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Directing Traffic

Date: 1939
Description: A Chicago police officer holds up his hand to signal pedestrians that they should not enter the crosswalk.
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Wisconsin Law Enforcement Memorial

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Description: The Wisconsin Law Enforcement Memorial was placed on the Wisconsin State Capitol grounds in 1998. The memorial is inscribed with the names of Wisconsin law...
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Police Vehicle

Date: 1969
Description: View of the doors of the back of a police vehicle. An American flag sticker is visible in the window.
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Confiscated Sturgeon

Date: 1942
Description: Warden Kramer and an assistant hold up confiscated sturgeon caught with illegal snag lines.
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Escalation of the Korean Crisis

Date: 04 1960
Description: In April 1960 a student uprising created a crisis within the South Korean government and the army was called out to keep the peace. Ultimately President Sy...
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State Patrol Field Headquarters

Date: 1955
Description: State patrol officers line up beside their patrol cars at Old District 1 State Patrol Field Headquarters on Highway 12. They appear to be receiving instruc...
Map or Atlas

Road Map of Wisconsin and the United States

Date: 1933
Description: A road map of Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, showing the populations of cities and villages, state and federal highways, national forests, state...
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David Obey at Ground Zero

Date: 09 2001
Description: Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey (right, in the blue shirt) touring the 9/11 Ground Zero site with an unidentified FBI official, Joan Obey, and an unide...
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Obey at Ground Zero

Date: 09 2001
Description: Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey (center) at the World Trade Center Ground Zero a few days after 9/11. Obey was there as the ranking Democrat on the Hou...
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Security Zone

Date: 11 10 2015
Description: Close-up view of a sign on one of the metal fences barricading off the street connected to the Milwaukee Theater which is hosting the Republican presidenti...
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Police Outside the Republican Presidential Debate

Date: 11 10 2015
Description: A police officer is setting up the metal fence barricade across the street from the Milwaukee Theater. Five other police officers are standing around him. ...

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