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Robert M. La Follette, Jr., at Progressive Party Rally

Date: 10 04 1936
Description: View over crowd towards Senator Robert M. La Follette, Jr., speaking to a Progressive Party rally at Mauston, Wisconsin. Bob, Jr., became senator after the...
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Public Meeting Notice

Date: 09 1838
Description: A public notice of a meeting that nominated Hon. James Duane Doty for Delegate to Congress for this Territory. Other names on document; Hon. Gilbert Knapp,...
Photograph

Assembly Committee Meeting

Date: 1966
Description: David R. Obey (left), then an Assemblyman, with Assemblyman George Molinaro and State Senator Walter Hollander photographed for a campaign brochure.
Photograph

Campaign Finance Reform

Date: 1983
Description: Press conference called by Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey (center) to introduce his bill to reform political campaign contributions by political actio...
Photograph

Obey Fights for Us

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Description: Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey sits on stage with an unidentified guest speaker. There is a campaign banner behind them, and an audience is in the for...
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...
Historical Object

Presidential Political Campaign Poster

Date: 1964
Description: The poster includes a head and shoulders portrait of Goldwater, and reads, in part: "Goldwater Victory Rally, Rally Chairman Richard M. Nixon," "Madison Sq...
Historical Object

Presidental Political Campaign Ephemera

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Description: One membership pin and card for the McGovern Million-Member Club.
Historical Object

Presidental Political Campaign Ephemera

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Description: An event flyer for an appearance of Governor Bill Clinton and Senator Al Gore at the State Capitol Steps in Madison, Wisconsin. It features a photograph of...
Historical Object

Presidental Political Campaign Ephemera

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Description: Two presidential compaign items. At the top is a flyer with two check boxes and text which reads: "NADER=BUSH, GORE." Below this, a paper "fake event ticke...
Historical Object

Presidental Political Campaign Ephemera

Date: 1980
Description: A presidential political campaign meeting ticket for Ronald Reagan and George Bush, along with a drawing of an elephant wearing a sweater with the letter "...
Book or Pamphlet

How Has The Freedom Democratic Party Grown?

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Description: Page 11 of a Freedom Primer about how the Freedom Democratic Party has grown in numbers. There are two simple drawings accompanying the text. One drawing ...
Book or Pamphlet

Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party Pamphlet

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Description: The interior of a pamphlet that gives information about the Democratic National Convention. There are illustrations in the center depicting attending diffe...

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