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Oscar Rennebohm
May 29, 1948
Governor Oscar Rennebohm receiving a full sheet of the 1948 centennial stamp.
Election Night
November 1948
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
October 14, 1948
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...
Governor Oscar Rennebohm Listens to Broadcast
1948
Governor Oscar Rennebohm and friends listening to broadcast.
Governor Rennebohm at a Meeting
1948
Governor Oscar Rennebohm, on the right, gesturing for emphasis, while meeting with a small group. Rennebohm, the founder and CEO of Rennebohm Drug Stores, Inc., did not begin his career until his n...
Wisconsin Centennial Ball
January 4, 1948
Paul F. Hunter, Jr. dressed as Wisconsin' first governor, Nelson Dewey, shaking hands with Governor Oscar Rennebohm. Left to right: Mrs. Richard C. Church, Donald Blood, Paul Hunter, Governor Renne...
