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Larry O'Brien, Jr. Campaigning

Date: 1971
Description: Larry Frances O'Brien, Jr. campaigning with group of women in matching outfits holding signs that say, "Victory in '70," "Wisconsin welcomes O'Brien," and ...
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Republican Ticket

Date: 1888
Description: Republican Party ticket distributed in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, in support of the candidacy of Benjamin Harrison and his running mate Levi P. Morton. ...
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Mary O. Kryzack

Date: 02 02 1933
Description: Portrait of Mary O. Kryzsak, Wisconsin's only assembly woman, speaking from her desk in the Assembly.
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Head and Shoulder Portrait Of Katie Morrison

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Description: Katie Morrison was the first woman elected to the Wisconsin Senate back in 1974. Morrison, who served one term as a Democrat, served just one term in the S...
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Katie Morrison Sitting at a Table

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Description: Katie Morrison became the first woman elected to the Wisconsin Senate back in 1974. Morrison served just one term in the Senate. In that term, she helped p...
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Dane County Board of Supervisors

Date: 1934
Description: Dane County Board of Supervisors in session.
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Inaugural Ceremonies at the Wisconsin Capitol

Date: 01 02 1961
Description: Two state officers that were inaugurated at ceremonies in the State Capitol. State Treasurer Dena Smith, Milwaukee, is the first woman ever elected to a Wi...
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League of Women Voters Dinner

Date: 03 28 1944
Description: League of Women Voters dinner guests Rosamond and Thomas J. Doran talking with aldermanic candidates Martin Walsh and Warren D. Lucas.
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Sheryl Albers

Date: 1991
Description: Outdoor portrait of Sheryl Albers, who was the 50th District Representative in the Wisconsin State Assembly, posing in front of the Wisconsin State Capitol...
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Carl Zeidler at Kitchen Table

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Description: Milwaukee mayoral candidate (and future mayor) Carl Zeidler in election photograph sitting at kitchen table with a woman and two young children. There is a...
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Secretary of State Robert C. Zimmerman Walks from Capitol to Home

Date: 08 02 1960
Description: From the Wisconsin State Journal: Wisconsin Secretary of State Robert C. Zimmerman has walked every weekday after working in the State Capitol, for ...
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Wisconsin State Legislature

Date: 01 11 1951
Description: The Wisconsin State Legislature listens to Governor Walter J. Kohler, Jr. The Senators are seated in the first row.
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Inauguration Ceremony

Date: 01 1985
Description: Inauguration ceremony in which Dwight York was sworn into the Assembly.
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David and Joan Obey

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Description: Assemblyman David Obey and his wife Joan in his office in the Wisconsin Capitol. Joan Obey was an important factor in Obey's political success and when his...
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Richard Flintrop Defending Children's Code

Date: 03 02 1978
Description: Dick Flintrop in the Wisconsin Legislature defending passage of and arguing against amendments to AB874, or the Children's Code, a law regulating the treat...
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Political Campaign Buttons 1964-2000

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Description: Framed assortment of Wisconsin political campaign buttons ranging from Warren P. Knowles bid for Wisconsin Governor in 1964 to Tommy Thompson's run for pre...
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Around-the-world Telephone Call

Date: 03 18 1931
Description: Norman Clapp, Appleton High School student, sitting in the governor's chair, represents Wisconsin in the around-the-world telephone conversation held in co...
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Wisconsin State Legislature

Date: 01 11 1951
Description: The Wisconsin State Legislature listens to an address from Governor Walter J. Kohler, Jr. The State Senators are seated in the first row, including Melvin ...
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Judges at League of Women Voters Dinner

Date: 03 28 1944
Description: Six judge candidates attending League of Women Voters dinner at Bethel Lutheran Church. Seated left to right: Judge Henry Bohn, Baraboo; Lyall T. Beggs, Ma...
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McCarthy as Primary Winner

Date: 09 10 1952
Description: Senator Joseph R. McCarthy of Wisconsin, with supporters in his hometown of Appleton, hearing the news of his landslide victory over his Republican Party c...

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