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| Title: |
Belle Case La Follette and Irvine Lenroot |
| Description: |
Irvine Lenroot, a leader in the La Follette-Progressive wing of the Republican Party in Wisconsin, with Belle Case La Follette and Mary La Follette at Maple Bluff Farm. This snapshot was taken in 1906, the year in which Robert M. La Follette, Sr. persuaded Lenroot to run for governor. Although unsuccessful in his candidacy, Lenroot was elected to the Congress in 1908 and later to the U.S. Senate. He turned down the Republican vice-presidential nomination in 1920.
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| Image ID: |
29989 |
Creation Date: |
1906 |
Creator Name: |
Unknown
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| City, State: |
Maple Bluff, Village of, Wisconsin
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Collection Name: |
La Follette, Philip Fox : Papers, 1876-1973 |
| Genre: |
Photographs |
| Subjects: |
Farmlife Agriculture Family Outdoor photography Women Legislators Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) Progressivism (United States politics)
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