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Dow Chemical Demonstration

Date: 1967
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison students clash with riot police during campus demonstration to protest Dow Chemical involvement in the Vietnam conflict. He...
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County Courtroom Interior

Date: 02 29 1944
Description: Interior view of County courtroom at Dane County Court House, 207 West Main Street, showing judge's bench and tables.
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Two Police Officers

Date: 04 21 1932
Description: Portrait of Police Officer Earl V. Bonner, the shortest man on the Madison police force, who joined in 1928, and Romain W. York Jr., the tallest man on the...
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Lie Detector Test

Date: 12 04 1931
Description: Technicians administer a lie detector test at District Attorney Fred Risser's office to be used in the James Corcoran poisoning case.
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Jesse Smith at the Police Desk

Date: 10 12 1931
Description: Jesse Smith is on the job as desk sergeant at the Madison Police Department.
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Supreme Courtroom Mural

Date: 01 30 1931
Description: Supreme Courtroom mural "Roman Courtroom," in the Wisconsin State Capitol building.
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Patrolman Peterson

Date: 06 08 1930
Description: Patrolman Peterson in uniform, sitting at a telephone table.
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Governor Kohler's Inauguration

Date: 01 05 1953
Description: Governor Walter Kohler taking the oath of office on the balcony of the Wisconsin State Capitol rotunda. The oath was administered by Chief Justice Oscar M....
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Three Men With Police Radio

Date: 08 11 1945
Description: Ray Groenier, chief radio technician for City of Madison Police Department, with two other men at a police radio.
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Police First Aid Training

Date: 11 16 1945
Description: Dane County traffic police receiving first aid training. Officer Rodney Burgenske is performing artificial respiration on Lieut. A.C. Pope while Capt. O.F....
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Governor Walter S. Goodland Inauguration

Date: 01 06 1947
Description: Chief Justice Marvin B. Rosenberry, left, of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, administering the oath of office to Governor Walter S. Goodland in the Wisconsin ...
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Police Officer Robert O'Brien With Wooden Guns

Date: 03 08 1947
Description: Police Officer Robert O'Brien showing guns he carved.
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Wis. Supreme Court Official

Date: 12 27 1947
Description: Portrait of a young man assumed to be an employee of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, taken inside the Wisconsin state capitol building.
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Dane County Traffic Police

Date: 05 13 1948
Description: Four Dane County traffic police pictured in their new navy blue and grey uniforms. Left to right, Officers Charles O'Brien, Don Harless, Emil Schmale, and ...
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Dane County Jail - Bathroom

Date: 06 01 1948
Description: Dane County Jail woman's bathroom, with bathtub and toilet, showing unfit conditions.
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Supreme Court Swearing-In Ceremony

Date: 06 06 1948
Description: John E. Martin, left, is shown as he took the oath of office as a member of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Chief Justice Marvin B. Rosenberry is administerin...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Winners

Date: 07 24 1948
Description: At right is Don Harless, Dane County traffic officer, presenting carry-all bags to winners of the sportsmanship award to Albert Martin, son of Mrs. Annabel...
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Children Line Up for Free Movie

Date: 08 27 1948
Description: Children lined up on sidewalk in front of L. Wieman Co. Store, 205-07 State Street, to attend a free back-to-school movie party at the Capitol Theatre. In ...
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A.J. Taft, Maple Bluff Police Marshal

Date: 12 13 1948
Description: The street directory for Maple Bluff was delivered by Marshall A.J. Taft around the Christmas season. The contents of the directory reveal the growth of Ma...
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A.W. Bareis, George Forster and Bruce Weatherly

Date: 12 28 1948
Description: City Clerk Alfred W. Bareis swears in police chief Bruce Weatherly in front of WKOW and WIBA microphones. George Forster, city finance director and acting...

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