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| Date: | 10 1972 |
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| Description: | The Verona, Wisconsin, headquarters for the George McGovern/Sargent Shriver presidential campaign gets a new sign. |
| Date: | 10 1972 |
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| Description: | A camping trailer serves as the Monroe County, Wisconsin Democratic party and McGovern campaign headquarters during the 1972 presidential race. |
| Date: | 1978 |
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| Description: | Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States (1977-1981), was born in Plains, Georgia on October 1, 1924. After serving as an officer in the Navy, he... |
| Date: | 1974 |
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| Description: | Senator Walter Mondale of Minnesota was a featured speaker at an agricultural conference in Milwaukee. Here he leans across the head table to speak with s... |
| Date: | 1974 |
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| Description: | Senator Walter Mondale of Minnesota was a featured speaker at an agricultural conference in Milwaukee in 1974. At the time he was exploring the feasibilit... |
| Date: | 1971 |
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| Description: | Larry Frances O'Brien, Jr. campaigning with group of women in matching outfits holding signs that say, "Victory in '70," "Wisconsin welcomes O'Brien," and ... |
| Date: | 11 08 1978 |
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| Description: | After winning the election, Governor-elect Lee Sherman Dreyfus raises his arms in triumph as he speaks to his cheering supporters. |
| Date: | 10 26 1978 |
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| Description: | Campaigning for governor on the back of his bus, Lee Sherman Dreyfus flashes a victory sign to passersby. |
| Date: | 11 02 1978 |
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| Description: | Campaigning for governor on the back of his "Red Vest Whistle-Stop Special" bus, Lee Sherman Dreyfus shakes hands with a supporter. |
| Date: | 07 31 1978 |
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| Description: | When he began his campaign for Governor, few people felt that Lee Sherman Dreyfus would be successful. Although his campaign was underfunded, he attracted... |
| Date: | 09 05 1978 |
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| Description: | Campaigning for Governor in Madison, Lee Sherman Dreyfus shakes hands with a few passersby. |
| Date: | 09 07 1978 |
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| Description: | Informal portrait of Lee Sherman Dreyfus taken during the 1978 gubernatorial campaign. |
| Date: | 10 26 1978 |
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| Description: | Lee Sherman Dreyfus photographed in a contemplative moment during the course of his high energy gubernatorial campaign. |
| Date: | 1972 |
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| Description: | "Widmer Cheese was a campaign stop for New York Mayor John Lindsay as he looked for votes for president." |
| Date: | 1972 |
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| Description: | "As Mayor John Lindsay leaves the bus, he is mobbed by onlookers, and greeted by John Widmer." |
| Date: | 1972 |
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| Description: | "This is a copy of a photograph taken by Milwaukee Journal staff photographer, Ernie Annheuser and was featured in that paper. Ralph Widmer lets Mayor John... |
| Date: | 1972 |
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| Description: | Photographic portrait of Mayor John Lindsay during his campaign at Widmer Cheese. |
| Date: | 07 1972 |
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| Description: | Congressman David R. Obey and Senator Gaylord Nelson posed talking in front of the statue of Robert M. La Follette, Sr. in the National Statuary Hall in th... |
| Date: | 06 1970 |
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| Description: | Congressman David R. Obey and Senator William Proxmire outside the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. The photograph was taken for use in the campaign li... |
| Date: | 1976 |
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| Description: | Congressman Morris Udall speaking to a Wisconsin audience during his campaign for the presidency. Udall finished a close second to Jimmy Carter in the Wisc... |
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