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State Senator Kathryn Morrison and Governor Patrick Lucey

Date: 1977
Description: Kathryn Morrison (far left) observes as Governor Patrick Lucey signs, possibly, a piece of legislation. State Representative Mary Lou Munts (seated next to...
Photograph

Signing of the Inheritance Tax Bill

Date: 1975
Description: Signing of the 1975 Inheritance Tax Bill, 1975 Senate Bill 113. Protestors used the occasion to show opposition to the upgrade of Highway 18-151 to an expr...
Photograph

Governor Lucey Signs Chapter 115

Date: 08 1973
Description: Governor Pat Lucey signing Chapter 115 ensuring public education for children with disabilities as parents, children and others look on. Midge Miller stand...
Photograph

Wisconsin Chapter 115 Signing

Date: 08 1973
Description: Governor Pat Lucey visiting with children in the Governor's Office after signing Chapter 115 ensuring public education for children with disabilities.
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Act 10 Protest

Date: 03 12 2011
Description: Elevated view of a large crowd gathered on the Capitol Square to protest the passage of the Act 10 bill and greet the return of the 14 Senate Democrats who...
Map or Atlas

Bowles's New Pocket Map of the United States of America

Date: 02 04 1783
Description: One of the first and few maps to attempt to map the new boundaries of the United States and British territories during the preliminary treaty at the end of...
Map or Atlas

An Accurate Map of the United States of America: According to the Treaty of Peace of 1783

Date: 1794
Description: Map of the United States east of the Mississippi River. It shows borders, treaty lines, forts, cities, towns, Native American land, mountains, swamps, lake...
Photograph

Governor Dreyfus Signing Children's Code Trailer Bill

Date: 
Description: Governor Lee Dreyfus signing a trailer to AB874 (1978), or the Children's Code, as backers of the law look on. Behind Dreyfus left to right: Richard Flintr...
Photograph

Children's Code Supporters

Date: 
Description: Youth Policy and Law Center Director, Rick Phelps; Representative Peter Tropman; Representative Richard Flintrop; and Governor Martin Schreiber pose with t...
Photograph

Full Employment Bill Ceremony Attendees

Date: 05 17 1945
Description: The opening of the campaign for the Full Employment Bill of 1945 was attended by, from left to right: Ted Silvey, Chairman of the Reconversion Committee CI...
Photograph

Governor Schrieber Gives Rick Phelps a Signing Pen

Date: 05 02 1978
Description: Governor Martin Schreiber is shaking hands with Rick Phelps of the Youth Policy and Law Center as he is handing Phelps a pen used to sign AB 874, the Child...
Historical Object

Presidential Political Campaign Advertisements

Date: 
Description: Two political campaign door flyers for John Kerry and running mate John Edwards. The one on the left includes a portrait of John Kerry standing behind a po...
Poster

62,000 Laws

Date: 1918
Description: Poster with two cartoons under the headline. The cartoon on the left is titled: "Snowed Under," and displays a truck labeled American Indu$trie$ stalled in...
Poster

Mr. Consumer

Date: 1918
Description: Poster with two cartoon panels. In the panel on the left, a man in a military uniform, labeled "General Business," is forced to dance by a hand firing a gu...
Poster

Don't Blame It All On The War!

Date: 1918
Description: Poster includes a cartoon panel showing a scale. On one side, which is labeled: "Price to Consumer," are weights labeled: "Supply, Demand, Quality, and Was...
Poster

Don't Blame It All On The War!

Date: 1918
Description: Poster featuring a cartoon panel depicting a mule, labeled: "Industry," which is being harassed by five horseflies, who are labeled: "Unfair Laws, Strife, ...
Photograph

Gov. Walter Kohler Signing a Document

Date: 06 03 1953
Description: Five men standing behind Gov. Walter Kohler watching him sign a document in his office. One of the men might be Paul Thielan from Brookfield, Wisconsin.
Poster

It Is Your Duty to Work

Date: 1918
Description: Poster with text inside red and blue borders. It is a copy of an executive order by Julius C. Gunter, Governor of Colorado. Text reads, in part: "It is you...
Photograph

Wisconsin State Legislature Session Begins

Date: 01 12 1955
Description: The newly elected Assembly speaker, Mark Catlin, Jr. (right), signing the official vote register as Robert H. Boyson (left), voting machine operator, is lo...
Photograph

CORE Members Singing in Assembly Chambers

Date: 04 27 1964
Description: Twenty-seven members of the Congress on Racial Equality (CORE) are linking arms and singing "We Shall Overcome" in the balcony of the Wisconsin Assembly Ch...

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