Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Giant knife presented to John Fox Potter by Missouri Republicans after his challenge to duel with a Virginia congressman, 1860. (Museum object #1957.112) |
Wisconsin Civil War Officer, Lawyer, 8th Wisconsin Governor |
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Learn about the German born man who would become Wisconsin's 8th governor. This article includes links to original documents. |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Parade tunic worn by Wisconsin suffrage supporter during Republican National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, 1916. (Museum object #1956.1450) |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Bandana featuring music score for campaign song "We Want Teddy," used at a Milwaukee campaign rally for Theodore Roosevelt, 1912. (Museum object #1970.204) |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Ceremonial container made from a gourd, presented to Wisconsin Governor William R. Taylor, 1874. (Museum object #1993.53) |
Wisconsin Civil War Officer, U.S. Congressman |
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Brief biography of Civil War veteran and three term U.S. Congressman best remembered for disobeying orders to return fugitive slaves to their owners. |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Badge worn to support William Jennings Bryan by Wisconsin delegate Charles Donohue at Democratic Convention, Denver, July 1908 (Museum object #1997.36.1) |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Inauguration gown worn by Wisconsin First Lady Sue Ann Thompson at her first inauguration ball, 1987. (Museum object #2003.61.1a-b) |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Promenade dress worn by Hannah Billinghurst of Juneau, Wisconsin, 1857. (Museum object #1955.1449,A) |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Read a short biography about this U.S. Senator famous for his penny-pinching attitude toward government spending and his courage in taking unpopular stands |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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20-star United States Flag used in initiation ceremonies to the Union League, where members swore to protect the Union and its values, Prairie du Chien, Wi |
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