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Cutters Protesting a Lockout

Date: 1933
Description: Cutters from the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America union picket a Reed Brothers Company lockout.
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Locomotive No. 539

Date: 1882
Description: View across railroad tracks of two men posing near the right side of locomotive no. 539 on another set of railroad tracks. The locomotive was built by the ...
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President Jimmy Carter

Date: 1979
Description: President Jimmy Carter speaks to a small group of well wishers while Congressman David R. Obey looks on. Photographers are in the crowd. The space is decor...
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Testing the Political Waters

Date: 1987
Description: Dick Gephardt testing the support for his presidential candidacy at the Wisconsin Democratic convention. With him is Congressman David R. Obey of Wisconsin...
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Handing Out the Big Bucks

Date: 08 1995
Description: Congressman David R. Obey presents a big check to representatives of Nicolet College. As chairman or ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee O...
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Robert Doyle Honored by Red Arrow Club

Date: 12 07 1948
Description: For contributing to the morale of state troops in the South Pacific by his work as a war correspondent, Robert Doyle (right), a Milwaukee Journal re...
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Facing the Russians

Date: 03 1985
Description: Arms control talks between visiting Soviets and American legislators. Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey sat in on the talks with Congressman Tom Downey, ...
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Menu for L’Etoile Restaurant Thanksgiving Dinner at The Beard House

Date: 11 23 2006
Description: One-page menu for a five-course Thanksgiving dinner at The Beard House prepared by L’Etoile, with the restaurant logo and a background head and shoulders i...
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John Byrnes

Date: 1967
Description: A casual portrait of John W. Byrnes seated at a desk, with a "Member Of Congress" plaque on the wall behind him.
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Gridiron Club Menu

Date: 12 09 1950
Description: Gridiron Club menu, mounted on board, with a cartoon by Jim (James Thomas) Berryman of club president Tom Stokes in suit and tie, chef's toque, pleated apr...
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Gridiron Club Spring Dinner Menu

Date: 05 21 1949
Description: Menu, mounted on board, for the spring dinner of the Gridiron Club, with a cartoon by (Clifford K.?) Berryman of "Dr. Truman's Utopia Elixir: Relief for Ev...
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David Obey and Scott Lilly

Date: 1994
Description: Congressman and Chairperson of the House Appropriations Committee David Obey and Scott Lilly stand on either side of the double doors leading into the offi...
Manuscript

International Brotherhood of Magicians Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of Ring 31 of the International Brotherhood of Magicians, with the seal of the IBM and a cartoon by Wayne D. Peterson (?) of Ben Bergor with a r...
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The White Front Tavern

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Description: William R. "Bill" Kinney (1912-1978) behind the bar of the White Front Tavern. Bill and his brother Howard Kinney owned the bar from 1948-1956. Three unide...
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J.E. Rhodes & Co., Pork and Beef Packers

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Description: View from street of the front of the J.E. Rhodes & Co., Pork and Beef Packers building on Main Street. A group of men, with a cat and a dog, are posing in ...
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Brandmeyer's Barber Shop

Date: 03 1930
Description: Two barbers standing and posing on the sidewalk in front of the James J. Brandmeyer Barber Shop at 404 W. Lakeside Street. A sign in the window advertises ...
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Newton Minow and Paul Douglas

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Description: Newton Minow and Senator Paul H. Douglas are seated side-by-side at a desk. Behind them is a globe in front of a fake curtained window with a view of the c...
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Newton Minow and Bill Henry

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Description: Newton Minow and Bill Henry stand together in front of an American Flag and a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) plaque.
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Newton Minow and Harold Ostertag

Date: 07 30 1961
Description: Newton Minow, chairman of the Federal Communications Comission (FCC), and Harold C. Ostertag, Report From Congress representative are seated together with ...
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Group Portrait; United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America

Date: 1910
Description: Interior group portrait of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 1074 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Three rows of men with a flag ...

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