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Governor's Mansion — Reception Room
1930
Interior photograph of the reception room at the former Wisconsin Governor's Mansion on Gilman Street. The painting above the sofa, which belonged to Governor Walter J. Kohler, Sr., helps to date t...
Governor's Mansion — Reception Room
1930
View of the reception room in the former Wisconsin Governor's Mansion on Gilman Street.
Governor's Mansion — Kitchen
1930
The kitchen in the former Wisconsin Governor's Mansion on Gilman Street.
Aviation-Minded Governor
1928
Walter J. Kohler, Sr., (partially hidden, wearing a straw hat and with a flower in his lapel) makes a stop to which he had flown in his airplane, the "Village of Kohler." Kohler's plane was a Maho...
Governor at Baseball Game
September 15, 1930
Governor Walter J. Kohler, Sr., (with flower in his lapel), who was campaigning for re-election, took time out for a baseball game at Horlick Athletic Field in Racine, Wisconsin. With him, on the f...
Governor's Mansion — Bathroom
1930
The bathroom in the former Wisconsin Governor's Mansion on Gilman Street in Madison. This was the only bathroom at the residence where many official state visitors often stayed.
