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| Date: | 04 05 1961 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Wiley, wife of Senator Alexander Wiley (R., Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin), presented with a box of honey by the Wisconsin Honey Queen. Next to her is her... |
| Date: | 03 23 1983 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey (right) speaking on behalf of Wisconsin dairy interests to the Dairy Subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee al... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Studio portrait of William Freeman Vilas, attorney, Regent of the University of Wisconsin, member of the State Assembly of Wisconsin 1885, U.S. Senator fro... |
| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | Bare trees are silhouetted against the sunlight reflected on Eagle Lake. |
| Date: | 1941 |
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| Description: | This 1941 tourist map of Washington Island, Wisconsin, shows points of interest and places of business. Some information is shown pictorially. Rock, Hog, D... |
| Date: | 09 19 1985 |
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| Description: | Bryce Luchterhand, a Unity, Wisconsin, farmer, with Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee at a committee hearing. O... |
| Date: | 07 1951 |
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| Description: | A man preparing nets wound on large reels for fishing. A row of tubs are in the foreground and a shed is in the background. |
| Date: | 1993 |
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| Description: | Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala shakes hands with Congressman David R. Obey of Wisconsin after testifying before the House Appropriati... |
| Date: | 04 04 1969 |
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| Description: | Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird of Wisconsin (on the far right) with astronaut James Lovell, a former student at the University of Wisconsin, and his wif... |
| Date: | 1970 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey and his administrative assistant Lyle Stitt outside the office doors for the Committee On Appropriations. |
| Date: | 12 1979 |
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| Description: | Members of the Wisconsin congressional delegation at the lighting of the U.S. Capitol Christmas tree, with Speaker of the House Tip O'Neal. Left to right, ... |
| Date: | 1959 |
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| Description: | This map includes directories, illustrations, and an inset location map and also covers Rock, Hog, Detroit and Plum islands. |
| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | Students pose in front of the Mayo School, District No. 1. There are large pine trees around the one-story building and a low fence in front. A "Mayo Schoo... |
| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | Francis Johnson, teacher at the Mayo School, District No. 1, standing beside a screened porch. The porch has a rustic log railing and stone foundation. The... |
| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | Joe Mietus, 16, poses at the Mayo School, District No. 1. On the reverse of the photograph is written, "Has invented several home made farm tools. Also has... |
| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | Tom Simoc, 14, poses with a Guernsey cow near a log barn. On the reverse of the photograph is written, "Won prizes at Co. Fair, 1930." Tom was the son of N... |
| Date: | 06 1919 |
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| Description: | Former Wisconsin State Senator David G. James, Republican from Richland Center (1908-1912) and the father of suffragist Ada James, on his trip to Washingto... |
| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | Students work at their desks in the Mayo School, District No. 1. A row of books forms the foreground; history lessons from the time of reconstruction after... |
| Date: | 07 09 1974 |
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| Description: | Text on reverse reads: "Trinity Lutheran Church, Washington Island, Wisc." A stone church with trees and shrubs. |
| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | Gene Mayo, 14, poses in front of double doors holding his cap. He is a student at the Mayo School, District No. 1. On the reverse of the photograph is writ... |
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