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Fort Howard

Date: 1851
Description: A rare photograph of U.S. Army soldiers stationed at Fort Howard rowing a boat on the Fox River. Fort Howard, built in 1816, was the first in the chain of ...
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Gaylord Nelson and Friends at Green Bay Packers Game

Date: 10 07 1962
Description: Governor Gaylord Nelson attending a Green Bay Packers-Detroit Lions football game. From left to right: senatorial candidate Gaylord Nelson, gubernatorial c...
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Byrnes' Balloons

Date: 1962
Description: Boy holds up balloons for Congressman Byrnes during his 1962 campaign.
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Unveiling of Eleazer Williams Tablet by the D.A.R.

Date: 10 26 1927
Description: View of a crowd of formally dressed men and women standing around a stone monument with a plaque on it. The edge of what may be a large American flag is vi...
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Fort Howard and Soldiers in a Boat

Date: 1851
Description: View of five soldiers rowing in a boat, beside a dock, with another soldier standing on the dock. The fort is in the background, complete with the fortifie...
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Spirit of the Northwest Monument

Date: 1950
Description: "Spirit of the Northwest" monument by Sidney Bedore, on the grounds of the Brown County Court House. Represented, left to right: a member of the Fox Tribe,...
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McCarthy in Green Bay

Date: 10 03 1952
Description: Senator Joseph R. McCarthy waves to the crowd who had come to see him introduce Presidential candidate Dwight Eisenhower. On the train with him is John By...
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Vernon Thomson Campaigning

Date: 09 06 1956
Description: Wisconsin Attorney General Vernon Thomson campaigning in Green Bay as the Republican gubernatorial candidate. Thomson was successful, defeating Democrat Wi...
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Men Testing Breathalizer Machine

Date: 1958
Description: Robert Warren, then the District Attorney of Brown County, tries out a breathalizer machine. With him are Glenn Cunningham and Ray Bayley, officers of th...
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Speaks Outdoors

Date: 08 09 1934
Description: Franklin D. Roosevelt speaking from a stage to a crowd. On the stage from left to right are: Louis Howe, Governor Schmedeman (in white), Senator Robert M. ...
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Men on the Flagship "Niagara"

Date: 1913
Description: Seven men are holding the original flag from Perry's Victory. The men are standing on the flagship "Niagara" to celebrate the centennial of the victory. Th...
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Gasoline Station

Date: 08 18 1963
Description: A gasoline station decorated with flags and pennants. Billboards are along the back fence.
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John G. Reynolds Inauguration Sticker

Date: 01 1963
Description: A shiny sticker for the inauguration of Wisconsin Governor John W. Reynolds (4/4/1921 – 1/6/2002), Jr. that highlights his status as a native of "Titletown...
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Adlai Stevenson

Date: 10 08 1955
Description: Adlai Stevenson is seated in a room with several other men.
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County Clerk's Office

Date: 1910
Description: Elmer S. Hall and his daughter, Olive Hall, in the County Clerk's office.
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Man Carrying Wooden Cross

Date: 08 05 2016
Description: An elderly man is standing outdoors carrying a large wooden cross in his arms outside the Donald Trump rally.
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Political Poster Against Deportation

Date: 08 05 2016
Description: A man posing standing outdoors with his protest sign. He is wearing white, black, and red face paint. His sign reads: "Don't Deport Mexicans, Deadpool Need...
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Trump Supporters Waiting for the Rally

Date: 08 05 2016
Description: Slightly elevated view of three women waiting in a crowd for the Trump rally to begin. One woman in the center is holding onto a walker and is wearing a pi...
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David A. Clarke, Jr.

Date: 08 05 2016
Description: David A. Clarke Jr., Sheriff of Milwaukee County, standing at a podium ready to address the audience at the Donald Trump rally. He is wearing a plaid butto...
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Father and Son at the Donald Trump Rally

Date: 08 05 2016
Description: A father is holding his young son on his shoulders in a crowd of supporters at a Donald Trump rally. The boy is smiling and holding up a Trump/Pence politi...

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