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Proxmire Supporters Celebrate

Date: 08 28 1957
Description: Jubilant Proxmire supporters dance in the streets in Milwaukee after Democrat William Proxmire won the special election to fill the seat left vacant by the...
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Richard Arrington, Jr.

Date: 10 1991
Description: Richard Arrington, Jr. (at the microphone), the first black to be elected mayor of Birmingham, speaks to a re-election rally. Among the supporters applaud...
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Obama Crowd

Date: 10 01 2008
Description: President Barack Obama greeting supporters at rally.
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Barack Obama at Rally

Date: 10 01 2008
Description: President Barack Obama greeting supporters at rally.
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Barack Obama Speaking at Rally

Date: 10 01 2008
Description: President Barack Obama speaking at rally.
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Barack Obama Speaking at Rally

Date: 10 01 2008
Description: President Barack Obama speaking at rally. Members of the crowd are raising their signs in support.
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Barack Obama Greeting Supporters

Date: 10 01 2008
Description: President Barack Obama greeting supporters at rally.
Document

Vel Phillips Campaign Brochure

Date: 1964
Description: Front of a brochure bearing the image of Vel Phillips superimposed on the outline of the state of Wisconsin and the phrase, "Now is the Time for Excellence...
Historical Object

We Fell for Vel

Date: 
Description: Campaign sticker for Vel Phillips.
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Television Crews at the Republican Presidential Debate

Date: 11 10 2015
Description: Reporters and television crews setting up their equipment in a large auditorium outside the Republican presidential debate. On the right a reporter for CNN...
Historical Object

Presidential Political Campaign Buttons

Date: 2012
Description: Framed assortment of political campaign buttons for Barack Obama and running mate Joe Biden, and Mitt Romney and running mate Paul Ryan. Two of the buttons...
Historical Object

Presidential Political Campaign Buttons

Date: 2008
Description: Framed assortment of political campaign buttons for John McCain and running mate Sarah Palin, and Barack Obama and running mate Joe Biden. Most represent t...
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The Crowd at the Bernie Sanders Rally

Date: 04 03 2016
Description: A crowd of people, mostly young, are standing or sitting while holding Bernie Sanders campaign signs. There is a large American flag in the background.
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Selling Trump Merchandise

Date: 03 29 2016
Description: Two African American men are attaching buttons to a display on the hood of a car in a parking lot outside the Donald Trump rally. T-shirts and hats bearing...
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Trump Protesters

Date: 03 29 2016
Description: Three young African American women posing outdoors with their handmade protest signs, each one wearing a white rose in their hair. The signs read, from lef...
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Man Talking to Trump Supporters

Date: 03 29 2016
Description: Standing in the foreground in front of a fence are two people with cameras filming an African American man talking to a group of people who are Trump suppo...
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Protester Holding Up Political Sign

Date: 03 29 2016
Description: A man wearing a Guy Fawkes mask is holding up a sign which reads: "Our Grandparents didn't Kill fascist's [sic] just so that we can elect one!" He is stand...
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Young Man Holding the American Flag

Date: 03 29 2016
Description: A young man in a flat cap and glasses is holding up an American flag. He is standing in a crowd of Trump supporters waiting to enter the rally. An African ...
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"Trump is Dump" Political Poster

Date: 03 29 2016
Description: A young African American woman is sitting on the grass and holding a pink sign which reads: "Trump is Dump!" She is wearing a white rose in her hair. Other...
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Trump Supporter Talking to Protesters

Date: 03 29 2016
Description: Temporary fences are along both sides of a narrow sidewalk outside the Donald Trump rally. Behind the fence on the left side are several protesters holding...

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