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Signing Wisconsin Unemployment Law

Date: 01 28 1932
Description: Governor Philip La Follette signing Wisconsin's pioneer unemployment compensation law. From left to right are Henry Ohl, Elizabeth Brandeis, Paul A. Raushe...
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Governor Schmedeman Signs the Beer Bill

Date: 06 02 1933
Description: Governor Albert G. Schmedeman signing the Beer Bill with 14 men observing.
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Kohler Signing GI Housing Loan Bill

Date: 03 01 1951
Description: Governor Walter J. Kohler, Jr. signs a bill that would liberalize state housing loans to veterans. The legislators grouped around him in the Governor's off...
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Frank P. Cockrell and Three Young Men

Date: 07 17 1945
Description: Group portrait of Frank P. Cockrell, secretary of young men at the Madison YMCA, and three young men. From left: John Farman, Nimmer Adamany, Frank Cockrel...
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Editorial Office Group Portrait

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Description: In the editorial offices of "Weird Tales" in Chicago. William R. Sprenger, secretary-treasurer of Weird Tales; Farnsworth Wright, editor; Henry Kuttner wri...
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Vel Phillips with Group at Table

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Description: Vel Phillips sits at a table with a group of African American men and women. The table is covered with handbags, eyeglasses, and beverages. Several more pe...
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Early Meeting of the Social Security Board

Date: 1939
Description: From left to right: George Bigge, Arthur Altmeyer, Chairman, and Ellen Woodward in an early meeting of the Social Security Board.
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Final Meeting of the Social Security Board

Date: 07 15 1946
Description: Back row from left to right: William Mitchell, Asst. Executive Director; Leona MacKinnon, Secretary to the Board; Oscar Powell, Executive Director.

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John F. Kennedy Signing the Social Security Amendments

Date: 1961
Description: John F. Kennedy, seated, surrounded by a number of men, including Vice-President Lyndon Baines Johnson, center, standing, and Wilbur Cohen, Assistant Secre...
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Governor Anthony Earl

Date: 02 01 1983
Description: Governor Tony Earl at the signing of the executive order creating the Wisconsin Women’s Council. At the end of the remarks he invites women from the legisl...
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Railroad Station Office

Date: 1902
Description: Interior, with four men, of a small office, very likely a railroad station office.
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Obey Receives Award

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Description: Congressman David Obey receives an award from the Marshfield Clinic Heritage Foundation. He is wearing a yellow rose boutonniere on his lapel. To Obey's ri...
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Obey and Knowles

Date: 09 1965
Description: Governor Warren Knowles (seated) signing the Technical Education Re-Organization Bill or the Higher Education Reorganization Bill, a.k.a. the Obey-Nikolay ...
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Cast and Crew

Date: 04 20 2012
Description: Group portrait of the cast, crew and extended family of David Marcou for the Pulitzer-nominated play "Remembering Davy Crockett," at the end of the world d...
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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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August Derleth at Meeting of Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets

Date: 06 1963
Description: August Derleth (seated) signs books at a meeting of the Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets. Behind him are (l to r): Star Powers, Marvin Davis Winsett, Mildred ...
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James Davidson in an Office

Date: 11 1907
Description: Three men are sitting in an office around a large desk with stacks of books, papers and a telephone. They men are wearing suits, ties and watch fobs, and ...
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Governor Emmanuel Philipp with his Senators

Date: 1918
Description: Governor Emmanuel Philipp sits at his desk in a group portrait with his senators. Three other men sit in chairs behind the desk, and eleven men stand in a ...
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Governor Heil at Desk

Date: 05 15 1941
Description: Governor Julius P. Heil sits at his desk signing a piece of paper. Behind him stand senators and assemblymen. A vase of flowers sits on the left corner of ...
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Vel Phillips and Nine Men

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Description: Group portrait of Vel Phillips in a room with nine men. She is standing in the center holding a document with a man wearing a suit. On the left are four me...

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