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La Follette Campaign Train

Date: 1900
Description: Robert M. La Follette, Sr. with a group on his special campaign train. From left to right they are Alfred T. Rogers, La Follette's law partner; Mr. and Mrs...
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Proxmire Supporters Celebrate

Date: 08 28 1957
Description: Jubilant Proxmire supporters dance in the streets in Milwaukee after Democrat William Proxmire won the special election to fill the seat left vacant by the...
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Time for a Change

Date: 07 10 1954
Description: Publicity photo at a pre-convention session of the Wisconsin State Democratic Party that includes William Proxmire and James E. Doyle, rival candidates for...
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Humphrey Campaigning for the Presidency

Date: 1960
Description: While campaigning for the Democratic nomination, a Wisconsin voter makes a point with presidential hopeful Hubert Humphrey, then a senator from Minnesota.
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McCarthy, the Primary Winner

Date: 09 18 1952
Description: Senator Joseph R. McCarthy speaking with reporters at LaGuardia Airport shortly after his victory over Len Schmitt in the Wisconsin Republican primary. McC...
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McCarthy Signing Autographs

Date: 11 1952
Description: Senator Joseph R. McCarthy of Wisconsin, signing autographs during his 1952 re-election campaign
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Nixon Campaign Stop in Milwaukee

Date: 10 08 1960
Description: The speakers platform during a Presidential campaign rally for Richard M. Nixon at Billy Mitchell Airport in Milwaukee. With Nixon on the platform are Kirb...
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Kissing Babies

Date: 08 28 1962
Description: At Mitchell Airport, Senator Alexander Wiley greets the young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Underborg of Waukesha with a kiss. Mrs. Wiley, holding a bouquet of ...
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Len Schmitt Senate Campaign

Date: 08 13 1952
Description: Len Schmitt, former Progressive Party legislator from Merrill, led the Republican opposition to Senator Joseph R. McCarthy's bid for re-election. Schmitt a...
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McCarthy Wins

Date: 11 05 1946
Description: Joseph R. McCarthy receiving the congratulations of supporters after his victory over Democrat Howard J. McMurray in the 1946 U.S. Senate election. The vic...
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Newsreel Crew Interviewing Senator McCarthy

Date: 08 13 1952
Description: Senator Joseph R. McCarthy being interviewed by a newsreel crew after his victory in the 1952 Republican primary election. McCarthy was celebrating at the ...
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Wisconsin Republican Convention

Date: 05 04 1946
Description: The May 4-5, 1946 Wisconsin Republican Convention at Oshkosh, one of the most important meetings in the state party's history.
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Stevenson and Wisconsin Candidates

Date: 1952
Description: Democratic Presidential Candidate Adlai Stevenson speaking to an audience. On the platform with him are William Proxmire, who was making the first of his ...
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Dreyfus Campaigning

Date: 10 26 1978
Description: Campaigning for governor on the back of his bus, Lee Sherman Dreyfus flashes a victory sign to passersby.
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Earl for Senate

Date: 1988
Description: Former Wisconsin Governor Anthony Earl stands outdoors near an airplane with a group of supporters. He made an unsuccessful run for the United States Senat...

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