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Alice in Dairyland, Mary Ellen McCabe

Date: 08 30 1954
Description: Mary Ellen McCabe, 1954 Alice in Dairyland, enters State Fair Park in her official convertible, escorted by police officers on Harley-Davidson motorcycles ...
Postcard

Iron County Court House

Date: 1905
Description: View across road toward the court house. Caption reads: "Court House, Hurley, Wis."
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State Prison

Date: 1865
Description: Elevated view of the Wisconsin State Prison.
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Fairgrounds Harness Race

Date: 07 14 1944
Description: One horse and racer on the track in front of the judges stand during a harness race at a fairgrounds. Signs visible promote county fairs in Darlington and ...
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Livestock Judging

Date: 09 1953
Description: A young woman shows her entry in the Central Wisconsin Junior Livestock Competition.
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Ohio State Fair Entrance

Date: 1946
Description: Police direct traffic through "Entrance A" at the Ohio State Fair while pedestrians walk nearby. Woman in uniforms sell concessions outside the entrance.
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Milwaukee County Court House

Date: 1865
Description: Courthouse built in 1836, then torn down in 1871 to make way for a new structure. Tall central building with two wings coming off the sides. Path in fron...
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Dombrowski Leaves Jail

Date: 1948
Description: James Dombrowski (center), head of the Southern Conference for Human Welfare (SCHW), leaving the Birmingham jail with Doris Senk and the Rev. C. Herbert Ol...
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Confiscated Sturgeon

Date: 1942
Description: Warden Kramer and an assistant hold up confiscated sturgeon caught with illegal snag lines.
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Bernice Johnston Death

Date: 11 28 1949
Description: County officers and state crime lab officials searching for clues in the pasture near Fitch Hatchery road, where Bernice Johnston was beaten and abandoned....
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Police Office Standing in front of Outdoor Bar

Date: 08 15 1942
Description: A police officer stands in front of an outdoor bar at a Civilian Defense Rally.
Postcard

Crowd at Sporting Event

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Description: View from track towards a crowd of men, women, and children in front of and behind a fence at a sporting event. On the left, a man who is possibly a police...
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Badger Fans at Airport

Date: 11 18 1950
Description: Part of a crowd of 150 waiting at the fence at the Truax airport terminal as the Badger football team's chartered airplane returns at 8:20 PM after losing ...
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New York State Reformatory

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Description: View across field and fences toward the refirnatory on top of a hill. A tree-covered hill rises above the complex in the background. Outbuildings are at th...
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Nukewatch at the Gate

Date: 01 1999
Description: Bonnie Urfer, one of the leaders of Nukewatch, speaking with local police officer Ken Johnson outside the Project ELF facility. Nukewatch was present for o...
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ELF Peace Demonstration

Date: 08 09 2002
Description: Members of Nukewatch protesting at the Project Elf facility near Clam Lake. This protest was part of the organization's annual Hiroshima event, and the pro...
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Akron Soap Box Derby

Date: 08 1951
Description: Madison, Wisconsin Champion Roddy Botts with a volunteer at the starting line of the All-American Soap Box Derby at Derby Downs.
Postcard

New Jail

Date: 12 30 1912
Description: Photographic postcardview from across a street of the exterior of the new two-story brick jail. Caption reads: "New Jail, Alma, Wis."
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Allis-Chalmers Factory Gate During Strike

Date: 11 25 1946
Description: Allis-Chalmers factory gate during strike. Railroad tracks are in the foreground and a large group of police officers stand inside of and coming out of the...
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Plankinton Meat Packing Strike

Date: 04 20 1948
Description: Striking workers and police outside of Plankinton Meat Packing. Strikers are standing on the cobblestone street and sidewalk holding signs that read "Don'...

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