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Philip La Follette Portrait

Date: 01 26 1954
Description: Framed portrait of Philip La Follette.
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Lions Club Constitution Day Luncheon

Date: 09 16 1953
Description: Senator Alexander's wife visiting with Wisconsin Attorney General Vernon Thomson at the luncheon. An unidentified man is on the right, but not included in ...
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Inauguration day with Lt. Governor Philleo Nash and Family

Date: 01 05 1959
Description: Family group portrait of (left to right): Lt. Governor Philleo Nash; Mrs. Nash; Nash's sister, Jean Nash, Wisconsin Rapids; and Mrs. Nash's mother, Mrs. He...
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Portrait of a Man Wearing a Suit

Date: 02 03 1959
Description: A portrait of a man taken for John Addington, possibly alderman Werner Wilking.
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Dane County Board Meeting

Date: 03 24 1954
Description: Arthur Woerpel, head of the Service Department, takes a gloomy view of the board's proceedings.
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Governor Elect Gaylord Nelson Portrait

Date: 11 05 1958
Description: Portrait of Governor Elect Gaylord Nelson taken in the family's home at 5627 Crestwood Place in Madison prior to moving into the Governor's Mansion in Mapl...
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State Budget Hearing

Date: 02 07 1961
Description: An over-all view of the Legislature's 15-member Finance Committee conducting public hearings on the governor's budget recommendations.
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State Budget Hearing

Date: 02 07 1961
Description: Assemblyman Emil Hinz from Merrill, a member of the Finance Committee, studying the 260-page budget document prepared by the Dept. of Administration.
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Indiana's Lieutenant Governor Visits Wisconsin Officials

Date: 04 14 1954
Description: Indiana's Lieutenant Governor having lunch with Wisconsin officials. Left to right are: Arthur Wegner (Governor Walter Kohler's financial secretary), India...
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We Saw You . . . at Lawmaker School

Date: 01 10 1955
Description: Senator Foster Porter (R-Bloomington) is welcoming freshman members of the 1955 Wisconsin State Legislature, who are attending a pre-session lawmaker's sch...
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We Saw You . . . at Lawmaker School

Date: 01 10 1955
Description: Assemblyman Earl Warren (D-Racine) is listening to a presenter at the pre-session lawmaker's school for the freshman members of the 1955 Wisconsin State Le...
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Vice President Richard Nixon Makes a Campaign Stop in Madison

Date: 11 07 1960
Description: Then-Vice President Richard Nixon addresses a crowd at the Madison Municipal Airport while campaigning for the 1960 Presidential election.
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Inaugural Ceremonies at the Wisconsin Capitol

Date: 01 02 1961
Description: A pre-inauguration conversation in the governor's office. Left to right are: Secretary of State Robert C. Zimmerman, Lieutenant Governor Warren P. Knowles,...
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Lions Club Constitution Day Luncheon

Date: 09 16 1953
Description: Senator Alexander Wiley chatting with John H. Shiels, vice-president and trust officer with Madison Bank and Trust Company, at the at the luncheon. An unid...
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Dane County Board Meeting

Date: 03 24 1954
Description: Hermann Eisner (left) from the town of Berry is speaking as Dane County Board Chairman Robert Eisner of Madison Ward 17 rapping his gavel. The air is hazy ...
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Congressman Glenn Davis Holds Office Hours in Madison

Date: 08 23 1954
Description: Congressman Glenn Davis (R-Waukesha) chats with constituent Ervin Cady who is balancing his brimmed hat on one knee while lighting up a cigar.
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Democratic Party State Convention

Date: 10 11 1957
Description: Members of the Rules Committee confer at the Democratic Party State Convention at the Hotel Loraine. Left to right are: Fred Winrich, Eau Claire; Clarence ...
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Larry Brilliott, Barber, and Governor Nelson

Date: 04 27 1959
Description: Barber Larry Brilliott (standing and reflected in mirror) and Governor Gaylord Nelson, who is sitting in a barber chair in the Park Hotel barber shop. Bril...
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New Members of the Wisconsin Assembly

Date: 01 11 1961
Description: New Assemblyman Frederick P. Kessler, Democrat from Milwaukee, receiving a kiss on the check from his mother, Mrs. Frederick Kessler. Kessler, the younges...
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Mayoral Candidate, Henry Reynolds

Date: 02 02 1961
Description: Henry E. Reynolds, Madison businessman and candidate for mayor, is seated on a chair with all of his nomination sheets spread around him in an effort to sh...

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