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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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View of the Butte des Morts Treaty Ground, with the arrival of the Commissioners Gov. Lewis Cass and Col. McKenny

Date: 1835
Description: Little Lake Butte Des Morts just north of Lake Winnebago where Governor Lewis Cass of Michigan, and Thomas McKenney, head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (...
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Wisconsin Bank Notes

Date: 1852
Description: Proof sheets of five and ten dollars bills of the Wisconsin Bank of Madison. Among other illustrations, the notes include an engraving of Leonard J. Farwel...
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Governor Barstow Inset

Date: 1857
Description: Inset of an engraved portrait of Governor William Barstow.
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Coles Bashford Inset

Date: 1857
Description: Inset of an engraved portrait of Governor Coles Bashford.
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Sam Adams

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Description: Vignetted quarter-length engraved portrait of Sam Adams.
Manuscript

Business Stationery of George Peck

Date: 1882
Description: Business stationery of George B. Peck, editor of Peck's Sun, a Milwaukee newspaper. Peck was well-known for his humorous column, "Peck's Bad Boy," a...
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Wisconsin State Officers

Date: 1899
Description: Composite photograph of eight Wisconsin State officers with a decorative background.
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Governor Lewis

Date: 1867
Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of James T. Lewis. His signature appears below the image.
Magazine or Periodical

Political Market

Date: 06 12 1858
Description: A political cartoon in "Harper's Weekly" about railroad company presidents' purchasing Wisconsin state legislatures and governors. The caption reads: ...
Photograph

William Dempster Hoard

Date: 1936
Description: A view of the bust of William Dempster Hoard — "Father of Wisconsin Dairying" — on the University of Wisconsin-Madison's agricultural campus.
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Portrait of Governor Edward Salomon

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Description: Engraved quarter-length vignette portrait of Wisconsin's 8th governor Edward Salomon in semi-profile. He is wearing a polka-dot tie. Below the portrait is ...
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Engraving of Cadwallader Washburn

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Description: Quarter-length vignetted portrait of Governor Cadwallader Colden Washburn, Wisconsin's 11th governor.
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Governor Cadwallader Colden Washburn

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Description: Quarter-length vignetted portrait of Governor Cadwallader Colden Washburn. He is facing slightly towards the left.
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Portrait of Harrison Ludington

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Description: Quarter-length vignetted portrait of Harrison Ludington. He has muttonchops, and is wearing a suit, necktie and high collar.
Photograph

Portrait of Harrison Ludington

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Description: Quarter-length vignetted portrait of Governor Harrison Ludington, Wisconsin's 13th Governor. He has a short beard, and is wearing a suit and necktie. He is...
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Portrait of William E. Smith

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Description: Quarter-length vignetted portrait of Wisconsin's 14th governor William E. Smith.
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Portrait of Francis McGovern

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Description: Quarter-length portrait engraving of Francis E. McGovern, Wisconsin's 22nd governor. McGovern's signature is reproduced below the portrait.
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Tommy Thompson and Ernest Borgnine

Date: 07 28 1998
Description: Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson, on the left, and actor Ernest Borgnine, on the right, sitting together. Thompson is gesturing with his hand and Borgnine...
Postcard

Monument to Wisconsin's First Governor, Nelson Dewey

Date: 1907
Description: A monument to Nelson Dewey featuring a sculpture of him seated on a chair on top of a pedestal. He is holding a pen in his right hand. Caption reads: "Monu...

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