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Eugenics Demonstration on Wall Street

Date: 10 27 1915
Description: Four impoverished men hired by "The Medical Review of Reviews" carry signs with the eugenics slogans, "I am a burden to myself and the State. Should I be a...
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Wisconsin Commission to Locate Monuments on the Gettysburg's Battlefield Site

Date: 05 1887
Description: Members of the Wisconsin commission to locate monuments gather on the battlefield at Little Round Top.
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Isaac L. Stephenson

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Description: Oval-framed quarter-length portrait of United States senator Isaac Stephenson.
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Robert M. La Follette, Sr., as University Student

Date: 1879
Description: Stereograph portrait of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., taken during his senior year at the University of Wisconsin.
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Wisconsin State Assembly

Date: 1863
Description: Wisconsin State Assembly members of 1863.
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Charles McCarthy and Legislative Reference Library Staff

Date: 08 08 1906
Description: Dr. Charles R. McCarthy and staff at the Legislative Reference Library.
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U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention

Date: 05 1930
Description: Members of the Board of Trustees from the United States Pharmacopeial Convention, 1930-40. Pictured: (standing) W.B. Day, E.F. Kelly, and W. Bruce Philip. ...
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Grover Cleveland

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Description: Waist-up portrait of Grover Cleveland.
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Employees at Office Christmas Party

Date: 12 1928
Description: International Harvester employees standing around a Christmas tree and Santa Claus during an office party. Many of the workers are wearing party hats and s...
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William Howard Taft

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Description: Portrait of William Howard Taft.
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William Pitt Lynde

Date: 1866
Description: Portrait of William Pitt Lynde at the Wisconsin Assembly in 1866. Ten years later he introduced legislation for women's suffrage to U.S. Congress. In the b...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Interior — Assembly Detail

Date: 02 15 1899
Description: Detail of the 1899 Assembly Chamber photograph, showing a row of legislators at their desks. Until well into the 20th century, individual legislators had n...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Interior — Senate Detail

Date: 1899
Description: Detail of several senators. The Senate was less crowded than the Assembly because of its small numbers, allowing a better glimpse of the floral carpet and ...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Interior — Assemblyman

Date: 1909
Description: Otto Onstad, a newly elected assemblyman from Dane County, in the newly constructed Assembly Chamber of the present Wisconsin State Capitol. He is sitting ...
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Theodore Roosevelt

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Description: Studio portrait of Teddy Roosevelt.
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Theodore Roosevelt

Date: 1909
Description: Studio portrait of Teddy Roosevelt around the end of his term as president of the United States.
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William Howard Taft

Date: 1908
Description: Studio portrait of William Howard Taft prior to his tenure as president of the United States.
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William Howard Taft

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Description: Studio portrait of William Howard Taft.
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Edward Salomon

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Description: Head and shoulders studio portrait of Edward Salomon wearing a suit and tie.
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Edward Scofield

Date: 1913
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Edward Scofield, Republican Governor of Wisconsin, 1897-1901.

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