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Robert M. La Follette, Sr., Statue Ceremony
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Ceremony for the unveiling of the statue of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., in Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol. On the platform, left to right, are Senator Robert M. La Follette, Jr., an unidentified Baltimore newspaperman, Senator John J. Blaine of Wisconsin at the podium, and Philip Fox La Follette. Behind them is the framework that will be usued to unveil the flag-draped statue sculpted by Jo Davidson, as well as several statues.
April 25, 1929
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Unveiling Robert M. La Follette, Sr., Statue
1929
Members of the La Follette family and guests in front of the Robert M. La Follette, Sr., statue in Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol at the time of its unveiling. The La Follette statue was by scul...
Viewing casket of Robert M. La Follette, Sr.
June 21, 1925
A crowd of mourners viewing the flag drapped casket of Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr., in the Wisconsin State Capitol rotunda.
La Follette Pallbearers
June 22, 1925
Pallbearers (who include Senator Herman Ekern), carry the flag draped casket of Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr., down the steps of the Wisconsin Capitol to the waiting hearse. In the background...
Robert M. La Follette, Sr., Funeral
June 22, 1925
Funeral of Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr., at Forest Hill Cemetery in Madison. Mourners gathered around La Follette's flag-draped coffin include Philip Fox La Follette, Belle Case La Follette, ...
Robert M. La Follette, Sr., Mourners
1925
Mourners outside of the Wisconsin State Capitol lined up to view the body of Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr.
Sculptor Jo Davidson with La Follette Statue
1929
Sculptor Jo Davidson standing next to his larger than life statue of Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr. The statue was presented to the National Statuary Hall Collection in the U.S. Capitol in 192...
