Details

Collection Summary
Collection: D - D Collection
Folder: 0000.000
Item: 0562-00001
Title: Governor Langer and Mrs. Langer
Date: 1934
Creator: Risem, Andreas,--1876-1957
Inscription/Marks: [front-written] Risem Bismarck -34
Summary: Governor William Langer leans on a rolltop desk where his wife, Lydia is sitting holding a letter. The walls are decorated with paintings and portraits and Mrs. Langer holds a letter in her hands.||William Langer was a lawyer before being elected governor in 1933. He was removed from office in 1934 after a federal court found him guilty of fraud and conspiracy; a charge that was later overturned. He was elected as governor again in 1937, and later served in the United States Senate. Lydia Langer ran for governor in the 1934 election when her husband was unable to participate because of his federal trials.
Red ID: PH_I_93787 Image ID: 52111 Image Notes: D0562-00001

Collection: D Digitized Images from Collection
Title: D Collection
Date: circa 1874-circa 1960

Summary: At some point in time the State Historical Society separated photographs into collections by size. The A collection consists of items 4 X 5” or less, the B collection consists of items 5 X 7” or less, the C collection consists of items 8 X 10” or less, the D collection consists of items 11 X 14” or less, and the E collection consists of items larger than 11 X 14”.

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