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Highway Patrol Inspection

Date: 07 19 1962
Description: Inspection of Wisconsin State Highway patrolmen.
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V-J Day Celebration

Date: 08 14 1945
Description: Pfc. Arthur Lovinger, passenger in the front seat; Staff Sgt. Robert Hanke, passenger in the back seat; and Staff Sgt. Louis Kaminsky, driving a car. They ...
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Corner of Park and State Streets

Date: 1958
Description: An elevated view of the intersection of Park and State Streets from the Wisconsin Historical Society. Bascom Hill can be seen in the right background, and ...
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Park and State Streets

Date: 1958
Description: Intersection of Park and State Streets from the Wisconsin Historical Society. The sign for the Wisconsin Historical Society is on the lawn in the center, a...
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Courteous Drive Campaign Winners

Date: 01 24 1947
Description: Winners of the Courteous Driver award, given by AAA, are Jeanne Lindsay, seated in a car, and her father, H.E. Lindsay, standing on the driver's side.
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Courteous Driver Campaign

Date: 01 30 1947
Description: Observing a poster stating: "Rain, Sleet, Snow, slow!," are Police Officer Walter Randall, with Edwin B. Petersen, winner of the "Wisconsin State Journal's...
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Courteous Driver of the Week Kenneth Sidwell

Date: 02 12 1947
Description: Kenneth H. Sidwell , 17 North First Street, shown talking through the window of his car to Madison police officer Harold Nelson on his motorcycle. Mr. Sid...
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Wisconsin High School Driving Class

Date: 02 21 1947
Description: While Ed Tallard takes a reaction test at simulated auto controls in a Wisconsin High School class, his instructor, Homer C. Stahl, (left) and three classm...
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Wisconsin High School Driving Class

Date: 02 21 1947
Description: Art Posbeck is checking his field of vision on equipment from the Badger Ordnance Works in a driving class. Watching him are left to right: Dick Gettle, Bo...
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John Cain, Jr.

Date: 02 21 1947
Description: Informal portrait of John Cain, Jr.
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Gustav Bohstedt

Date: 03 07 1947
Description: Prof. Gustav Bohstedt, University of Wisconsin Animal Husbandry professor, seated in his automobile. He was chosen as a courteous driver in the AAA campai...
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Courteous Driver of the Week

Date: 03 28 1947
Description: Pictured are Lawrence E. Bowers, seated in his car, and police officer, Robert O'Brien, who is giving Mr. Bowers an award for courteous driving. Mr. Bowers...
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Intersection of East Wilson and Williamson Streets

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Description: Automobiles travel snow-covered East Wilson and Williamson Streets.
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Women in Safe Driving Class

Date: 01 25 1949
Description: Charlotte Holmes (with tire) and Mrs. Lee (Marjorie) Edwards (with wrench) change a tire during a class session at Madison Vocational School's first post-w...
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Dual Control Driver Training Car

Date: 01 25 1949
Description: Mrs. John (Adelin) Shiels seated at the wheel of Madison Vocational School's dual control car with instructor Kenneth Davies during the school's first post...
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Safe-Driving Agreement for Youthful Drivers

Date: 03 08 1949
Description: Shown examining a "safe-driving agreement" for youthful drivers and their parents are the men who are in charge of the statewide distribution of this aid t...
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Teen Driving Study Committee

Date: 09 27 1949
Description: Shown formulating plans to study the subject of teenage driving are three members of the Teen Driving Study Committee. From left to right are: Jim Ketchum,...
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Vision Testing

Date: 06 25 1950
Description: Doug Onsager, left, and Nancy Letlebo examine the vision tester used in the drivers' education course for Madison high school students.
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New Madison Police Cars Checked

Date: 06 22 1950
Description: Patrolman Norman "Red" Ehle (right), in charge of the patrol car changeover, talks to driver Dom Schiro about how his car handles. A complete fleet of 20 n...
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High School Driver Training

Date: 07 10 1950
Description: Willis Jones gives instructions to Doris Johnson, seated in the driver's seat of a dual control driver training car, and Grace Goldburg during the behind-t...

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