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Portrait of Nelson Dewey

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Description: Round-framed head and shoulders portrait of Wisconsin's first governor, Nelson Dewey.
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Portrait of Governor Nelson Dewey

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Description: Quarter-length oval-framed portrait of Governor Nelson Dewey wearing a suit and neck tie.
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Carter and Nelson

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Description: President Jimmy Carter and Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson in the White House Oval Office.
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Gaylord Nelson Speaks at Democratic Convention

Date: 1962
Description: Nelson stands at a podium and addresses a crowd during a Democratic Convention, probably during the 1962 Senate elections. Behind Nelson are three oversize...
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Portrait of Nelson Dewey

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Description: Quarter-length oval-framed portrait of Governor Nelson Dewey in a suit and tie looking slightly to the left.
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Proxmire and Nelson

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Description: Wisconsin's two Democratic senators, Gaylord Nelson and William Proxmire.
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Gaylord and Carrie Lee Nelson

Date: 04 1962
Description: Full-length portrait of Governor Gaylord Nelson and Mrs. Carrie Lee Nelson. They are standing in front of an upholstered chair and a wooden chair in a wood...
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Gaylord Nelson Speaking about ORAP

Date: 1961
Description: Governor Nelson seated and speaking into microphones about his Outdoor Recreation Action Program (ORAP), the 1961 proposal for Wisconsin land purchase and ...
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Portrait of Nelson Dewey

Date: 05 12 1889
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Nelson Dewey on a cabinet card. He is wearing a suit and has a long white beard.
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The Candidate Votes

Date: 11 04 1958
Description: Gaylord Nelson, the Democratic candidate for governor, emerging from the voting booth.
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Gaylord Nelson at a Podium

Date: 04 22 1970
Description: Gaylord Nelson speaking at a podium on Earth Day with a flag partially visible in the background.
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Portrait of Nelson Cruickshank

Date: 11 05 1969
Description: Formal portrait of Nelson Cruickshank. In 1969, he became President of the AFL-CIO National Council of Senior Citizens, which began as a coalition Nelson C...
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Gaylord Nelson at the U.S. Capitol

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Description: U.S. Senator and former Wisconsin Governor, Gaylord Nelson, standing on a sidewalk with the United States Capitol building in the background.
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Publicity Shoot in Nelson's Office

Date: 09 1972
Description: An informal moment during a photography session in the office of Senator Gaylord Nelson. Included, left to right, are Senator William Proxmire, Congressman...
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Gaylord Nelson Speaking at a Podium

Date: 04 1970
Description: Gaylord Nelson speaking at a podium during Earth Week with an American flag in the foreground, and the Earth Day flag behind it.
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Gaylord Nelson Visiting August Derleth

Date: 1960
Description: Casual portrait of August Derleth sitting behind his typewriter in his office, with Gaylord Nelson sitting on his desk to talk.
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Gaylord Nelson and Friends at Green Bay Packers Game

Date: 10 07 1962
Description: Governor Gaylord Nelson attending a Green Bay Packers-Detroit Lions football game. From left to right: senatorial candidate Gaylord Nelson, gubernatorial c...
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Gaylord Nelson Holding Hearing

Date: 1968
Description: Nelson, as chairman of the Monopoly Subcommittee, holding a hearing regarding the abuses of the pharmaceutical industry. He is sitting at a table behind a ...
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Tour of Apostles with JFK, Gaylord Nelson and John Reynolds

Date: 1963
Description: Gaylord Nelson, John F. Kennedy, and John Reynolds on the 1963 tour of the Apostle Islands. There is a U.S. Army helicopter in the background.
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Throwing the First Ball

Date: 04 11 1961
Description: Governor Gaylord Nelson throwing the first ball of the season at County Stadium.

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