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| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | John Roach, director of the state beverage and cigarette tax division, using a sledge hammer to smash illegal slot machines. |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | Destroying slot machines and other illegal gambling devices at Law Park. From L to R: John Roach, director of the state beverage and cigaret tax division; ... |
| Date: | 02 19 1949 |
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| Description: | Madison Police Inspector Philip H. Oakey is shown demolishing three "one-armed bandits." They had been stored in the vault of police headquarters since the... |
| Date: | 08 15 1942 |
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| Description: | A group of children pose on tricycles at a Civilian Defense Rally. Booths and crowds are visible in the background, including a game booth where you can "D... |
| Date: | 08 04 1942 |
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| Description: | Three women hide their faces as they walk in front of State Agents after exiting their place of business during a sweeping raid on many Hurley area establi... |
| Date: | 08 04 1942 |
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| Description: | A group of men involved in a sweeping raid on many Hurley area establishments. The face of the arresting officer has been blacked out. The arrest warrants ... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Fish Creek from the east; the bluff rises on the left, the harbor is on the right. The cottage in the foreground with pergola and lattice ... |
| Date: | 08 1993 |
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| Description: | "TV news people stand in front of the Fond du Lac Sentry store where the winning ticket was purchased." |
| Date: | 08 1993 |
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| Description: | "The media coverage was incredible when Les Robins and Colleen DeVries receive their checks." |
| Date: | 08 1993 |
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| Description: | Sign congratulating the lottery winners at Gilles Frozen Custard Drive-in. |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | View looking west from the Hotz property on Fish Creek Beach. The Thorp bathhouse is on the left, with the Welcker bathhouses beyond. There are houses an... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | View of Fish Creek from Weborg's Point in Peninsula State Park. The Fish Creek dock with barnlike warehouse is in center right. Behind the dock is the two-... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Hen Island is reflected in the water of Fish Creek Bay in this view from Nelson Point in Peninsula State Park. The homes and businesses of Fish Creek are i... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | View down hill towards a man fishing from the pier at Nelson Point in Peninsula State Park. Fish Creek is seen across the bay. Dr. Welcker's Casino is the ... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view of a rectangular three-story building with wrap-around porches on the first and second floors. Tables and chairs are on the second f... |
| Date: | 03 10 1959 |
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| Description: | Police and state agents take a gaming machine out the door of the Wagon Wheel tavern, 203 East Washington avenue. |
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