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Air Raid Wardens with Equipment
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Deputy Sheriff Albert Dahle and Sheriff E.A. Fischer, chief of the air raid wardens of Dane County, demonstrating gas masks on the steps of the Wisconsin State Capitol.
April 20, 1944
Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972 (photographer)
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Air Raid Warden
April 17, 1944
Dane County chief air raid warden, Coroner E.A. "Ace" Fischer puts a gas mask on Deputy Sheriff Albert Dahle on a stairway at the Wisconsin State Capitol.
Air Warden Wearing Gas Mask
April 4, 1944
Dane County chief air raid warden, Coroner E.A. "Ace" Fischer, wearing a gas mask on the steps of the Wisconsin State Capitol.
Wisconsin State Journal Newspaper Carriers
April 14, 1944
Eleven boys, winners of a contest for Wisconsin State Journal newspaper carriers, and their supervisors from the circulation area standing on the steps of the Wisconsin State Capitol building.
Wisconsin High School Debate Team
1944
Members of the Wisconsin High School debate team preparing for the state tournament at the Wisconsin State Capitol. Left to right: Wayland Noland, Phyllis Crosby, David Beckwith, and Jane Nethercut.
