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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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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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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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General View in the Camp

Date: 1876
Description: Quite possibly this is the "General view in the camp" listed in the "Centennial Views of the City of Madison, July 4th, 1876. Views of Chicago Light Guard"...
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John F. Potter

Date: 1856
Description: Quarter-length oval portrait of John Fox Potter. He was born in Augusta, Maine, on May 11, 1817. Potter came to Wisconsin in 1836 and resided in Potter's...
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Woman Buying War Bond from Santa Claus

Date: 12 16 1944
Description: Woman buying a war bond from Santa Claus, who was helping other Manchester employees wait on crowds of purchasers at the bonds-only sale on the store's mai...
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Nelson R. Norton

Date: 1856
Description: Quarter-length oval portrait of Nelson R. Norton. He was born in Hampton, Washington County, New York, on November 8, 1809. Norton came to Chicago on Novem...
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Lucian H. Palmer

Date: 1907
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Lucian (or Lucien) H. Palmer from the 1907 composite image of the Wisconsin Assembly. In 1906, Palmer (a Republican) was the...
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Secretary of State Fred Zimmerman

Date: 01 05 1953
Description: Portrait of Secretary of State Fred Zimmerman in formal dress at the inaugaration of state officers. He was beginning his tenth term in that office.
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Louis P. Harvey

Date: 1860
Description: Portrait of Republican Louis P. Harvey, while he was Wisconsin secretary of state (1860-1861). Harvey became governor in January, 1862, but drowned in the ...
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Boss Elisha Keyes

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Description: Carte-de-visite portrait of Elisha W. Keyes (1828-1910) a prominent Madison attorney who was appointed Madison postmaster by Abraham Lincoln in 1861. From ...
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Governor Walter Goodland

Date: 02 10 1944
Description: Wisconsin Governor Walter Goodland.
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Award Presentation to WHA Radio

Date: 05 10 1945
Description: Lieut. Governor Oscar Rennebohm (on right), presenting a citation for twenty-six years of on-air service for radio station WHA to University of Wisconsin P...
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Governor Philipp with Chippewa Indian Delegation

Date: 02 23 1920
Description: Wisconsin Governor Emmanuel Philipp in the Governor's Office during a conference with a delegation of Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians. Executive Messenger Samuel...
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Benjamin Butts Wisconsin Legislature Assembly Portrait

Date: 1877
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Benjamin Butts, which was part of a composite portrait of Officers, Clerks and Employees of the Wisconsin Assembly. He worke...
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R.L. Joiner

Date: 1891
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of R.L. Joiner, a member of the Wisconsin Senate. From a composite of portraits.
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R.L. Joiner

Date: 1890
Description: Quarter-length portrait of R.L. Joiner, from a composite of images of the Wisconsin Senate.
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Merlin Hull

Date: 1913
Description: Portrait of Merlin Hull, Speaker of the Assembly.

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