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Police Officer Robert O'Brien on Motorcycle

Date: 03 08 1947
Description: Robert O'Brien, police officer on motorcycle, in front of Police Station.
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Parked Motorcycle and Automobile

Date: 06 25 1926
Description: Automobile and motorcycle with sidecar parked on the side of the road at 712 Jefferson Street, near E. Ogden Avenue. The Notre Dame convent is visible in t...
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Nazis Demonstrate for HUAC

Date: 1960
Description: Members of the American Nazi Party demonstrating in behalf of the House Un-American Activities Committee against liberal attempts to abolish the committee....
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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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Ohio State Fair Entrance

Date: 1946
Description: Police direct traffic through "Entrance A" at the Ohio State Fair while pedestrians walk nearby. Woman in uniforms sell concessions outside the entrance.
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Red Motorcycle

Date: 1969
Description: Close-up of a red motorcycle.
Photograph

Knights of Columbus - Zor Shrine Softball Show

Date: 08 04 1948
Description: Clown on a motorscooter with a man in a suit at the Knights of Columbus - Zor Shrine Softball Show at Breese Stevens Field.
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Airing Bunks

Date: 01 1918
Description: World War I soldiers airing out their bunks at Camp Curtis.
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Greeting the Allies

Date: 12 01 1918
Description: Victor Morris took this photograph as an advance party of American soldiers who entered Bitburg, Germany. The children who greeted the Americans appear to ...
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FDR in Milwaukee

Date: 10 01 1932
Description: Franklin D. Roosevelt campaigning for the presidency in Milwaukee in 1932. FDR is riding in a flag-draped open car and escorted by police on motorcycles.
Poster

Pro Moto Event Poster

Date: 04 1971
Description: Poster advertising for a Pro Moto [Professional Motocross] event, held in Turtle Park, outside of Elkhorn, Wisconsin. Silkscreen print employs an American ...
Photograph

Motorcycles Parked on Dirt Road

Date: 1913
Description: A group of Reading-Standard motorcycles parked on the dirt road.
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Child and Motorcycles

Date: 1921
Description: Several men are standing and talking by a car, with Harley Davidson motorcycles in front of them. A child is standing in the foreground.
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J. Robert Taylor with Motorcycle

Date: 1911
Description: The photographer J. Robert Taylor posing outdoors with his motorcycle in front of a large cannon. The cannon is mounted on a low pedestal and is enclosed b...
Photograph

J. Robert Taylor on Motorcycle

Date: 1911
Description: Front view of the photographer J. Robert Taylor on his motorcycle.
Poster

International Motocross Poster

Date: 10 1971
Description: Poster publicizing an international motocross event, which took place October 3, 1971 at the Grand Prix track at Turtle Park, in Elkhorn, Wisconsin. Event ...
Photograph

Doublewide Sidecar Prototype

Date: 1932
Description: Ralph Hilgers, wearing sunglasses, is seated on his 74 Harley-Davidson twin cylinder, late 1920's model motorcycle. His motorcycle is shown with a prototyp...
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Donal Tormey and Franklin Conway with Motor Scooters

Date: 06 30 1949
Description: Donald Tormey, left, age 17, and Franklin Conway, age 16, with their motor scooters shortly after completing a 1,300 mile trip to Canada on the bikes.
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Bob Schuman and his One-Cylinder Motorcycle

Date: 09 01 1949
Description: Bob Schuman (right), 16 year old son of Lieutenant Myron W. and Mabel Schuman, returned from a 6,700 mile motorcycle trip to the Pacific Coast and back. H...
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Motorcycle Races

Date: 1914
Description: Elevated view of crowd and observation tower at motorcycle races at the Dane County Fairgrounds. Men on raised platform are judging the races.

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