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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: | 07 24 1947 |
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| Description: | Dane County Judge Fred Evans inspecting Pierre Slightam's racer, the Doodlebug, in his role as chief judge for the Derby. A dog is standing nearby. |
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| Description: | Civil rights group meeting in field at Highlander Lake. Fifth from the left, Charlotte Meacham, American Friends Service Committee, former Highlander stud... |
| Date: | 06 14 1948 |
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| Description: | The California varsity crew is shown defeating the Wisconsin varsity crew. The finish judge and boat are shown in the upper right. The elevated view was ta... |
| Date: | 01 12 1952 |
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| Description: | Carol Jean Brown, the six-year-old daughter of Donald and Eugenia Brown, 2917 Monroe Street, fell through the ice on the Lake Wingra lagoon near Arbor Driv... |
| Date: | 1845 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin was considered part of Michigan Territory until 1836, a year before Michigan entered statehood. Drawn three years before Wisconsin entered stateh... |
| Date: | 1937 |
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| Description: | This Wisconsin Conservation Department map shows the locations of state forests, national forests, county forests, state nurseries, Indian reservations, st... |
| Date: | 06 05 1957 |
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| Description: | New Madison police rescue boat, in operation on Lake Wingra, is shown in its boat lift at Knickerbocker Street boat livery. Sgt. Robert Ferris (left) and P... |
| Date: | 1899 |
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| Description: | This 1899 map of Dodge County, Wisconsin, shows the township and range grid, towns, sections, cities and villages, roads, railroads, post offices, cemeteri... |
| Date: | 03 28 1960 |
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| Description: | While en route from Oregon prison farm to Oscar Mayer and Co., three cows were frightened by an ambulance siren on the 700 block of West Washington Avenue ... |
| Date: | 03 28 1960 |
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| Description: | While en route from Oregon prison farm to Oscar Mayer and Co., three cows were frightened by an ambulance siren on the 700 block of West Washington Avenue ... |
| Date: | 06 14 1960 |
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| Description: | A number of children and husbands of YWCA members gathering while the YWCA has its annual garden tea in the garden of Sybil Hanks at 525 Wisconsin Avenue. ... |
| Date: | 12 07 1962 |
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| Description: | The car of Californian Charles E. Reid lying submerged in Lake Wingra at the end of Knickerbocker Street after a police chase resulting from him holding up... |
| Date: | 05 27 1964 |
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| Description: | Two lake patrol boats ready to start their summer season patrolling of Lakes Kegonsa and Waubesa. Manning the boats are Sheriff Vernon Leslie, center and l... |
| Date: | 08 1925 |
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| Description: | The judges for the 1925 Inland Lake Yachting Association Regatta held at Lake Geneva are shown aboard Commodore Colonel William Nelson Pelouze's steamer "F... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Four well-dressed gentlemen stand on a pier. A description of the photograph written by Ernst Schmidt reads: "This picture was undoubtedly taken at the 193... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view across water towards the starting line of a two-oared scull race on Geneva Lake. At the front of the line a judge wearing a dark jac... |
| Date: | 1926 |
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| Description: | These maps are composites of selected exhibits and evidence submitted to the Supreme Court by the states of Wisconsin and Michigan between 1923 and 1926. T... |
| Date: | 1904 |
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| Description: | Map showing lots, additions, and wards within the city limits, as well as some landownership. The streets are labeled, as is Lake Winnebago, rivers, railro... |
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