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La Follette, Sr. Engraving

Date: 1904
Description: An engraved head and shoulders portrait of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., during the period when he was the governor of Wisconsin.
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Wisconsin Makes Its Laws

Date: 1947
Description: An assembly clerk withdrawing the record of a vote from the automatic voting machine in the Assembly chamber. Madison, WI.
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John J. Jenkins

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Description: Portrait of Congressman John James Jenkins.
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James Buchanan

Date: 1860
Description: A head and shoulders portrait of James Buchanan, 15th President of the United States, 1857-1861. Buchanan was born in Cove Gap near Mercersburg, Pennsylva...
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Rutherford B. Hayes

Date: 1881
Description: Rutherford B. Hayes, 19th President of the United States (1877-1881). Born in Delaware, Ohio on October 4, 1822, he died on January 17, 1893 in Fremont, O...
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George H. W. Bush

Date: 09 1990
Description: George Herbert Walker Bush, 41st President of the United States, with his wife, Barbara Pierce Bush. Bush was born on June 12, 1924 in Milton, Massachuset...
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Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson

Date: 1963
Description: Lyndon Baines Johnson, the 36th President of the United States, is shown with his wife, Lady Bird Johnson, having an intense discussion, while seated in an...
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Augustus Dodge

Date: 1876
Description: Studio portrait of Augustus Dodge, son of Wisconsin's first Territorial Governor, Henry Dodge.
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Wisconsin State Assembly

Date: 1947
Description: View from the back, of the State Assembly in session.
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Wisconsin Assembly Clerks and Employees

Date: 1877
Description: Composite of portraits of the men of the Wisconsin Assembly. Clerks and employees: 1. T.B. Reid, Sgt-at-Arms 2. W.A. Nowell, Chief Clerk 3. M. Knig...
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Wisconsin State Assembly

Date: 1860
Description: Composite photograph of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
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Howard Ohm

Date: 1947
Description: Howard Ohm at a desk in the legislative reference library, with Mr. Brandt in the background.
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Nelson, Risser and Others

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Description: Group portrait including Nelson and Risser.
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Gaylord Nelson with La Follette Statue

Date: 03 1967
Description: 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...
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William Proxmire Giving Speech Wearing Eyeglasses

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Description: Senator William Proxmire gives a speech in front of many microphones, wearing eyeglasses.
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Hollywood Ten: Alvah Bessie's Subpoena

Date: 09 18 1947
Description: Subpoena for Alvah Bessie to appear before the U.S. House of Representative's Committee on Un-American Activities on October 23, 1947.
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Assembly Floor

Date: 1967
Description: Democratic leadership on the Wisconsin Assembly floor: left to right: Robert T. Huber, minority leader; David R. Obey, assistant minority leader, and Norma...
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O'Konski and Obey

Date: 08 10 1974
Description: Wisconsin congressmen David Obey (left) and former congressman Alvin O'Konski breaking ground for a United States Forest Services genetics lab. After the c...
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Gilbert M. WoodWard

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Gilbert M. Woodward. Woodward served as Democratic member of the House of Representatives from 1883 to 1885 for the seven...
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Paul Soglin

Date: 1968
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Alderman Paul Soglin.

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