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| 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 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: | 1972 |
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| Description: | Poster for 1972 Presidential Campaign. Poster features a head and shoulder profile of George McGovern. George Stanley McGovern, (born July 19, 1922) was a ... |
| Date: | 03 1972 |
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| Description: | Handmade screen printed campaign poster for Presidential candidate George McGovern. |
| Date: | 03 1972 |
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| Description: | Campaign poster supporting Shirley Chisholm, an African American woman who was a Congresswoman, representing New York's 12th District for seven terms from ... |
| Date: | 1972 |
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| Description: | 1972 Campaign poster for Ed Muskie, American Democratic Senator and presidential hopeful. Close-up shot of his face, with the slogan, "Believe Muskie." |
| 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: | 1972 |
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| Description: | Hubert Humphrey presidential campaign card. He is shown walking hand is hand with his wife Muriel. On the back are listed his years in public office. |
| Date: | 11 04 1970 |
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| Description: | Democrat Patrick J. Lucey (center) celebrating his election as governor of Wisconsin with Martin Schreiber (left), his running mate, and Senator William Pr... |
| Date: | 1972 |
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| Description: | Republican Congressman Alvin O'Konski (left) and Democrat David R. Obey (right) during a break in their campaign debate. Because of redistricting after the... |
| Date: | 1970 |
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| Description: | A poster for the film "America Is Hard To See, Eugene McCarthy for President-1968" by Emile de Antonio. Features an illustration of Eugene McCarthy gazing ... |
| Date: | 1972 |
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| Description: | Two-sided, quarter-fold advertisement for a ten filmstrip program about the 1972 presidential election. The outside is the promotional information. The ins... |
| Date: | 1972 |
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| Description: | A simple campaign poster for Hubert Humphrey. The top has "Humphrey" in white on a blue field. The center is a black and white photograph of Humphrey. The ... |
| Date: | 1978 |
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| Description: | Poster promoting Martin Schreiber for Governor. His portrait appears in the center. Above is "For Governor, Schreiber *78*" and below "Progressive Leadersh... |
| 1850-2009 |
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| Photographs of political campaign techniques of the past. |
| View this image collection of the Wisconsin Democratic Senator William Proxmire. |
| Date: | 1976 |
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| Description: | Congressman David R. Obey speaking on the phone in his office. Taken in 1976 this image was used in his 1980 campaign brochure with the caption: "trying to... |
| Date: | 07 30 1979 |
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| Description: | Politician Harold Stassen listening to Wisconsin Governor Lee Dreyfus. |
| Date: | 1976 |
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| Description: | Framed assortment of campaign buttons for Jimmy Carter and running mate Walter Mondale, and Gerald Ford and running mate Bob Dole. Most are simple round bu... |
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