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Governor Nelson at Interstate Dedication
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Governor Gaylord Nelson with local civic leaders at the dedication of a portion of Interstate Highway I-90. Congressman Robert Kastenmeier is standing at the right edge of the photograph.
October 17, 1961
Capital Times (Madison, Wis.)
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