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Kohler's Sons
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Informal portrait of two sons of Walter J. Kohler, Sr., taken during a gubernatorial campaign during the 1920s: John Michael Kohler (left) and Walter J. Kohler, Jr. Walter Jr. would serve three terms as governor himself during the 1950s.
circa 1920-1929
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Kohler During World War II
June 1943
Snapshot of Walter J. Kohler, Jr., then a Navy lieutenant, taken somewhere in the South Pacific during World War II.
Walter J. Kohler, Jr.
Formal portrait of former Republican Governor Walter J. Kohler, Jr.
Aviation-Minded Governor
1928
Walter J. Kohler, Sr., (partially hidden, wearing a straw hat and with a flower in his lapel) makes a stop to which he had flown in his airplane, the "Village of Kohler." Kohler's plane was a Maho...
Kohler Campaigning for Governor
September 1950
Walter J. Kohler, Jr., campaigning during the 1950 Republican gubernatorial primary at the Sales Pavilion in Waukesha. Kohler is speaking into a microphone with his right arm raised to make a poin...
Portrait of Governor Walter J. Kohler Sr.
February 12, 1929
Quarter-length studio portrait of Governor Walter J. Kohler Sr.
Governor Walter J. Kohler, Jr.
January 11, 1951
Governor Walter J. Kohler, Jr., addresses a joint session of the Wisconsin State Legislature.
