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Gwyneth Roe
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Formal portrait of Gwyneth Roe, wife of Gilbert Roe, on which she has written "the year I went to Madison." Gilbert Roe was a law partner of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., and later became nationally known for his legal defense of free speech.
1895
J.K. Stevens & Son (Chicago, Ill.)
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Gwyneth King Roe with the Muses
circa 1890-1899
An oval portrait of Gwyneth King Roe with Emilie Neidlinger, Emily Bishop-Netha, Dorothy Bishop, Adalaide (Adelaide) Jones, Gertrude Bishop, and Lucia Benedict. "Calling ourselves The Muses."
Gwyneth King Roe at 100
1968
Gwyneth King Roe is sitting in a chair holding an open book. This image was created on her 100th birthday.
Dancers: Three Graces
circa 1890-1899
Three dancers pose together with hands clasped. They are Elise du Fore, Frances Wellington, and Gwyneth King Roe.
Gilbert Roe
Formal quarter-length portrait of Gilbert Roe, probably taken about the time he was a law partner of Robert M. La Follette, Sr.
Gilbert Roe and Robert M. La Follette, Jr.
Publicity portrait of Robert M. La Follette, Jr., as a youth seated at a desk with Gilbert Roe, a former law partner of his father, Robert M. La Follette, Sr., and a nationally known defender of fr...
La Follette Family Pleasure Cruise
1907
The La Follette Family in a boat, probably on Lake Mendota, with Gilbert Roe, La Follette's law partner, and his wife. Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr., is seated to the far left wearing a dark ...
