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Smashing Illegal Slot Machines

Date: 1948
Description: John Roach, director of the state beverage and cigarette tax division, using a sledge hammer to smash illegal slot machines.
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Slot Machine Seizure

Date: 01 1924
Description: Gerald J. Boileau, assistant district attorney, and George Lippert, district attorney, and three other men, exhibiting slot machines seized during a raid i...
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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 ...
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Alice in Dairyland with Luci Baines Johnson

Date: 08 16 1964
Description: Beth Bartosh of Burlington, the 1964 Alice in Dairyland, walks along the grounds of the Wisconsin State Fair, accompanied by a large group of people, incl...
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Smashing Illegal Gambling Devices

Date: 1948
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; ...
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MacArthur Returns

Date: 05 20 1951
Description: General Douglas MacArthur rides in an open car during the ticker tape parade in his honor. MacArthur had just returned to the United States, having been re...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Sponsors

Date: 05 28 1948
Description: Dane County traffic police with Jimmy Christensen pointing to his plans for a soap box racer. The traffic police are sponsoring Jimmy in the Soap Box Derby...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Winners

Date: 07 24 1948
Description: At right is Don Harless, Dane County traffic officer, presenting carry-all bags to winners of the sportsmanship award to Albert Martin, son of Mrs. Annabel...
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Fire at 15 S. Bedford Street

Date: 11 28 1948
Description: Police Officer Robert O'Neil looking at charred doll and little red boots found in the debris in the room in a tenement-type house, 15 South Bedford Street...
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Madison Soap Box Derby

Date: 07 24 1949
Description: Madison Soap Box Derby view of the crowd watching the race in front of Water Works, corner of East Gorham and North Hancock Streets. Motorcycle Officer, C....
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Madison Soap Box Derby Winners

Date: 07 24 1949
Description: Madison Soap Box Derby Sportsmanship Award winners with County Traffic Officer, Charles O'Brien, presenting awards to Dickie Wold of LaFarge and Frank Bryl...
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Airstreamer Convention Officials

Date: 05 1959
Description: Trailer Convention Officials, including the Mayor and the Police Chief, standing outside near an Airstreamer.
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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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Madison Police Lost-Found Auction at Breese Stevens Field

Date: 06 23 1950
Description: Madison police officer Hector Naze is shown in front of a crowd at Breese Stevens Field acting as an auctioneer of lost and found items which have accumula...
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Four Officers on Horse-Drawn Carriage

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Description: Four officers are riding in a carriage labeled "Fire Department" pulled by two horses. They appear to be part of a parade. There is a crowd of people stand...
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International Harvester Parade Float

Date: 1945
Description: Me and women line the sidewalks to watch an International Harvester parade float go by. The float is decorated with uniformed men in a jeep, and palm trees...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Sponsor

Date: 05 27 1952
Description: Three Dane County Traffic Officers with the racer, Tommy Petersen, who their association is sponsoring in the Madison Soap Box Derby race. The officers, le...
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Madison Bicycle Safety Week Parade

Date: 07 22 1952
Description: Fourteen-year old Darlene Kripps, center, is the winner of the award for best costume and decorated bike in the Bicycle Safety Week parade. Standing at her...
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Madison Police Boat

Date: 04 02 1954
Description: Sergeant Norman Ehle and Lt. Herman Thomas are crouching beneath a motor boat resting on a wood beam cradle at a boatyard. "The new 220-horsepower cruiser ...
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Wisconsin Centennial Exposition Entrance

Date: 08 1948
Description: View from road of crowd of people walking towards the entrance to the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition on Greenfield Avenue.

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