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| Date: | 1949 |
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| Description: | Quarter-length studio portrait of Thornton Wilder wearing eyeglasses. |
| Date: | 07 1946 |
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| Description: | Dwight D. Eisenhower, fishing with his brothers on Wisconsin Lake, proudly exhibit Muskies and one Northern Pike. |
| Date: | 10 28 1947 |
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| Description: | Several members of the screenwriters and directors known as the "Hollywood Ten," together with members of their families at a demonstration before their im... |
| Date: | 09 1947 |
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| Description: | President Harry S. Truman, standing at the rear of a railroad car. |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | President Harry S. Truman and Secretary of State George C. Marshall. After World War II President Truman appointed Marshall as his special emissary to Chi... |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | Harry S. Truman in the oval office standing behind his desk. |
| Date: | 1943 |
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| Description: | Elvated view of war hero Richard Ira Bong (center, in flight jacket) on leave in Poplar, with friends, relatives, and admirers. The group is walking down a... |
| Date: | 1944 |
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| Description: | President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the rain during his presidential reelection campaign. |
| Date: | 05 26 1947 |
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| Description: | Professor Stephen Gilman seated at his desk, piled with books. |
| Date: | 03 1946 |
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| Description: | Informal portrait of Senator Robert M. La Follette, Jr., perhaps taken in the library at Maple Bluff Farm. Following his father's death in 1925 Bob Jr. was... |
| Date: | 04 1948 |
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| Description: | Governor Oscar Rennebohm outside a voting booth at the Maple Bluff village hall. At the time, the Governor's Residence was located at 130 E. Gilman Street... |
| Date: | 1942 |
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| Description: | Author August Derleth surrounded by books at his desk. |
| Date: | 1949 |
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| Description: | Dean Acheson, Secretary of State during the administration of Harry S. Truman, 1949-1952, who played a crucial role in defining U.S. foreign policy during ... |
| Date: | 11 1948 |
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| Description: | President Harry S. Truman holds up the newspaper which has the headline that mistakenly reports "Dewey Defeats Truman". |
| Date: | 1944 |
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| Description: | Small window card featuring a drawing of General Douglas MacArthur and the phrase, "Republicans draft General MacArthur for President." |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | Small button tag on a string promoting "Republican, General Douglas MacArthur for President." |
| Date: | 1942 |
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| Description: | Informal portrait of Charles J. Van Schaick sitting by the window in his gallery, taken by his son Roy Van Schaick. |
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