TOMMY G. THOMPSON COLLECTION
PHOTOGRAPHS
GUBERNATORIAL EVENTS, 1997

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4-3 29 1 1/10/1997 Green Bay Packer pre-Super Bowl pep rally press conference Madison, WI
4-3 29 36 1/12/1997 Packer NFC Championship game Green Bay, WI
4-3 29 2 1/13/1997 Audience for Drug Free Wisconsin press conference Madison, WI
4-3 29 3 1/1997 Super Bowl press conference with Massachusetts Governor William Weld New Orleans, LA
4-3 29 4 2/2/1997 Proclamations signing Madison, WI
4-3 29 37 2/2/1997 National Governors' Association (NGA) reception with President Clinton Washington, D.C.
4-3 29 5 2/11/1997 Urban Hope Project announcement with Reggie White and Sara White Madison, WI
4-3 29 34 2/20/1997 25th Annual Birkebeiner Ski Race Hayward, WI
4-3 29 35 3/11/1997 Governor's Conference on Tourism Green Bay, WI
4-3 29 6 3/12/1997 March of Dimes Day at State Capitol Madison, WI
4-3 29 7 3/17/1997 St. Patrick’s Day party  
4-3 29 39 4/17/1997 Award ceremony for President Bush at St. Johns Northwestern Military Academy Delafield, WI
4-3 29 8 4/28/1997 Governor's Gift of Life Medals Organ Donor event Madison, WI
4-3 29 9 5/15/1997 Milwaukee Police Memorial ceremony Milwaukee, WI
4-3 29 10 5/1997 Police Memorial ceremony at State Capitol Madison, WI
4-3 29 11 6/3/1997 Arrival of Amtrak Flexliner Milwaukee, WI
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6/11/1997 Meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Cyprus Madison, WI
4-3 29 12 6/13/1997 Appointment of MarCovich, Staszak and Mohs to the University of Wisconsin (UW) Board of Regents Superior, WI
4-3 29 13 6/19/1997 West Virginia Roundtable Symposium on Welfare Charleston, WV
4-3 29 14 6/24/1997 Re-election campaign fundraiser at Executive residence Maple Bluff, WI
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4-3 29 15 6/30/1997 Golden Spike Ceremony at Madison Crossing Rail Link  
4-3 29 16 6/1997 Visit to Wakanda Elementary School Menomonie, WI
4-3 29 17 7/8/1997 Visit to Rockwell Automation / Allen Bradley Milwaukee, WI
4-3 29 18 7/8/1997 United Transportation Union (UTU) Milwaukee, WI
4-3 29 19 7/14/1997 Transportation Economic Assistance (TEA) Grant and Public Facilities for Economic Development (PFED) Grant award ceremonies Menomonee Falls, WI
4-3 29 20 7/18/1997 Monona Terrace ribbon-cutting Madison, WI
4-3 29 21 7/19/1997 Kelli Thompson’s Wedding Madison, WI
4-3 29 22 7/1997 Transportation Economic Assistance (TEA) Grant presentation Marion, WI
4-3 29 23 7/1997 12th Annual Baird Governor’s Forum Milwaukee, WI
4-3 29 24 7/1997 Inspecting flood damage Milwaukee, WI
4-3 29 25 8/20/1997 Presentation of check from Harley-Davidson Foundation for Wisconsin Law Enforcement Memorial  
4-3 29 26 8/21/1997 Law Enforcement Memorial Event at Marathon Park Wausau, WI
4-3 29 27 8/20/1997 – 8/22/1997 3rd Annual Harley-Davidson Riding Tour  
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4-3 29 28 8/1997 Wisconsin State Fair West Allis, WI
4-3 29 29 8/1997 Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Convention Oshkosh, WI
4-3 29 30 8/1997 Cherry groundbreaking ceremony Pleasant Prairie, WI
4-3 29 31 9/4/1997 Governor's Luncheon at Pfister Hotel Milwaukee, WI
4-3 29 32 9/7/1997 Governor’s Softball Game to open annual Moving State Government Week Eau Claire, WI
4-3 29 33 9/8/1997 Visit to Mike’s Smoke House Eau Claire, WI
4-3 30 1 9/10/1997 Visit to Chippewa County Shooting Range to present check for Drug Model Project  
4-3 30 2 9/10/1997 Tour of Adams Valley View Dairy Farms  
4-3 30 3 9/10/1997 Tour of Leinenkugel’s Brewery Chippewa Falls, WI
4-3 30 4 9/10/1997 L.E. Phillips Career Development Center  
4-3 30 5 9/1997 Visit to Mayo Clinic  
4-3 30 6 9/1997 Visit to UW-Eau Claire campus Eau Claire, WI
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4-3 30 7 10/2/1997 Domestic Violence Media Campaign announcement  
4-3 30 8 10/11/1997 1997-1999 Biennial Budget signing Maple Bluff, WI
4-3 30 9 10/30/1997 Colgan Air Services press conference La Crosse, WI
4-3 30 32 10/1997 Tommy G. Thompson Building dedication Madison, WI
4-3 30 10 11/7/1997 Commercial with Green Bay Packer Edgar Bennett Maple Bluff, WI
4-3 30 11 11/11/1997 Veteran’s Day commemoration at Kendall Elementary School Kendall, WI
4-3 30 12 11/12/1997 St. Ann’s Adult Day Center visit Milwaukee, WI
4-3 30 13 11/17/1997 Lindsay Heights grand opening Milwaukee, WI
4-3 30 14 11/24/1997 Pardoning "Tom Doe" at Executive residence Maple Bluff, WI
4-3 30 15 11/24/1997 Press conference at Hilltop Farm about Milk marketing orders  
4-3 30 16 11/24/1997 Grace Episcopal Church homeless shelter opening Madison, WI
4-3 30 17 11/24/1997 Governor's Waste Reduction & Recycling awards program  
4-3 30 18 12/3/1997 Wisconsin Land and Water Conservation Association Agreement signing  
4-3 30 19 12/22/1997 Green Bay Packers Football Game Green Bay, WI
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4-3 30 35 1997 Best Snowmobile Trail Awards  
4-3 30 20 1997 Bill signings in Governor's conference room Madison, WI
4-3 30 21 1997 Fly-over / Visit with children at rural school  
4-3 30 33 1997 Great Wisconsin Tailgate Hollywood, CA
4-3 30 22 1997 Land groundbreaking  
4-3 30 23 1997 Luncheon at Executive residence for Boys' basketball champions Maple Bluff, WI
4-3 30 24 1997 Meetings with visitors in Governor's conference room Madison, WI
4-3 30 25 1997 Meetings with visitors in Governor's office Madison, WI
4-3 30 26 1997 Proclamation signings in Governor's conference room Madison, WI
4-3 30 27 1997 Public appearances away from State Capitol  
4-3 30 28 1997 Rally with Assemblyman Scott Jensen Waukesha, WI
4-3 30 29 1997 Road America Texaco/Havoline 200 race Elkhart Lake, WI
4-3 30 30 1997 Sheriff Robert B. Kliesmet's re-election reception  
4-3 30 34 1997 Tourism Week Kick-off Madison, WI
4-3 30 31 1997 Trane Wisconsin plant tour La Crosse, WI