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Smashing Illegal Slot Machines

Date: 1948
Description: John Roach, director of the state beverage and cigarette tax division, using a sledge hammer to smash illegal slot machines.
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United Nations Protest

Date: 10 1956
Description: Glenn Turner is holding the United Nations flag, and his wife is carrying the flag of the state of Wisconsin. A supporter is holding the American flag. One...
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Buying Paint

Date: 1950
Description: A couple waits at the checkout stand with a shopping cart and cans of Mautz paint and other supplies to purchase.
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Middleton Airport and Morey Airplane Co.

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Description: Howard Morey (left) was associated with most of the airports in Madison. Prior to World War II he managed Madison Municipal Airport and when the military t...
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Groundbreaking Ceremony

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Description: Developers, local dignitaries, and other businessmen participate in a ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of the Park Tower Apartments.
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Coffee Club

Date: 1950
Description: Two men clink coffee mugs as they prepare to drink their morning coffee.
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Map Gazing

Date: 1950
Description: A man and woman look at wall-size maps as he points to the east coast of the United States.
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Gem Cutter

Date: 1950
Description: Arthur Virthaler, professor of art at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, in the studio with materials and tools for making jewelry. He was known for sim...
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Kohler and Zimmerman

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Description: Governor Walter J. Kohler, Jr., presents a stack of papers to Secretary of State Fred R. Zimmerman. Although unidentified, the papers are likely nomination...
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Adlai Stevenson Campaigning

Date: 1952
Description: Democratic Presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson arriving at the Loraine Hotel for a speaking engagement. During the campaign Senator Joseph R. McCarthy r...
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George Forrester at Ringling Circus

Date: 1953
Description: Madison Mayor, George Forrester, seated in the front row of the audience at the Ringling Brothers Circus. Clowns entertain the children seated near Forrest...
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John H. Wilde with Student

Date: 1956
Description: John Wilde, Associate Professor in the School of Education's Department of Art Education, instructing a student in perspective sketching during a class mee...
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Aaron Bohrod with Wallpaper

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Description: Aaron Bohrod posing with wallpaper he designed using State Historical Society of Wisconsin Museum objects as subject matter.
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Elderly Man

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Description: Unidentified elderly man seated on bed.
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Mazopust Celebration

Date: 1955
Description: Man playing a French horn at the Mazopust dance, part of a 3-day Bohemian celebration before Ash Wednesday.
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Warming Up for Judo

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Description: A police student helps another student warm up for judo instruction at the YMCA as another man supervises.
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Harry Lichter with Double-barreled Pistol

Date: 1955
Description: Caption reads: "Harry E. Lichter, curator of collections in the museum, examining a specially designed double-barreled automatic machine pistol in the Wald...
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W. H. Glover Interviews John Callahan

Date: 02 1950
Description: Caption reads: "W. H. Glover, field representative of the Society, in an interview with John Callahan, retired long-time Wisconsin state superintendent of ...
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Kenneth Hopkins and Sulky Plow Model

Date: 03 1951
Description: Caption reads: "Kenneth Hopkins, curator of exhibits, examining a model of the sulky plow manufactured in Madison by the old Fuller and Johnson Co., foreru...
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Dr. Oliver P. Watts in Laboratory

Date: 1949
Description: A man stands over a device, which he is inspecting. Caption reads: "Madison, Wis. 1949(?). Prof. Oliver P. Watts, retired distinguished authority on the co...

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