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Police Officers Receive Group Insurance Policies

Date: 05 16 1935
Description: Group portrait of police officers receiving insurance policies in front of the Madison Police Station, 14-16 South Webster Street, with motorcycles parked ...
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Motor Police

Date: 08 26 1931
Description: Group portrait of 4 motor police officers in uniform.
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Dane County Motor Police

Date: 05 16 1931
Description: Four Dane County motor police officers shown with four Harley Davidson motorcycles, and two other men, taken in front of Madison Battery and Tire, 250 Stat...
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Prisoner and Police Officer

Date: 09 06 1930
Description: Prisoner, Fred Deauchamp, age 29, accused robber of nurse's residence at Wisconsin General Hospital, and police officer standing outdoors.
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Ashland County Jail

Date: 1890
Description: Text on front reads: "Jail For Ashland County, Ashland, Wis." and "Conover & Porter, Architects."
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Ashland County Jail

Date: 1890
Description: Text on front reads: "Ashland County Jail, Ashland, Wis." and "Conover & Porter, Architects." A young boy standing on the steps near the open door of the a...
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Sauk County Jail

Date: 1918
Description: Dog kennels and houses border the Sauk County Jail in Baraboo. Taken from the Northeast corner of the intersection of Broadway and 2nd Avenue in Baraboo. T...
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Dane County Jail

Date: 1901
Description: The Dane County Jail. To the right is the sheriff's residence.
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Columbia County Jail

Date: 1870
Description: Stereograph of the Columbia County Jail. People are on the sidewalk near the entrance.
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Price County Jail

Date: 1910
Description: View across lawn towards the Price County Jail. Caption reads: "Price County Jail Phillips, Wis."
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Ho-Chunk Man and Two Children

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Description: A Ho-Chunk man, two children, and a dog are standing outside a large brick building with bars over the windows. Identified as probably John Mike and the ch...
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Ho-Chunk Group in Front of County Jail

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Description: Ho-Chunk men and women sitting outside on the lawn of a large building with bars. Identified as probably the family of Jim Swallow at the County Jail. Jim ...
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Prisoners at the Washing Well

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Description: Elevated view of prisoners posing by the washing well, in a courtyard. Some of the men wear hats. Wooden doors of a building are on the right. Caption read...
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Entrance to the City Jail

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Description: A view of the Juarez, Mexico city jail. Officers and other men stand in front of the structure, made of adobe. Brick arches trim the windows and doorway. O...
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New York State Reformatory

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Description: A view of the marching parade with a band leading the way. Brick buildings line the avenue, with trees behind the property. Caption reads: "Parade Avenue -...
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New York State Reformatory

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Description: Elevated view of the regiment, lined up in a courtyard. Men with firearms face the viewer, while other men stand to the right side. The band stands at the ...
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Courthouse and Jail

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Description: View of the Green Lake County Courthouse and Jail. The courthouse, built in 1899, features stairs leading to a central pavilion. The jail can be seen to th...
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Courthouse and Jail

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Description: View of the Green Lake County Courthouse and Jail. Two children stand on the steps of the jail, built in 1869. The courthouse, built in 1863, is on the rig...
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Marathon County Jail

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Description: View across lawn toward the facade and side of the Marathon County Jail. A porch wraps around one corner of the first floor, below a round turret that exte...
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Main Avenue

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Description: View down Main Avenue, a downtown business district. On the left corner of the avenue stands the Service Trust Company, built in 1925. Men and women cross ...

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