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Supreme Court Entrance

Date: 1930
Description: Door to the Supreme Court room in the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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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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Dane County Sheriff John R. Arnold

Date: 12 02 1945
Description: Dane County Sheriff John R. Arnold examining the door frame of a cell in the Dane County Jail. Prisoners had attempted to pry open the door in an unsuccess...
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Loganville Bank Robbery

Date: 02 24 1947
Description: Dressed in a flash suit purchased with part of his bank loot, Loyd D. Robertson, 26, of Tomah, confessed robber of the Loganville State bank, attempted to ...
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Dane County Jail Corridor

Date: 06 01 1948
Description: Dane County Jail corridor in men's cell block.
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Clinto Prison

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Description: A view at ground floor of the cell block, with cells on the left and windows on the right outer wall; a series of pipes also run along this wall. An arched...
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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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General Town View, Hillsboro, Texas

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Description: Elevated view looking out across town buildings to a plain beyond. The Hill County Jail can be seen to the right of the main street; it was constructed in ...
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President Monroe's Law Office

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Description: Exterior view of President Monroe's Law Office. Sign near entrance reads, "President of the United States and Author of the Monroe Doctrine Feb. 6, 1786 -...
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Residence of George H. Large Family

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Description: Exterior of the home of the George H. Large family, an elaborate, neo-classical residence featuring an ionic colonnaded porch. An archway near the sidewal...
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Heavy Guard

Date: 11 23 1963
Description: Original UPI Wirephoto transmission. Caption reads: "A heavy guard stands in front of door guarding Lee Harvey Oswald, who has been charged in the assassin...
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Wisconsin Circuit Court

Date: 1895
Description: Wisconsin Supreme Court in session at the second hearing of the trial of Emery, Lord and Houston for murder. The case also had two Circuit Court hearings.<...
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Security at the Donald Trump Rally

Date: 03 29 2016
Description: Nine Secret Service agents and police, all men, are standing around the doors at the entrance to the Janesville Conference Center which is hosting the Dona...
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Crowd Entering the Donald Trump Rally

Date: 03 29 2016
Description: Slightly elevated view of a crowd of people waiting in line at the security gates in front of the building for the Donald Trump rally. Police, secret servi...
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Cell Doors in Hallway

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Description: Stereograph of three men posing in a long prison hallway. Two men are on the first level balcony with one on the inside of the railing and the other man st...
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James L. Karns

Date: 03 30 1959
Description: A man is pointing at his name and job title which were recently painted onto the frosted glass of his office door. The man was James L. Karns on his first ...

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