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| Date: | 01 28 1932 |
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| Description: | Governor Philip La Follette signing Wisconsin's pioneer unemployment compensation law. From left to right are Henry Ohl, Elizabeth Brandeis, Paul A. Raushe... |
| Date: | 12 29 1911 |
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| Description: | A pro-La Follette political cartoon entitled "Mr. La Follette's Strongest Card" depicting Wisconsin before and after reforms brought about by Governor Robe... |
| Date: | 05 03 1939 |
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| Description: | Governor Julius P. Heil sitting at his desk signing a bill, with four men standing and looking on. |
| Date: | 05 03 1939 |
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| Description: | Governor Julius P. Heil sitting at his desk signing a bill, with four men looking on from behind. |
| Date: | 05 20 1937 |
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| Description: | Governor Philip F. La Follette signing a bill in the Governor's office with onlookers. |
| Date: | 06 02 1933 |
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| Description: | Governor Albert G. Schmedeman signing the Beer Bill with 14 men observing. |
| Date: | 11 24 1931 |
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| Description: | Governor Philip F. La Follette delivers a special message on welfare relief to a special session of the legislature in the assembly chamber of the Wisconsi... |
| Date: | 06 12 1931 |
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| Description: | Governor La Follette signing old age pension bill. |
| Date: | 06 12 1931 |
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| Description: | Governor Philip La Follette signing old age pension bill surrounded by interested parties. Assemblyman Oscar Schmiele stands at the governor's left shoulde... |
| Date: | 06 12 1931 |
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| Description: | Governor Philip F. La Follette handing pen to Assemblyman Schmiege after signing old age pension bill. |
| Date: | 05 25 1931 |
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| Description: | Governor Philip La Follette in the governor's office, signing extradition papers for George W.E. Perry aka "Jiggs" "Blue Beard," with Samuel Becker, execut... |
| Date: | 03 31 1931 |
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| Description: | Governor Philip F. La Follette signing 4 cent gas tax bill. |
| Date: | 06 13 1919 |
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| Description: | Former Wisconsin State Senator David G. James, Republican from Richland Center (1908-1912) and the father of suffragist Ada James. The photograph was likel... |
| Date: | 01 17 1919 |
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| Description: | Governor Emmanuel Philipp ratifying the 18th Amendment which made Prohibition law. From left to right: Executive Messenger, Samuel Banks; Senator George B.... |
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| Description: | Session in the Assembly Chamber in the Wisconsin State Capitol. |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | The Wisconsin State Senate in the Senate Chamber of the Wisconsin State Capitol. |
| Date: | 1986 |
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| Description: | Cartoon depicting a very old Uncle Sam signing the Genocide Treaty while a man behind him says, "Better 37 years late than never, I suppose!". |
| Date: | 11 13 1997 |
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| Description: | President Bill Clinton signing the FY 1998 Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriation Bill. Behind the President are Vice President Al Gore and Wisconsin Cong... |
| Date: | 08 14 1935 |
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| Description: | President Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act. Surrounding him are: Robert L. Doughton, Senator Barkley, Senator Wagner, Congressman John Dingell, Secr... |
| Date: | 03 31 1939 |
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| Description: | The conference concerned the pending bill to improve the Social Security Act. From left to right, all sitting: Senator James F. Byrnes, Chairman of the Sen... |
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