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Apostle Islands Visit
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David Obey poses with Park Ranger Geoffrey Smith on the left and Martin Hanson on the right. They are standing on the beach with water and land in the background. Trees are on the left. All three men are wearing baseball caps and life preservers.
July 2001
Obey, David R.
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Apostle Islands Tour
1979
David and Joan Obey (right) with Senator Gaylord Nelson (2nd from left) and Secretary of the Interior Cecil Andrus (on Nelson's left) on an Apostle Islands Tour given by National Park Rangers.
Apostle Islands Tour
1979
Senator Gaylord Nelson, Dave Obey, and Secretary of the Interior Cecil Andrus, walk along a beach with a park ranger during a tour of the Apostle Islands. Immediately behind Obey is his oldest son...
Bryce Canyon National Park
May 2005
Joan Obey, Ranger Brent McGinn and Congressman David Obey at Bryce Canyon National Park. Canyon walls are in the far background.
Obey on Diplomatic Plane
1994
Congressman David Obey on a diplomatic airplane with a group of seated colleagues. He is standing on the right.
Obey and Nelson
circa 1970-1979
Congressman David Obey and Senator Gaylord Nelson in a thoughtful moment. On the wall in the background are landscape photographs.
