Date: | 1948 |
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Description: | John Roach, director of the state beverage and cigarette tax division, using a sledge hammer to smash illegal slot machines. |
Date: | 1958 |
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Description: | Elevated view of the Dane County Courthouse as it is being razed. Much of it is still intact in this image. Lake Monona and Monona Bay are in the distance. |
Date: | 09 1947 |
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Description: | President Harry S. Truman, standing at the rear of a railroad car. |
Date: | 10 1956 |
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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... |
Date: | 1950 |
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Description: | Wisconsin Department of Agriculture workers cut large blocks of Swiss cheese. |
Date: | 10 18 1955 |
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Description: | A Northwest Airlines DC-4 plane at the Truax terminal. Originally constructed in 1937 with assistance from the WPA, the Madison Municipal Airport was renam... |
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Description: | The new passenger terminal at Truax Field, also known as Madison Municipal Airport. At the back is an outdoor observation deck and a view of the original W... |
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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... |
Date: | 1940 |
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Description: | Slightly elevated view of a Menominee Ceremony, possibly the beginning of a dance. |
Date: | 1950 |
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Description: | View across street towards the U.S. Post Office, with a Jefferson Community Fire Department truck parked at the curb in front. |
Date: | 1948 |
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Description: | Destroying slot machines and other illegal gambling devices at Law Park. From L to R: John Roach, director of the state beverage and cigaret tax division; ... |
Date: | 09 15 1951 |
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Description: | Senator Joseph R. McCarthy greets admirers at a Dairy Day event in Platteville. |
Date: | 09 15 1951 |
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Description: | At a Wisconsin Dairy Day event, the photographer turned the camera from the speaker, Senator Joseph R. McCarthy, to the large audience gathered to listen t... |
Date: | 1952 |
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Description: | Adlai Stevenson, Democratic Presidential candidate, at a podium speaking to an audience. To Stevenson's right is Thomas Fairchild, the Democratic candidat... |
Date: | 1952 |
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Description: | Among those attending a dinner for Democratic Presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson in 1952 was Frank Lloyd Wright and Oligavanna Lloyd Wright. |
Date: | 1952 |
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Description: | Democratic Presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson arriving at the Loraine Hotel for a speaking engagement. During the campaign Senator Joseph R. McCarthy r... |
Date: | 03 17 1952 |
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Description: | Owen D. Lattimore speaking to an audience. Although the photograph is not identified, it was undoubtedly taken at an appearance at the University Union Th... |
Date: | 11 1952 |
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Description: | Phone bank of Madison supporters for the Republican Presidential ticket: Dwight Eisenhower and Richard Nixon. |
Date: | 1953 |
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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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