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Knowles for Governor

Date: 1964
Description: Warren P. Knowles, with Mrs. Knowles at his side, waves to his supporters during his campaign for governor.
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Republican State Convention

Date: 06 12 1948
Description: Warren Smith, Milwaukee, campaigning for State Treasurer at the Republican State Convention.
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Ronald Reagan Campaigning for President

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Description: Ronald Reagan shakes hands with workers in front of a Manitowoc crane.
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Gaylord Nelson Campaigning at Wisconsin State Fair

Date: 08 20 1958
Description: A straw hatted fairgoer from Oshkosh clutched Republican leaflets as he tried to straighten out State Senator Gaylord Nelson on world affairs. Nelson, Demo...
Poster

Nixon's The One!

Date: 1968
Description: Political campaign poster that features a drawing of Richard Nixon surrounded by contemporary celebrities and politicians in the center. He is wearing a bu...
Photograph

Wisconsin Republicans at Convention

Date: 07 26 1960
Description: Wisconsin Republicans stand for their portrait at a reception while attending the Republican National Convention. They are wearing buttons for "Byrnes for ...
Photograph

Birthplace of the Republican Party

Date: 08 08 1960
Description: Republican candidates for state office started a week-long campaign at the Little White Schoolhouse in Ripon, the birthplace of the GOP in 1854. Standing o...
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Kuehn for Governor Campaign

Date: 08 08 1960
Description: Secretary of State Robert Zimmerman spoke at the brief program at the Little White Schoolhouse (also known as the Birthplace of the Republican Party) while...
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GOP Campaign at the Little White Schoolhouse

Date: 08 08 1960
Description: A Republican campaign starts at the Little White Schoolhouse, also known as the Birthplace of the Republican Party. Philip Kuehn, Republican candidate for ...
Photograph

GOP Campaign at the Little White Schoolhouse

Date: 08 08 1960
Description: Ivan Kindschi, Dane County dairy farmer and candidate for state treasurer, speaks from the steps of the Little White Schoolhouse as the GOP candidates begi...
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Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. Campaigns in Madison

Date: 09 21 1960
Description: Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. waves good-bye as he boards an airplane after a 90 minute campaign visit to Madison.
Print

Gridiron Club Menu

Date: 12 14 1946
Description: Menu, mounted on board, for a dinner of the Gridiron Club. Features a background menu image (by Clifford Berryman?) of a victorious elephant in boxing shor...
Print

Gridiron Club Spring Dinner Menu Souvenir

Date: 04 10 1948
Description: Menu souvenir, mounted on board, of a "They Went Then Till They Came to the Delectable Mountains" cartoon by Clifford K. Berryman for the spring dinner of ...
Photograph

Newt Gingrich

Date: 2012
Description: Former United States Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, seated and smiling for the camera at a 2012 Election Rally. The rally was held at the La Crosse Co...
Photograph

Paul Ryan Speaks

Date: 10 30 2012
Description: Congressman Paul Ryan speaks to a group as the Republican Vice Presidential candidate at the La Crosse County Republican Headquarters. Most people are wear...
Photograph

Steve Gunderson

Date: 1980
Description: Steve Gunderson is standing next to a flatbed truck bearing a "Gunderson for Congress" banner. The truck is carrying a band and several supporters. Likely ...
Photograph

Governor Vernon Thompson and Elephant

Date: 1958
Description: Governor Vernon Thompson (left) has his hand on the trunk of an elephant, the symbol of the Republican Party. The elephant is draped with a banner that rea...
Historical Object

Presidential Political Campaign Buttons

Date: 1956
Description: Framed assortment of buttons, and a few stamps, representing the presidential election between Dwight Eisenhower and Adlai Stevenson in 1956. A few of the ...
Historical Object

Presidential Political Campaign Buttons 1912-1924

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Description: Framed assortment of campaign buttons for the presidential elections of Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, and William Taft (1912), Woodrow Wilson and Cha...
Historical Object

Presidential Political Campaign Buttons 1928 and 1936

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Description: Framed assortment of buttons, pins, and other political ephemera of the presidential elections between Herbert Hoover and Al Smith (1928), and Franklin D. ...

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