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Milwaukee District Attorney and Governor La Follette

Date: 09 26 1931
Description: Governor Robert La Follette accepting court case documents from Milwaukee County District Attorney, George A. Bowman. The documents are the transcripts fro...
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Jesse Smith Trial

Date: 09 15 1931
Description: Trial of Madison Police Dept. Desk Sargent Jesse M. Smith, accused of non-payment of a $191 bill which his ex-wife incurred at the Dean clinic. This was he...
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Charles G. Rodolph

Date: 1856
Description: Quarter-length oval portrait of Charles G. Rodolph. He was born in Switzerland on November 15, 1818, and came to the Wisconsin Territory in May of 1834. He...
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Garfield Street Accident Scene

Date: 02 07
Description: Accident scene between truck driven by Clyde Holmes and Donald Marking, age eight, who was struck and killed while sledding. View shows the alley between 1...
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Gilbert Roe

Date: 1898
Description: Gilbert Roe, Madison attorney and partner in the firm La Follette, Harper, Roe, seated in his office in the second floor of the Fairchild Block at 29 East ...
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A.G. Zimmerman and Legal Secretary Jennie Nelson

Date: 12 1898
Description: Attorney Albert G. Zimmerman in his Madison law office, dictating a letter to secretary Jennie Nelson. Until 1894 Zimmerman was the law partner of Robert ...
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Arthur M. Joys, Robert Joys, and Darrell MacIntyre

Date: 02 01 1944
Description: Arthur M. Joys, his brother Robert (left), and attorney Darrell MacIntyre (right), at the end of Arthur's trial that resulted in a not-guilty verdict by re...
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Arthur M. Joys Trial

Date: 01 18 1944
Description: Jury members and lawyers from the trail of Arthur M. Joys. Seated at the defense table are (left to right): defense attorney Darrell MacIntyre, defendant ...
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Eight Foot Tall Lawyer

Date: 07 01 1944
Description: Clifford Thompson, the second tallest man in the world, being sworn into the Wisconsin state bar at the Wisconsin State Capitol by Justice Elmer E. Barlow....
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Accident at East Side Festival

Date: 08 01 1944
Description: John J. Walsh, Madison attorney-at-law, standing next to the Tilt-a-Whirl ride at the Madison East Side Festival, the scene of an accident in which a teena...
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Charles H. Cashin and Herbert C. Hale

Date: 12 11 1944
Description: Charles H. Cashin (right) of Stevens Point being sworn in by Clerk of Court Herbert C. Hale as the U.S. Attorney for the Western Wisconsin District.
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Law Fraternity Banquet

Date: 02 26 1947
Description: Three newly initiated members of the Phi Alpha Delta legal fraternity, Ryan chapter, shown with two guests at the initiation banquet. Left to right: John ...
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Warren D. Lucas, Attorney

Date: 03 21 1947
Description: Attorney Warren D. Lucas, candidate for Madison City Council, seated at his desk.
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William C. Sachtjen, Attorney

Date: 03 20 1947
Description: Attorney William C. Sachtjen, candidate for Madison City Council, seated at his desk.
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William B. Smith, Attorney

Date: 03 21 1947
Description: Attorney William B. Smith, candidate for Madison City Council, seated at his desk.
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Frank A. Ross, Madison Attorney

Date: 04 22 1947
Description: Portrait of Attorney Frank A. Ross, 3547 Topping Road, Shorewood Hills, in the library of the law firm of Spohn, Ross, Stevens & Lamb. A partner in the fir...
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Sennett and Winslow Capture

Date: 11 17 1947
Description: Alleged killers after confessing to the murder of two people. Seated are Buford Sennett, Richland Center, and Robert Winslow, Owen, standing behind them i...
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William T. Evjue in Court

Date: 11 21 1947
Description: W.T. Evjue, editor of the Capital Times, pleading not guilty in Superior Court, charged for publishing the name of a 19-year-old rape victim. To the...
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Fred E. Risser

Date: 11 27 1946
Description: Portrait of Attorney Frederic E. Risser seated at his desk.
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Oscar Toebaas

Date: 04 15 1948
Description: Waist-up portrait of Oscar Toebaas, sitting. He is an attorney with Wilkie, Toebaas, Hart, Kraege, and Jackman law firm. Mr. Toebaas is a nominee for the W...

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