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Knowles and Laird Parade Float
July 17, 1966
Parade float parked by the side of a road. It is advertising Republican candidates running for office. The portraits on the float are of Wisconsin Governor Warren Knowles (bottom) and Congressman M...
I Like Ike — Again
1956
Wisconsin Congressman Melvin R. Laird with four supporters of the re-election campaign of President Dwight Eisenhower and Dick Nixon, dressed in special campaign garb.
Two from Wausau
1970
Two Democratic candidates for office in Marathon County, both from Wausau: (left) Congressman David Obey and Anthony Earl.
Inauguration Day
January 20, 1969
Elevated view of special guests leaving the platform after the inauguration of Richard Nixon. In the center can be seen Wisconsin Congressman Melvin Laird, who was Nixon's secretary of defense, and...
Campaign Shoot
1994
Filming a campaign spot for Congressman David R. Obey (left), probably in the Wausau Family Practice Center. Health care and its associated costs were an important issue for Obey.
Congressman Glenn Davis Holds Office Hours in Madison
August 23, 1954
Two local political candidates meet with Congressman Glenn Davis (R-Waukesha) in Madison. They are George Harb (center), Republican candidate for the Wisconsin Assembly from Madison's central distr...
