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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: | 01 1924 |
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| Description: | Gerald J. Boileau, assistant district attorney, and George Lippert, district attorney, and three other men, exhibiting slot machines seized during a raid i... |
| Date: | 09 05 1943 |
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| Description: | Gosling's Sales and Service display at West Side Business Men's Association harvest festival featuring coffee grinders, meat grinders and Holcomb & Hoke Ma... |
| 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: | 04 11 1946 |
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| Description: | Bernie Larson shown operating an electric boat hoist, manufactured by Gordon Engineering, Madison, at the Madison Marine Service booth, at the Southern Wis... |
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| Description: | Small girl seated on a horse with man standing nearby, both wearing hats. A steam-powered carousel is on the right, and the steam engine can be seen on the... |
| Date: | 1904 |
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| Description: | A Pawling & Harnischfeger 50-ton type "AN" bridge crane with a 10-ton type "A" trolley with standard a block at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair in either t... |
| Date: | 09 26 1938 |
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| Description: | Men and women look on as people ride on the "Rocket" amusement ride at the Canadian National Exposition. The ride was owned by Miller Amusement Enterprises... |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | A man stands by to operate an amusement ride called the "Waltzer" at the Canadian National Exhibition. The ride was owned by Ideal Exposition Shows of Pete... |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | Several workers at Saratoga Race Track use an International power unit to power a sand sifter. |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | Two men aboard the Comet carnival ride, which is powered by International U-2 power units. Three men are standing on the ground near an industrial building... |
| Date: | 01 14 1954 |
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| Description: | Nancy Staudenraus, State Journal librarian and assistant Spelling Bee director, looks over 1954 Spelling Bee pamphlets as they come off the press. Ernest P... |
| Date: | 03 10 1942 |
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| Description: | Two illegal gambling machines in a tavern on Highway 41, about one mile south of the Racine County Line. A man in a hat stands on the left, facing away. |
| Date: | 04 09 1942 |
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| Description: | Two illegal gambling machines in the Paris Gardens, 6 miles west of Kenosha, on Highway 43. Three man area sitting at the bar. |
| Date: | 08 1985 |
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| Description: | "Arnold Hartmann, Mayville, displays a 1/3 scale model Fuller & Johnson gas engine. The engine was machined by Arnie in his elaborate machine shop." |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Advertisement from catalog featuring an illustration of the Jones Chain Mower, and a man using it in a field with a team of horses. Around the border are i... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Subject: "Multiple Tractor Scenes — Parks, Cemeteries, Etc." Where Taken: "SW." Information with photograph reads: "Used by the Fairgrounds Race Track (New... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Subject: "Multiple Tractor Scenes — Parks, Cemeteries, Etc." Where Taken: "SW." Information with photograph reads: "Used by the Fairgrounds Race Track (New... |
| Date: | 10 24 1966 |
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| Description: | A man is standing and holding something in front of a machine. Caption reads: "ELOF ELFSTROM FEEDS NOCK MACHINE. He Designed Precision Device." |
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