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Clear Lake High School Football Team
1933
The football team of clear Lake High School. Gaylord Nelson, later governor of Wisconsin and U.S. Senator, is second from the left in the front row.
Clear Lake School Classroom
1925
Students sitting in a classroom in the Clear Lake School. Gaylord Nelson, later governor of Wisconsin and a United States senator, is sitting at the front of the third row from the left.
Gaylord Nelson on Horseback
1939
Gaylord Nelson, later Wisconsin governor, United State senator, and a leading environmentalist of his era, on horseback at a ranch in Rosebud, Montana.
Clear Lake High School Band in front of School
1930
The band poses for a group portrait, most likely in front of a school building; the boys are dressed in uniform and are holding their instruments. Gaylord Nelson played the trumpet in the band and ...
Nurse Ada Straub
Studio portrait of nurse Ada Straub in her uniform. Ada Straub was a cousin of Mrs. Anton Nelson (the mother of Gaylord Nelson), who was also a nurse.
Gaylord Nelson as a Boy
Studio portrait of Gaylord Nelson as a young boy. He is sitting on a table in front of a painted backdrop.
