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Robert M. La Follette Sr. and Jr.
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Posed portrait of Senator Robert M. La Follette Sr., and Jr., seated at a table with a stairway behind them. It is likely this photograph was taken in the La Follettes' Washington, D.C. home.
1908
Fawcett, Waldon
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W0143EN
WHi 30467
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La Follette at his Desk
Senator Robert M. La Follette Sr., posed sitting at his desk reading a letter.
Robert M. La Follette, Sr., Speaking
1905
Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr., speaking to an audience at Decatur, Illinois. La Follette is standing on a raised platform inside a large tent.
La Follette Kills a Bear
1907
Senator Robert M. La Follette Sr., (with rifle), Robert M. La Follette Jr., and guide Jake Borah with the bear shot by the senator.
Robert M. La Follette, Sr.
July 3, 1924
Publicity photograph of Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr., in a characteristicly forceful pose, shortly after his selection as an independent, third-party Presidential candidate in 1924.
Robert M. La Follette, Sr., as Fighting Bob
1922
Portrait of Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr., taken by John A. Glander, a noted portrait photographer from Manitowoc, Wisconsin. In this portrait with his arms crossed and his jaw set, Senator L...
