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Governor Kohler's Inauguration
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Governor Walter Kohler taking the oath of office on the balcony of the Wisconsin State Capitol rotunda. The oath was administered by Chief Justice Oscar M. Fritz of the State Supreme Court.
January 5, 1953
Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972 (photographer)
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