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La Follette Family Listens to the Returns
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Robert M. La Follette, Sr., with Isabel Bacon La Follette (Mrs. Philip La Follette), Mrs. John J. Blaine, Philip Fox La Follette, Governor John J. Blaine, and Robert M. La Follette, Jr., listening to radio reports of the 1924 election returns in the Executive Chamber in the Wisconsin State Capitol. Senator La Follette was an independent, third-party presidential candidate in the election.
November 1924
Publication Information
| Date Created | November 1924 |
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Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 23 x 18 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Subject albums, 1753?-1990? (bulk circa 1850s-circa 1950s) |
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| Call Number | Album 25.116 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES |
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| Rights Holder | Wisconsin Historical Society |
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