assembly Employees

Date: 1882
Description: Composite photograph of the Wisconsin Assembly Employees-Sergeant's Force.
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Benjamin Butts Wisconsin Legislature Assembly Portrait

Date: 1877
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Benjamin Butts, which was part of a composite portrait of Officers, Clerks and Employees of the Wisconsin Assembly. He worke...
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Governor Vernon W. Thomson Named Honorary Chariman

Date: 04 26 1957
Description: Wisconsin Governor Vernon W. Thomson (right) is presented with a certificate naming him honorary chairman of the Wisconsin Savings Bond Division of the U.S...
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Wisconsin State Legislature Session Begins

Date: 01 12 1955
Description: James J. Burke (of 636 Adams Street), State Revisor of Statutes, looking on from the gallery as the 1955 Wisconsin State Legislative session begins.
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Scott A. and Kate Neitzel

Date: 06 13 2015
Description: Modern tintype, full length, formal portrait, of Scott and Kate Neitzel. Scott is the Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Administration for the State...
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State Legislative Page

Date: 07 17 1947
Description: A legislative page sits on a table in a doorway in the Wisconsin State Capitol awaiting adjournment of the state legislature.
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Ellsworth O. Jones, Chief of Wisconsin Tax Department Beeverage and Cigarette Tax Division

Date: 12 19 1958
Description: Ellsworth O. Jones becomes the new chief of the Wisconsin Tax Department Beverage and Cigarette Tax Division. He replaces David Prichard who retired.
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Deputy Attorney General John Bowers

Date: 01 05 1965
Description: John H. Bowers being sworn in by Judge Nathan Heffernan as Wisconsin Deputy Attorney General.
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Magnus Swenson (1855-1936)

Date: 1900
Description: Studio portrait of Magnus Swenson. He was a Norwegian immigrant who made his name in business and as an inventor. He served on the Wisconsin Capitol Buil...
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Census Taking to Begin

Date: 01 26 1960
Description: Alfred Plaenert (seated), director of the 1960 census in the Wisconsin Second Congressional district, and Al Cremer, Minneapolis, one of 17 regional direct...
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State Employees Receive Merit Certificates and Cash Awards

Date: 12 19 1957
Description: Five state employees are recognized for contributing ideas to save the Wisconsin state government money. They are receiving merit certificates and cash awa...
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William H. Upham

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Description: A signed head and shoulders portrait of William H. Upham, Republican, the 18th Governor of Wisconsin.
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Mr. and Mrs. Warren P. Knowles and Francis Lamb

Date: 01 01 1945
Description: Lieutenant Warren P. Knowles, who will retire from the Navy to serve as a Wisconsin State senator, and Mrs. Warren P. Knowles chatting at the inaugural rec...
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Magnus Swenson (1855-1936)

Date: 1890
Description: Studio portrait of Magnus Swenson. He was a Norwegian immigrant who made his name in business and as an inventor. He served on the Wisconsin Capitol Buildi...
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Esther Weddig Retirement

Date: 01 27 1954
Description: Esther Weddig was the guest of honor at a dinner in her honor for her retirement after thirty-six years of work in the office of the Wisconsin attorney gen...
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Christmas Tree and Gifts for Childen at Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 12 23 1952
Description: Over 2,000 children at two state institutions will receive gifts donated by state employees which are displayed under the Christmas tree in the State Capit...
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U.S. Attorney Edmund A. Nix Appointed

Date: 08 12 1965
Description: A man standing and holding a coffee cup. Edmund A. Dix was sworn in as United States attorney for the western half of Wisconsin in a brief Federal Court ce...
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Christmas Tree and Gifts for Childen at Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 12 23 1952
Description: Over 2,000 children at two state institutions will receive gifts donated by state employees and displayed under the Christmas tree in the State Capitol. Th...
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Louis Hanson

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Louis Hanson, Senator Gaylord Nelson's home secretary and chairman of the Wisconsin Democratic Party.
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NARCE Convention

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Description: Congressman David R. Obey of Wisconsin (left) at a convention in Wausau sponsored by the National Association of Civil Employees. Although undated, the pho...

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