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Rennebohm Signing a Bill
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Governor Oscar Rennebohm seated at a desk in the governor's office in the Capitol signing a bill. Rennebohm, the founder of the Rennebohm Drug Store chain in Madison, served as governor from 1947, when he succeeded to the unexpired term of Walter Goodland, until 1951.
1949
Publication Information
| Date Created | 1949 |
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Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 21 x 26 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Mary Fowler Rennebohm papers, 1920-1990 |
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| Call Number | M96-049 Box 2 Folder 6 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED |
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Mary Rennebohm
Quarter-length portrait of Mary Fowler Rennebohm, wife of Oscar Rennebohm, governor of Wisconsin and founder of Rennebohm Drug Stores, Inc.
Election Night
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Governor and Mrs. Oscar Rennebohm in the Governor's Residence, 130 E. Gilman Street, listening to the election returns on the radio. Some of the mansion's decor is visible in the background. Renne...
Truman, Rennebohm, Thompson
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President Harry Truman, Governor Oscar Rennebohm, and Senator Carl Thompson of Stoughton riding in the back of an open car during a Presidential visit to Madison in 1948. Although active in charit...
Mrs. Rennebohm Baking
Mary Fowler Rennebohm wearing an apron and sifting flour. Mrs. Rennebohm was the wife of Oscar Rennebohm, founder of the Rennebohm Drug Store chain and governor of Wisconsin. It is not known if a...
Rennebohm at Desk
Portrait Governor Oscar Rennebohm seated at a desk in the Capitol doing paperwork.
Rennebohm Voting
April 1948
Governor Oscar Rennebohm outside a voting booth at the Maple Bluff village hall. At the time, the Governor's Residence was located at 130 E. Gilman Street, but Rennebohm, the wealthy founder of Re...
