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Capitol Interior (third) — Supreme Court Chamber

Date: 1893
Description: Interior view of the Supreme Court room in the third Wisconsin State Capitol, with Chief Justice William Penn Lyon seated in the center, and Justices J.B. ...
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County Courtroom Interior

Date: 02 29 1944
Description: Interior view of County courtroom at Dane County Court House, 207 West Main Street, showing judge's bench and tables.
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Jesse Smith Trial

Date: 09 15 1931
Description: Trial of Madison Police Dept. Desk Sargent Jesse M. Smith, accused of non-payment of a $191 bill which his ex-wife incurred at the Dean clinic. This was he...
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Justices

Date: 10 13 1930
Description: Robed Wisconsin Supreme Court justices sitting in their courtroom in the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Wisconsin State Capitol Interior — Supreme Court

Date: 1903
Description: Group portrait of the Wisconsin Supreme Court in 1903, the year in which a constitutional amendment approved expansion of the court from five to seven judg...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Interior — Supreme Court Detail

Date: 1903
Description: Detail of the 1903 group portrait of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, showing Justice Robert G. Siebecker, then the least senior member of the court. Siebecker...
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Judge Proctor's Courtroom

Date: 1933
Description: Judge Roy H. Proctor, Superior Court, in the Dane County Court House.
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Painting of "The Signing of the American Constitution"

Date: 1910
Description: Painting, in the Wisconsin State Capitol, of "The Signing of the American Constitution," one of four mural paintings by Albert Herter on the west wall of t...
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The Trial of Chief Oshkosh by Judge Doty

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Description: Painting, in the Wisconsin State Capitol, of "The Trial of Chief Oshkosh by Judge Doty," one of four mural paintings by Albert Herter on the south wall of ...
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District Attorney Robert W. Arthur

Date: 07 09 1949
Description: Portrait of District Attorney Robert W. Arthur as he appeared in Dane County circuit court to argue against dismissal of one of his lobbying cases.
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Alledged Safecracker

Date: 02 15 1950
Description: George Beecraft, 23, of 121 S. Marquette Street is shown (right) pleading not guilty before Superior Judge Roy H. Proctor to charges of safecracking at the...
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Barbara Hoffman Verdict

Date: 06 16 1980
Description: Barbara Hoffman and her attorney, Don Eisenberg, react to having received the guilty verdict in the murder trial.
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Shorewood Hills Dog Trial

Date: 05 16 1951
Description: Three men who testified on behalf of Sandy, a collie dog owned by Russell Nelson, accused of being a vicious animal, sitting behind a table. They were Hugo...
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Shorewood Hills Dog Trial

Date: 05 16 1951
Description: Edwin Conrad, Shorewood Hills Justice of the Peace, acts as presiding judge in the trial of Sandy, a collie dog owned by Russell Nelson, who is accused of ...
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General Court

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Description: A view of the general court's restored interior in the colonial capitol. The view is taken from the viewing benches, with the focus on the judges' podium.
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Catherine Libby

Date: 01 12 1954
Description: Portrait of Catherine Libby, a secretary to State Supreme Court Chief Justice Edward T. Fairchild.
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Empty Stocking Club

Date: 11 26 1956
Description: Portrait of Robert I. Perina, deputy district attorney of Dane county, seated at his desk. He assisted the Empty Stocking Club, an organized group dedicate...
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Foster Parents

Date: 01 29 1957
Description: Dr. Hertha Tarrasch, center, psychiatrist, spoke to the foster parents, telling them about emotional problems of children. Dr. Tarrasch, who is consulting ...
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Charges Dropped for 54 Nabbed in Mob

Date: 04 18 1958
Description: Superior Judge Roy H. Procter reading police reports and them dismissing charges against 54 students charged with disorderly contact at a Langdon Street mo...
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John P. O'Connor

Date: 07 16 1958
Description: Window-breaker John O'Connor, 18, with Detective Kennety Hartwich in court. He pleaded guilty to smashing $2,210 worth of front windows at 14 State Street ...

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