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Robert M. La Follette, Jr.
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Informal portrait of Senator Robert M. La Follette, Jr., perhaps taken in the library at Maple Bluff Farm. Following his father's death in 1925 Bob Jr. was elected to the Senate. He continued to serve as the leader of the Wisconsin Progressive Party until 1946. At a party convention on March 17 in Portage he advised the declining Progressives to return to the Republican Party. La Follette ran for reelection to the Senate in the Republican primary and lost to Joseph R. McCarthy.
March 1946
Publication Information
| Date Created | March 1946 |
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Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 21 x 26 cm |
Collection Information
| Call Number | NF La Follette, Jr., Robert M. |
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Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED |
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W0138JS
WHi 32459
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Bob La Follette Jr. Brochure
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Campaign brochure issued by Robert M. La Follette, Jr., after his decision to return the Wisconsin Progressive Party to the Republican Party. The brochure reminded voters "This year it's the Prima...
No Place Like Home
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Original, inscribed political cartoon by Clifford K. Berryman, showing Robert M. La Follette, Jr., carrying the Wisconsin Progressive Party back to the Republican Party in which it had been an insu...
