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Henry Reuss Campaign Photograph

Date: 1952
Description: Reuss on his front porch. Photograph was to be used for campaign literature. Reuss had just returned from government service in Europe post World War II.
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John Bohn

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Description: Taken as a possible campaign photograph, this is a picture of Mayor John Bohn, who replaced Carl Zeidler when he left for World War II. Bohn was then reele...
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Carl Zeidler and Cab Driver

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Description: Carl Zeidler speaking with cab driver (i.e. the working man) for a campaign brochure. Three other men are standing with them on the curb.
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Tom Amlie Staff and Supporters

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Description: Tom Amlie with supporters and staff taken outside of headquarters. Ed Brown was a "fixer" sent by the party heads in Washington, D.C. Some of the unknown p...
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Couple in Costume

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Description: Max and Ruth Distenfeld stand under a stairway at a costume party. Max is wearing a hat made of newspaper and a badge that reads committee, while Ruth is w...
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Carl Zeidler at Kitchen Table

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Description: Milwaukee mayoral candidate (and future mayor) Carl Zeidler in election photograph sitting at kitchen table with a woman and two young children. There is a...
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Bloch in Dress with Ukulele

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Description: Robert Bloch wearing a dress, a blonde wig, eyeglasses and a feathered hat, strums a ukulele while holding a cigarette and sticking his tongue out. On the ...
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Henry Reuss Campaign Picture

Date: 1952
Description: A campaign picture of Democrat Henry and Marge Reuss with family and pet dog on front porch. Taken for Ruess' Run for Mayor after his service in Europe.
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Henry Reuss in Factory

Date: 1952
Description: A campaign picture of Democrat Henry Reuss with his sleeves rolled up in a factory talking to a foreman while an African-American worker looks on. This was...
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Showing Off In Costume

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Description: A mildly risqué party scene with (from left to right) Alice Bedard, Robert Vail, unidentified, Robert Bloch, and Angie Vail, all in various costumes. Strea...
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A Geek Party

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Description: A group portrait of various costumed party attendees, including Chester Vonier (night editor at the Milwaukee Sentinel, wearing strongman garb and f...
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Winnifred Woodmansee

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Description: Lakeside glamour swimsuit portrait of Winnifred Woodmansee. She was chairwoman of the C.A.R.E. committee for an extended period. Her husband was owner and ...
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Reuss for Mayor

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Description: Record photograph for the stage as it appeared during the Reuss For Mayor campaign. Second person was an unknown ad agency man sent to help "stump" for the...
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Robert Bloch at Movie Event

Date: 1960
Description: Frank Chimera, Rochelle Hudson and Robert Bloch (in eyeglasses) are seated at a table at an event related to the release of the film Strait Jacket. ...
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Person Unknown

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Description: Unknown person, sometime during the Fred Clausen campaign, in Milt Polland's office.
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Unidentified Street

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Description: Looking east on Wisconsin Avenue at Water Steet with cars and pedestrians. Streetcars are running up and down the middle of the wide street. Skyscrapers an...
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Henry Reuss Behind Grocery Register

Date: 1952
Description: A campaign picture of Democrat Henry Reuss wearing a suit, addressing constituents working at a grocery store. This was likely taken in 1952 while Reuss wa...
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Robert Bloch at Table with Janet Leigh

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Description: Robert Bloch (wearing eyeglasses), the author of Psycho, sitting at a table with Janet Leigh. His wife Marion Bloch stands behind him. The man in the bow t...
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Bloch with Eyeholes Cut into His Hat

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Description: Robert Bloch sits on the edge of a bed with his hands up as in mock surrender wearing a hat pulled down over his eyes, but the hat has holes cut out of it ...
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Fred Clausen With Family

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Description: Family photograph of the Clausens in their yard for use in campaign literature.

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