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Joseph L. "Roundy" Coughlin

Date: 09 26 1951
Description: Wisconsin State Journal sports columnist, Joseph L. "Roundy" Coughlin and "character about town" relaxes on a park bench.
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Charles H. Seals

Date: 04 03 1929
Description: Portrait of Charles H. Seals, janitor at the Security State Bank, 1965 Atwood Avenue. He is standing next to a rubber tree plant and is cleaning the table.
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Harry Dyer and Robert Draves

Date: 08 06 1941
Description: Singer Harry Dyer (b.1864), right, and sound engineer Robert Draves.
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When the President Comes to Town

Date: 1979
Description: Congressman David Obey introduces a local resident (back to camera), to President Jimmy Carter. Many photographers stand around the edge of the group and a...
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Obama and Obey

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Description: Congressman David R. Obey and President Barack Obama in the Oval Office in the White House. The photograph is autographed for Obey: "Congratulations for 40...
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Carl Sandburg Poses with Two Guides

Date: 06 06 1953
Description: Carl Sandburg posing with two of the guides at Wade house during his visit to the restored stagecoach inn for its dedication as a historic site. Speaking a...
Historical Object

Wisconsin Thematic Panel 615-622

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Description: An unhappy majority
some of whom voted for frivolous reasons
reflected the north/south split

In their nascent paranoia, they preached their vi...
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At the Auction

Date: 05 1978
Description: Photographer Edgar Mueller, "Corny" Weber, and auctioneer Ken Schoebel check out an old Weber Beer Bottle.
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Wilbur Cohen with President Johnson in the Oval Office

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Description: Wilbur J. Cohen is with President Lyndon Johnson and two others of the President's economic advisors in the Oval Office of the White House.
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Arthur J. Altmeyer

Date: 1963
Description: Arthur J. Altmeyer standing in front of the Social Security Administration Headquarters. In 1973 the building was renamed the Altmeyer Building in his hono...
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Boss of the Year

Date: 1956
Description: James C. Springer of Cutler-Hammer Manufacturing Co. surrounded by members of the Milwaukee chapter of the National Secretaries' Association who had electe...
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Paul Vanderbilt

Date: 07 1974
Description: Paul Vanderbilt sitting in a painted metal chair in George Talbot's (Vanderbilt's successor) backyard on Jenifer Street. He is wearing a plaid jacket, trou...
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Herman Goering and Louis P. Lochner

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Description: Herman Goering, Louis Lochner and an unidentified man standing in a row indoors in a room with a large window in the background. In the room is stuffed fur...
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Margaret McGuire and Family

Date: 1948
Description: Margaret McGuire (wearing the crown) and her family, with the photographers, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Obma, posing outdoors on the lawn at the Dodgeville-Mineral...
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Composite Image of Two Men Standing in front of Gisholt

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Description: Composite image of a man wearing a suit standing in front of the Gisholt Machine Company entrance. He is looking up at a man scaled as tall as the building...
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Portrait of Man Standing Outdoors

Date: 07 01 1930
Description: Full-length portrait of a man standing outdoors on a lawn near a sidewalk. He is wearing a suit, eyeglasses, and is leaning on a cane he is holding in his ...
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We Saw You . . . at Correspondents' Conference

Date: 05 11 1957
Description: Annual Wisconsin State Journal correspondents' conference held at the Nob Hill Supper Club. Shown are (left to right): John R. Prindle, assistant state edi...
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Local 326 Installation Ceremony

Date: 11 03 1951
Description: Four men are behind a table, one of them standing. A banner in the background includes the logo for the Textile Workers Union of America, and the words "Lo...

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