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Manacled Prisoner
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Chester Briggs, aka Chester Hawk or John Stanovich, was found by police in a boxcar at the Milwaukee Road switching tracks. He is sitting in a chair at the police station, wearing an iron shackle on his left leg.
September 1, 1933
McVicar, Angus Boyd, 1903-1964
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Cecil LaValla
July 15, 1933
Portrait of Cecil LaValla, sitting in a chair at the county jail, suspect in the murder of Odin Tofsrud.
"King Joe," Hobo King
June 20, 1933
Portrait of "King Joe," hobo king, in town lobbying to make Wisconsin safe for "hobo-ocracy." He was elected president of the Bonafide Hobos Union at an international convention held in Toronto. He...
Lillian Rice at Police Station
January 30, 1931
Lillian Rice (aka Loretta La Boze), 18 of Janesville, in man's clothing with police matron, Pearl Shaughnessy, at the Police Station. Lillian was arrested for trying to "flip a freight" train.
Dane County Highway Police Squad Cars
March 19, 1940
Four Dane County Highway Police Ford squad cars, with one officer standing next to each car.
Dane County Highway Police Squad Cars
March 19, 1940
Four Dane County Highway Police Ford squad cars with one officer standing next to each car.
