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Photograph

Fighting Bob La Follette

Date: 1906
Description: Portrait of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., during his tenure as U.S. senator from Wisconsin.
Painting

Robert M. La Follette, Sr.

Date: 1932
Description: Portrait of Robert Marion La Follette, Sr., a founder of the Progressive movement, governor of Wisconsin, and United States congressman and senator.
Print

La Follette, Sr. Engraving

Date: 1904
Description: An engraved head and shoulders portrait of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., during the period when he was the governor of Wisconsin.
Photograph

Robert M. La Follette, Sr.

Date: 1906
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., at the beginning of his tenure as U.S. senator from Wisconsin.
Photograph

Robert M. La Follette, Sr.

Date: 1915
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Robert M. La Follette, Sr.
Photograph

Governor Robert M. La Follette, Sr.

Date: 1900
Description: Portrait of Robert M. La Follette, Sr. when he became governor of Wisconsin. This original of this item is a postcard that was probably used for campaign p...
Photograph

Belle Case La Follette and Irvine Lenroot

Date: 1906
Description: Irvine Lenroot, a leader in the La Follette-Progressive wing of the Republican Party in Wisconsin, with Belle Case La Follette and Mary La Follette at Mapl...
Print

O'Neill House Dinner to Robert M. La Follette Sr. Menu

Date: 12 12 1903
Description: One-page menu for a dinner at O'Neill House. Includes an oval black and white quarter-length portrait of Wisconsin governor Robert M. La Follette Sr., with...
Photograph

Sculptor Jo Davidson with La Follette Statue

Date: 1929
Description: Sculptor Jo Davidson standing next to his larger than life statue of Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr. The statue was presented to the National Statuary ...
Photograph

Senator and Mrs. Robert M. La Follette, Jr.

Date: 09 30 1930
Description: Portrait of Senator Robert M. La Follette, Jr., and his wife Rachael Young La Follette in the library at Maple Bluff Farm. This photograph was taken durin...
Photograph

Unveiling Robert M. La Follette, Sr., Statue

Date: 1929
Description: Members of the La Follette family and guests in front of the Robert M. La Follette, Sr., statue in Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol at the time of its unv...
Historical Essay

Progressivism and the Wisconsin Idea

The History of the Movement
Discover how Robert "Fighting Bob" La Follette, the Wisconsin Republican Party and the Progressive Movement reformed state and national government.
Photograph

Portrait of Robert M. La Follette, Sr.

Date: 
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Robert M. La Follette, Sr. He is wearing a suit coat and bow tie. To the left of the photograph in the scrapbook is written, "Fo...

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