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Two early governors of state led interesting, inspiring lives

Date: 1917-01-21
County: Dane
City: Madison
Painting

Francis E. McGovern

Date: 1917
Description: Portrait of Francis E. McGovern, Republican, the 22nd Governor of Wisconsin, 1911-1915.
Photograph

Portrait of Albert G. Schmedeman

Date: 1910
Description: Waist-up studio portrait of a young Albert Schmedeman.
Photograph

Governor Emanual Lorenz Philipp

Date: 1918
Description: Photograph of a painted portrait of Governor Emanual Lorenz Philipp, the 23rd Governor of Wisconsin. He was a conservative Republican, born in Honey Creek ...
Photograph

Governor Phillip at Victory Celebration

Date: 07 09 1919
Description: Governor Phillip outdoors at a victory celebration.
Photograph

Oscar Rennebohm as a Young Man

Date: 1912
Description: Oscar Rennebohm standing in front of the Badger Pharmacy on University Avenue. Behind him, across the street, the University of Wisconsin Physical Plant c...
Photograph

Emanuel L. Philipp

Date: 1910
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Emanuel L. Philipp, Milwaukee builder.
Photograph

Governor Philipp with Ojibwe Chief

Date: 06 19 1919
Description: Governor Emmanuel Philipp hearing the petition of a St. Croix Ojibwe (Chippewa) Chief during a Victory Celebration on the Courte Oreilles reservation for t...
Photograph

Governor Philipp Signing the Dry Amendment

Date: 01 17 1919
Description: Governor Emmanuel Philipp ratifying the 18th Amendment which made Prohibition law. From left to right: Executive Messenger, Samuel Banks; Senator George B....
Photograph

Francis E. McGovern at the Moquah Cattle Show

Date: 1914
Description: View across field towards Governor Francis E. McGovern, standing in the center, wearing a suit and hat. Beside and behind him are a group of men and women.
Postcard

Governor Philipp and President Van Hise at the U.W Campus

Date: 03 1915
Description: Governor Emmanuel Philipp stands on a dais, covered with a white sheet, behind University of Wisconsin-Madison's President Charles Van Hise. Van Hise stand...
Historical Essay

Wisconsin Governors

View a chronological list of Wisconsin governors.
Historical Essay

April 19, 1862: Governor Harvey Drowns!

Read about the Wisconsin governor's tragic death, which occurred while he was helping wounded Civil War soldiers after the Battle of Shiloh.
Photograph

Governor Emmmanuel L. Philipp in the Old Pierce Arrow

Date: 1917
Description: Slightly elevated view from rear of Governor Philipp sitting in a Pierce Arrow luxury car in the back seat on the left, with the top down. Five other men s...
Photograph

Edward Scofield

Date: 1913
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Edward Scofield, Republican Governor of Wisconsin, 1897-1901.
Photograph

William Dempster Hoard

Date: 1912
Description: A head and shoulders portrait of William Dempster Hoard (1836-1918).
Poster

Vote For Republican Candidates

Date: 11 05 1918
Description: Election poster featuring Republican candidates. Quarter-length portraits accompany each name. Names, left to right and top to bottom, "For Governor, Emanu...
General Information

Society Honors Centennial of the Wisconsin Capitol

Information and resources on the Centennial of the Wisconsin Capitol in 2017
Photograph

Governor Emmanuel Philipp with his Senators

Date: 1918
Description: Governor Emmanuel Philipp sits at his desk in a group portrait with his senators. Three other men sit in chairs behind the desk, and eleven men stand in a ...
Historical Essay

Peck, George Wilbur (1840-1916)

Brief biography of newspaperman and eventual Governor (1891-1895)

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