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Adelbert Ames

Date: 1865
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Adelbert Ames, US Army veteran and Republican politician. Ames was a general in both the Civil War and the Spanish-American War....
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John Peter Altgeld

Date: 1893
Description: Engraved lithographic quarter-length portrait of John Peter Altgeld, a Union veteran of the Civil War, judge, lawyer, and politician. Altgeld was a Progres...
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John Peter Altgeld

Date: 1893
Description: Portrait of John Peter Altgeld, a Union veteran of the Civil War, judge, lawyer, and politician. Altgeld was a Progressive Democrat and the 20th Governor o...
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Inaugural Ceremonies at the Wisconsin Capitol

Date: 01 02 1961
Description: A pre-inauguration conversation in the governor's office. Left to right are: Secretary of State Robert C. Zimmerman, Lieutenant Governor Warren P. Knowles,...
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Inaugural Ceremonies at the Wisconsin Capitol

Date: 01 02 1961
Description: Supreme Court Chief Justice John E. Martin administers the oath of office to newly elected Governor Gaylord A. Nelson during the inaugural ceremonies in th...
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Inaugural Ceremonies at the Wisconsin Capitol

Date: 01 02 1961
Description: Five state officers with their heads bowed during the invocation at the inaugural ceremonies at the State Capitol. Left to right are Attorney General John ...
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Inaugural Ceremonies at the Wisconsin Capitol

Date: 01 02 1961
Description: Cynthia (Tia) Nelson, age 4, wanting a little attention from her mother, Mrs. Gaylord Nelson just before Governor Gaylord Nelson takes his oath of office i...
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Inaugural Ceremonies at the Wisconsin Capitol

Date: 01 02 1961
Description: Governor Gaylord Nelson delivering his inaugural address in the State Capitol rotunda.
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U.W. Young Republicans Picketing

Date: 10 28 1960
Description: University Republican students picketing the Kennedy-Nelson campaign headquarters at 610 University Avenue, carrying signs asking why the Democratic campai...
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Moses Alexander

Date: 1917
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Moses Alexander, 19th and 21st Mayor of Boise, Idaho (1897-1899, 1901-1903) and 11th Governor of Idaho (1915-1919).
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Sam Adams

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Description: Engraved portrait of Samuel Adams, a Founding Father of the United States and 4th Governor of Massachusetts (1792-1794).
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Sam Adams

Date: 1862
Description: Engraved full-length portrait of Samuel Adams, a Founding Father of the United States and 4th Governor of Massachusetts (1792-1794).
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Samuel Adams

Date: 1774
Description: Engraved portrait of Samuel Adams, a Founding Father of the United States and 4th Governor of Massachusetts (1792-1794). Adams' portrait is framed in an ov...
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Samuel Adams

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Description: Engraved portrait of Samuel Adams, a Founding Father of the United States and 4th Governor of Massachusetts (1792-1794).
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Sam Adams

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Description: Vignetted quarter-length engraved portrait of Sam Adams.
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Samuel Adams

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Description: Engraved portrait of Samuel Adams, a Founding Father of the United States and 4th Governor of Massachusetts (1792-1794).
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Samuel Adams

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Description: Engraved portrait of Samuel Adams, a Founding Father of the United States and 4th Governor of Massachusetts (1792-1794).
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Governor Starts State Poppy Drive

Date: 05 12 1959
Description: Wisconsin Governor Gaylord Nelson receives a poppy in his office from Selma Mepham, chairman of the 1959 state poppy drive. Looking on are Florence Wooleve...
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Larry Brilliott, Barber, and Governor Nelson

Date: 04 27 1959
Description: Barber Larry Brilliott (standing and reflected in mirror) and Governor Gaylord Nelson, who is sitting in a barber chair in the Park Hotel barber shop. Bril...
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District Rotarian Conference

Date: 04 03 1959
Description: A group of youth affiliated with the Madison District of Rotary clubs meet Wisconsin Governor Gaylord Nelson in the executive office in the State Capitol.

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