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Belle Case La Follette

Date: 1905
Description: Formal, full-length portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Belle Case La Follette, the wife of Robert M. La Follette, Sr. Although the negative jacket ...
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Gilbert Roe and Robert M. La Follette, Jr.

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Description: Publicity portrait of Robert M. La Follette, Jr., as a youth seated at a desk with Gilbert Roe, a former law partner of his father, Robert M. La Follette, ...
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La Follette on the Firing Line

Date: 04 1907
Description: Robert M. La Follette, Sr., addressing an audience of 12,000 in Los Angeles. The photograph is on the cover of a pamphlet entitled "La Follette On The Firi...
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Governor Philip F. La Follette at the State Fair

Date: 09 02 1931
Description: Governor Philip F. La Follette, the younger son of Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr., addressing a crowd in the grandstand at the Wisconsin State Fair in ...
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Progressive Party Returns

Date: 1934
Description: In 1934 the La Follette brothers, the sons of Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr., broke with the Republican Party and founded the Progressive Party of Wisc...
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Samuel A. Harper

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Description: Attorney Samuel A. Harper, a partner with Robert M. La Follette, Sr., first in the Madison law firm, La Follette, Siebecker & Harper, and later, La Follett...
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Belle Case La Follette and Grandson

Date: 1929
Description: Snapshot of Belle Case La Follette with her grandson, Robert La Follette Sucher. She is wearing a large hat and a coat with a fur collar and cuffs. It is...
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Isabel Bacon La Follette

Date: 1920
Description: Studio portrait of Isabel Bacon La Follette, familiarly known as Isen, taken about one year before her graduation from the University of Wisconsin. She ma...
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Governor Robert M. La Follette, Sr.

Date: 1900
Description: Portrait of Robert M. La Follette, Sr. when he became governor of Wisconsin. This original of this item is a postcard that was probably used for campaign p...
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Robert M. La Follette, Sr., Profile

Date: 1906
Description: Profile portrait of Robert M. La Follette, Sr. with his arms crossed. The photograph was taken during during his first year in the U.S. Senate, but it was...
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Candid Portrait of Robert M. La Follette, Sr.

Date: 1922
Description: Candid portrait of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., smiling, with his arms crossed during the 1922 senatorial campaign. This snapshot is one of a series taken ...
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Robert M. La Follette, Sr., Statue Ceremony

Date: 04 25 1929
Description: Ceremony for the unveiling of the statue of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., in Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol. On the platform, left to right, are Senator R...
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Belle Case La Follette Addressing Farmers

Date: 1915
Description: Belle Case La Follette, wife of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., addressing a group of farmers during a tour on the Chautauqua circuit during which she frequent...
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La Follette's Labor Day Address

Date: 1924
Description: Independent presidential candidate Robert M. La Follette, Sr., standing behind a radio microphone delivering a Labor Day address.
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Philip La Follette and Labor Crowd

Date: 09 20 1930
Description: View over crowd towards Philip La Follette, the son of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., campaigning for governor before a large crowd of workers near the Allis ...
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Candidate La Follette

Date: 1924
Description: Robert M. La Follette, Sr., independent third-party Presidential candidate, and his son Robert M. La Follette, Jr., listen to a radio address by President ...
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Philip F. La Follette at the Microphone

Date: 1938
Description: Philip F. La Follette speaking to a radio audience during his unsuccessful gubernatorial reelection bid during the summer of 1938. La Follette, the son of...
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La Follette Signing Gas Tax Bill

Date: 03 31 1931
Description: Governor Philip La Follette, the son of Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr., signing a gas tax bill. Senator John E. Cashman, author of the bill, stands on...
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La Follette Legacy

Date: 2001
Description: Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey posed with a portrait of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., who served as the inspiration for many Wisconsin politicians.
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Bust of Robert M. La Follette, Sr.

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Description: Sculptor Louis Mayer, with his larger-than-life portrait bust of Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr., modeled in 1919. Mayer was a Milwaukee-born painter a...

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