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Satterlee Clark

Date: 1856
Description: Quarter-length oval portrait of Satterlee Clark. He was born in Washington, D.C., came to Wisconsin in April of 1829, and resided in Green Lake. In 1830, h...
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Lyndon Johnson signs Medicare Bill

Date: 07 30 1965
Description: President Lyndon Baines Johnson signs the Medicare bill. Former President Harry S. Truman, "who started it all," is present with Mrs. Bess Truman, Hubert H...
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Legislators Signing In

Date: 1951
Description: Newly-elected members of the Wisconsin Assembly signing in. Facing the camera left to right are: E. William Proxmire (D-Madison), Hermann Eisner (D-Cross P...
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Governor Kohler on Inauguration Day

Date: 01 01 1951
Description: Walter J. Kohler, Jr. is sitting on an oversized sofa in the Governor's office prior to his inauguration ceremony. With him are Wisconsin's other constitut...
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Thomas E. Coleman (1893-1964)

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Description: Portrait of Thomas E. Coleman sitting at a desk. He was the "boss" of the Republican Party in Wisconsin in the 1950s and President of Madison-Kipp Corporat...
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Swearing-In Wisconsin State Senators

Date: 01 09 1951
Description: Swearing-in ceremony of 6 of 17 new Wisconsin State Senators. Left to right: Henry W. Meier (D-Milwaukee), Arthur A. Lenroot (R-Superior), Frank E. Panzer...
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Governor Walter J. Kohler, Jr.

Date: 01 11 1951
Description: Governor Walter J. Kohler, Jr., addresses a joint session of the Wisconsin State Legislature.
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Eleanor Roosevelt Speaking at USSA Congress

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Description: Eleanor Roosevelt speaking at the Eleventh Congress of the United States Student Association at Ohio Wesleyan University.
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National Democratic Political Convention

Date: 07 17 1944
Description: National Democratic political convention in Chicago. Shown, left to right, are: George Schlotthauer, Democratic candidate for the Wisconsin State Senate fr...
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National Democratic Political Convention

Date: 07 17 1944
Description: National Democratic political convention in Chicago. Delegates William B. Rubin, Milwaukee, and Mrs. Cecilia Garvin, Elroy.
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National Democratic Political Convention

Date: 06 17 1944
Description: National Democratic political convention in Chicago. State Democratic Chairman, Thomas R. King, and delegate, Cecilia Garvin from Elroy.
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National Democratic Political Convention

Date: 07 17 1944
Description: National Democratic political convention in Chicago. William B. Rubin, Milwaukee, and former Senator Harry W. Bolens, Port Washington.
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National Democratic Political Convention

Date: 07 17 1944
Description: National Democratic political convention in Chicago. Representative Howard McMurray, Milwaukee, candidate for United States Senator, and Thomas R. King, Oc...
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National Democratic Political Convention

Date: 07 17 1944
Description: National Democratic political convention in Chicago. Former Senator, Harry W. Bolens, Port Washington; Otto Stielow, Sheboygan; and John Kehoe, Green Bay.
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National Democratic Political Convention

Date: 06 17 1944
Description: National Democratic political convention in Chicago. Thomas R. King, State Democratic Party Chairman, and William B. Rubin, delegate from Milwaukee.
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Ambassador Lord and Lady Halifax

Date: 12 01 1944
Description: Ambassador Lord (Edward Frederick Lindley Wood) and Lady Halifax, British ambassador to the United States, at the train station. Left to right: Lady Halifa...
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Madison City Plan Commission

Date: 11 01 1945
Description: Members of the Madison City Plan Commission examining a proposed new zoning ordinance. Standing, from left, are J.M. Albers of the state planning board, an...
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Abraham Lincoln

Date: 1865
Description: Head and shoulders studio portrait of Abraham Lincoln.
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Republican State Convention

Date: 06 12 1948
Description: Representative Glenn Davis, Waukesha, convention chairman for the Wisconsin Republican State Convention, and Harvey Higley, Marinette, State GOP Chairman.
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Harold Stassen Rally

Date: 03 31 1948
Description: Republican presidential candidate Harold E. Stassen, left, and his wife, chatting with Tom Coleman, state Republican leader, during the Stassens' visit to ...

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