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McCormick Catalog Cover

Date: 1894
Description: Color lithograph cover illustration for the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company catalog. Shows a courtroom scene framed with a draped American flag and th...
Photograph

Berkshire Strike — Pickets and Police on Horses

Date: 1936
Description: Four police officers on horses watch picketers cross a street.
Photograph

Jaywalking Hen

Date: 02 23 1931
Description: View of a hen, a barred Plymouth Rock, found jaywalking on University Avenue, in the city jail.
Photograph

John MacKenzie and Portage Jail

Date: 1900
Description: Sheriff John MacKenzie poses in front of the Portage jail with his staff.
Photograph

Police Firing on Crowd Near McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 05 03 1886
Description: Photograph of a painting depicting police in a horse-drawn wagon firing into a crowd of striking workers near the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company fact...
Photograph

Otoe Police

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Description: Otoe Indian police on horseback.
Photograph

Cheyenne Police

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Description: The Cheyenne Police, with Tall Bull as their Captain, seen on the right side of the image.
Photograph

State Prison

Date: 1865
Description: Elevated view of the Wisconsin State Prison.
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Dead Deer on the Highway

Date: 1968
Description: A Wisconsin game warden removes a dead deer in the snow that had been struck by a vehicle from a rural Vernon County highway next to a deer crossing sign.
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Jackson County Jail

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Description: Native American man, possibly John Swallow, smoking a pipe near a barred window, possibly a jail, except the window has panes and curtains, and at his feet...
Photograph

Retriever Dog Field Trials

Date: 06 17 1945
Description: Onlookers near a pond at the Retriever Dog Field Trials in Vilas Park. James Simpson, Jr., of Chicago, one of the judges, has his hand upraised to signal; ...
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Two Men Racing Horses on Racetrack

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Description: Elevated view from grandstand of one sulky driver and horse leading another in a race. The judges booth is on the other side of the track near a tall tree.
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Men Racing Horses on Racetrack

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Description: Racehorses and jockeys rounding the bend in the racetrack. In the background is the grandstand on the left, and the judges booth in the center near a tall ...
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Metropolitan Building

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Description: Metropolitan building and the Streissguth clothing and shoe company at the northeast corner of N. 3rd and W. State Streets. Police officers are standing on...
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Anti-Rosenberg Demonstrators

Date: 1951
Description: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were convicted of spying for the Soviet Union on March 29, 1951, and sentenced to death. The climate surrounding their trial wa...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Inspection

Date: 07 24 1947
Description: Dane County Judge Fred Evans inspecting Pierre Slightam's racer, the Doodlebug, in his role as chief judge for the Derby. A dog is standing nearby.
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MacArthur Returns

Date: 05 20 1951
Description: General Douglas MacArthur rides in an open car during the ticker tape parade in his honor. MacArthur had just returned to the United States, having been re...
Postcard

Armory, Police Station, and County Jail on Broadway Street

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Description: View also includes two trees and a horse-drawn carriage. Caption reads: "Broadway Armory, Police Station and County Jail, Milwaukee."
Postcard

Milwaukee County Court House

Date: 1905
Description: Color image of courthouse with a large tree and park on the left. View taken at an angle to the building from across the street. Horse-drawn carriages are ...
Photograph

Milwaukee County Court House

Date: 1940
Description: Front view of the courthouse, with several trees. People are sitting at various benches and tables in the space in front of the courthouse, and pigeons ar...

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