Photograph
Governor Rennebohm Signing Anti-Segregation Law
| Governor Oscar Rennebohm, seated at his desk in the foreground, signs a bill into law ending segregation in the Wisconsin National Guard because of race, color, or creed. Standing behind the governor are three Democratic assemblymen, left to right: LeRoy J. Simmons and Charles J. Schhmidt, both from Milwaukee; and Thomas E. Taylor, Racine. |
| Image ID: | 58973 |
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| Creation Date: | 05 04 1949 |
| Creator Name: | Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972 |
| City: | Madison |
| County: | Dane |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Arthur M. Vinje photographs and negatives, circa 1914-circa 1962 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | negative, original |
| Original Format Number: | PH 6442.2565 |
| Original Dimensions: | 5 x 4 inches |
| Published in the Wisconsin State Journal on May 5, 1949. |
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