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Public Meeting Notice

Date: 09 1838
Description: A public notice of a meeting that nominated Hon. James Duane Doty for Delegate to Congress for this Territory. Other names on document; Hon. Gilbert Knapp,...
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Mike Huckabee

Date: 02 14 2008
Description: Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee at public speaking event.
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CIO Picket

Date: 1938
Description: Group of men and women marching down Wisconsin Avenue. On the left is the Milwaukee Public Library, located at 814 West Wisconsin Avenue. Large sign reads:...
Poster

John Lindsay Presidential Campaign Poster

Date: 03 1972
Description: Large poster publicizing a public appearance of John Lindsay, former mayor of New York and 1972 Democratic Presidential hopeful. Meeting took place in fron...
Poster

Socialism And The War Poster

Date: 1917
Description: Poster publicizing a speech on Socialism by Emil Seidel, former mayor of Milwaukee.
Poster

Railroads And Coal Mines Poster

Date: 1922
Description: Poster encouraging voters toward the Socialist ticket regarding government ownership of railroads and coal mines.
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Ronald Reagan Campaigning for President

Date: 
Description: Ronald Reagan shakes hands with workers in front of a Manitowoc crane.
Poster

Inter-State Narcotic Association Marijuana Warning Poster

Date: 09 1971
Description: Enlarged version of a mocking "warning card" to be placed in railroad trains, buses, streetcars, and other public forums. Warning reads, "Beware! Young and...
Poster

William Henry Harrison Tribute

Date: 04 1841
Description: A notice published In Memory of President Wm. H. Harrison, 9th President of the United States, upon his death, April 4, 1841, at the age of 68. The tribut...
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Barack Obama Speaking at Rally

Date: 10 01 2008
Description: President Barack Obama speaking at rally.
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Harold Stassen Rally

Date: 03 31 1948
Description: Republican candidate for president, Harold E. Stassen, addressing a crowd of 3,800 persons at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Stock Pavilion during a S...
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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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Barack Obama Speaking at Rally

Date: 10 01 2008
Description: President Barack Obama speaking at rally. Members of the crowd are raising their signs in support.
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Free Soil Party Candidates

Date: 1848
Description: A campaign poster for Free Soil Party candidates Martin Van Buren and Charles Francis Adams for President and Vice-President. Above is the American eagle, ...
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Congressman Ron Kind

Date: 10 25 2016
Description: Wisconsin's Third District Congressman, Ron Kind, is standing on a stage and speaking into a microphone at a Hillary Clinton rally at UW-La Crosse. A banne...
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Donald Trump Rally

Date: 04 04 2016
Description: Donald Trump is standing on a stage holding a microphone in one hand and giving a thumbs up with the other hand. Two secret service men are standing on eit...
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The Crowd at the Bernie Sanders Rally

Date: 04 03 2016
Description: View from audience of the Bernie Sanders rally held in the Kohl Center. They are clapping, holding their hands up in the air, taking videos or pictures, an...
Poster

Harry W. Bolens

Date: 1936
Description: Harry W. Bolens, an inventor, obtained patents on chair and furniture fixtures, power garden tractors and lawn mowers. He helped organize the Gilson Manfac...
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Joe McCarthy at Milwaukee Tribute

Date: 12 11 1951
Description: Head table at a dinner that honored Senator Joseph R. McCarthy, behind which is a large portrait of him. Senator McCarthy is second from the right. Over 25...
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Kuehn for Governor Campaign

Date: 08 08 1960
Description: Secretary of State Robert Zimmerman spoke at the brief program at the Little White Schoolhouse (also known as the Birthplace of the Republican Party) while...

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