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1948 Primary Elections

Date: 09 21 1948
Description: Elevated view of a crowd of voters and five curtained voting machines at Ward 10.
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Governor Walter S. Goodland

Date: 05 25 1944
Description: Governor Walter S. Goodland filing nomination papers at the Secretary of State Office with Gaige E. Roberts, chief of the elections and records division.
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1948 Primary Elections

Date: 09 21 1948
Description: Governor and Mrs. Rennebohm casting their ballots at their home precinct in Maple Bluff. The governor was a candidate in that primary election.
Historical Essay

The History of Recall Elections in Wisconsin

Read an account of the history of recall elections in Wisconsin. This article also includes a Wisconsin recall timeline and citations of scholarly sources.
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Stassen-for-President Campaign

Date: 03 02 1948
Description: Victor Johnston (right) state manager of the Stassen-for-President campaign presenting nomination papers for fifteen of the Republican National Convention ...
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Governor Oscar Rennebohm Listens to Broadcast

Date: 1948
Description: Governor Oscar Rennebohm and friends listening to broadcast.
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Barton in Crowd during Election Campaign

Date: 1940
Description: Bruce Barton in a large crowd during his 1940 campaign for election to the U.S. Senate.
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President Truman Holds Newspaper

Date: 11 1948
Description: President Harry S. Truman holds up the newspaper which has the headline that mistakenly reports "Dewey Defeats Truman".
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Television Broadcast of Election Returns

Date: 11 02 1948
Description: WENR in Chicago broadcasts the first live national television presidential election returns when Truman upset Dewey.
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Ralph M. Immell Financial Statements for Governor's Race

Date: 07 20 1948
Description: Election financial statements of Ralph M. Immell, non-partisan candidate for governor.
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Voters at National Election

Date: 10 02 1948
Description: Madison citizens in Washington School gymnasium, waiting to vote at the national election.
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Governor Candidate Filing Papers

Date: 05 26 1944
Description: Delbert J. Kenny, Republican from West Bend, filing nomination papers for governor with Gaige E. Roberts, Chief of the Wisconsin Election and Records Divis...
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Delbert J. Kenny

Date: 03 04 1944
Description: Delbert J. Kenny, Republican candidate for Governor of Wisconsin, running against incumbent Walter S. Goodland in the Republican primary election.
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How to use Voting Machine

Date: 03 08 1948
Description: Step 5: The voter must leave the pointers down when she completes her choice, or her vote will not be recorded.
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Hi-Brau Beer, Label

Date: 1943
Description: Label submitted to the state of Wisconsin for trademark registration. "Golden Glow, Hi-Brau, A Pure-All Grain, Beer." Brewed and bottled by the Blumer Brew...
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Wisconsin Strawberries, Label

Date: 07 12 1940
Description: Label submitted to the state of Wisconsin for trademark registration. Red and yellow label with the words: "Selected Wisconsin Strawberries." A box of stra...
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Standard Cream Cans, Illustration

Date: 07 23 1940
Description: Drawing submitted to the state of Wisconsin for trademark registration. Swift & Company standard cream cans illustration. The shoulders of the cans are pai...
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Polaris Angora Comforter, Label

Date: 09 23 1942
Description: Label submitted to the State of Wisconsin for trademark registration. "Polaris Custom Designed Angora Comforter." Features a five pointed silver colored st...
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Killer-Diller Rat Poison, Label

Date: 01 17 1945
Description: Label submitted to the State of Wisconsin for trademark registration. The red, green and black label features a drawing of a dead rat, with skull and cross...
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Mary Frances Davis

Date: 01 24 1944
Description: Mary Frances Davis (Mrs. Dudley H. Davis), Vice-Chair of the Wisconsin Wilkie-for-President Committee and also Vice-Chair of the Dane County Republican Org...

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