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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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Mrs. Wilbur (Helen) Renk

Date: 05 28 1964
Description: Mrs. Helen Renk, Rt. 2, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, is shown in her kitchen. Mrs. Renk is submitting a favorite recipe for possible "election" into the Wiscons...
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Republican Women's Tea

Date: 02 24 1948
Description: Republican Women of Dane County entertained at a tea for Mrs. Joseph R. Farrington, Washington D.C., wife of the Hawaiian delegate to Congress. Left to rig...
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Democratic Women's Luncheon Honoring Mrs. Gaylord Nelson

Date: 12 13 1958
Description: The wife of Wisconsin's governor-elect, Carrie Nelson (center), was honored at a luncheon by the Democratic women of Dane county. With her are the wives of...
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Lions Club Constitution Day Luncheon

Date: 09 16 1953
Description: Senator Alexander's wife visiting with Wisconsin Attorney General Vernon Thomson at the luncheon. An unidentified man is on the right, but not included in ...
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At Home With State's Lawmaking

Date: 02 11 1959
Description: Carolyn Blanchard, wife of GOP floor leader of the assembly, David Blanchard, is shown standing next to pillars in the assembly gallery.
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Women Watching Governor Kohler's Inauguration

Date: 01 01 1951
Description: Women standing while watching Walter J. Kohler Jr.'s inauguration from the East Wing of the Capitol Building. They are, left to right: Mrs. Fred Gimbel, Ne...
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Meta Berger

Date: 1910
Description: Studio portrait of Meta Berger seated with her hands folded in her lap. The dress was made at the Milwaukee Girls' Trade School (founded in 1909 by Lizzie ...
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At Home with State's Lawmaking

Date: 02 11 1959
Description: Edith Nash, wife of Democratic Lieutenant Governor Philleo Nash.
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Mr. & Mrs. Wendell Willkie with Governor & Mrs. Goodland

Date: 03 19 1944
Description: Governor Walter Goodland, Mrs. Willkie, Madge Goodland, and Wendell Willkie chatting in the governor's residence during the 1944 campaign.
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At Home With State's Lawmaking

Date: 02 11 1959
Description: Mrs. Gerald (Christina) Lorge, wife of Sen. Gerald Lorge (R-Bear Creek), is shown reading and sipping coffee while waiting for her husband, who is in a leg...
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Mrs. Hubert Humphrey Visits Madison

Date: 03 28 1960
Description: Group portrait of Mrs. Hubert Humphrey at the Madison airport with her son Hubert, Jr. (left), Sam Rizzo, Jr., son of the Humphrey campaign chairman in Wis...
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Mayor Soglin at Home

Date: 05 28 1973
Description: Mayor Soglin at home with his wife, Diane Thayer-Soglin, taken one month after his election as Mayor.
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Eleanor Roosevelt

Date: 02 09 1959
Description: This photograph won the top award for 1959 Wisconsin Press Photographer's Association Pictures Competition, Personality category. Eleanor Roosevelt was pho...
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Wisconsin State Treasurer Dena Smith

Date: 12 13 1957
Description: Dena A. Smith was sworn in as State Treasurer on December 4th for the 13-month unexpired term of her husband, Warren R. Smith, who died on December 3rd. De...
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Belle Case La Follette Addressing Farmers

Date: 1915
Description: Belle Case La Follette, wife of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., addressing a group of farmers during a tour on the Chautauqua circuit during which she frequent...
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Edith Wilk Willkie

Date: 03 18 1944
Description: Edith Wilk Willkie (Mrs. Wendell L. Willkie) holding a bouquet of flowers.
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Mrs. Harry S. (Bess) Truman and Daughter Margaret Truman

Date: 10 15 1948
Description: Mrs. Harry S.(Bess) Truman, at left, and her daughter, Margaret Truman, at right, seated on the speaker's platform at the University of Wisconsin stock pav...
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Earl Warren for Vice-President Campaign

Date: 10 07 1948
Description: People involved in the Earl Warren United States vice-presidential campaign standing in front of the campaign train shortly after its arrival at the railro...
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Inauguration day with Lt. Governor Philleo Nash and Family

Date: 01 05 1959
Description: Family group portrait of (left to right): Lt. Governor Philleo Nash; Mrs. Nash; Nash's sister, Jean Nash, Wisconsin Rapids; and Mrs. Nash's mother, Mrs. He...

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