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Donkey and Rider With Campaign Signs
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An unidentified man wearing a sandwich board supporting Bronson La Follette for Governor and Gaylord Nelson for United States Senator is seated on a donkey with a La Follette sign over its ears during the "Whistle Stop" campaign. In the background is a billboard advertising Knowles for Governor and Leonard for U.S. Senator.
1968
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Whistle Stop Revivial
1968
During his campaign for re-election to the Senate, Senator Gaylord Nelson revived an old campaign tradition by campaigning from the back of a train. At this stop Nelson's wife and children have jo...
Campaign Trailer
1962
A car and a trailer covered with "Gaylord Nelson for U.S. Senator" posters sits parked on a neighborhood street.
Gaylord Nelson Signing Autographs
1974
Senator Gaylord Nelson signs an autograph for an admiring voter at an agricultural conference.
Senator Gaylord Nelson
circa 1970-1979
Side view of Gaylord Nelson speaking from a train caboose while on the campaign trail during a whistle stop tour.
Gaylord Nelson with La Follette Statue
March 1967
Nelson and Bronson La Follette stand next to the Robert M. La Follette statue in the United States Capitol, while a man poses at the base to carve the word Wisconsin.
State Senator Gaylord Nelson
circa 1950-1959
Gaylord Nelson in the Wisconsin State Capitol during the period when he served in the Wisconsin State Senate. Nelson was later elected governor and U.S. senator. This portrait was probably taken ...
