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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. Rennebohm, the wealthy founder of Rennebohm Drug Stores, Inc., was a novice in politics when he was elected lieutenant governor in 1944. In 1947 he became governor when Governor Walter Goodland died in office. In 1948 Rennebohm was re-elected governor in his own right.
November 1948
Vesey, Richard
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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...
Walter S. Goodland and Oscar Rennebohm
January 1, 1945
Governor-elect Walter S. Goodland talking with Lieutenant Governor-elect Oscar Rennebohm prior to the inauguration oaths.
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...
Rennebohm Campaigning
November 1956
Oscar Rennebohm distributing Republican Party campaign literature during the 1956 campaign, probably in the Milwaukee area. The brochure he is holding urges "Keep Wisconsin Strong." The former go...
