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Armistice Day in Milwaukee

Date: 11 11 1957
Description: Uptown Post #400 Drill Team in formation firing a salute on Armistice Day while passers-by pause to pay their respects.
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Motorcycle Police on Harley-Davidsons

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Description: World War II Harley-Davidson Army Models mounted by ever-alert Military Police, wearing uniforms and armed with guns.
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Crime Scene Investigation

Date: 05 11 1955
Description: Chalk lines in the foreground mark the spot where White Elephant Bar owner was shot. Police and detectives conferred in the background after assembling inv...
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Dow Chemical Demonstration

Date: 1967
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison students clash with riot police during campus demonstration to protest Dow Chemical involvement in the Vietnam conflict. He...
Poster

International K-Line Truck Advertising Poster

Date: 1941
Description: Advertising poster for International trucks. Includes the triple diamond logo at the top, and features a color illustration of a K-line truck with a cartoo...
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"Suspicious Woman" Arrested by Police

Date: 1966
Description: San Francisco police arrest a "suspicious woman" and help her into an International Metro Wagon #689 truck during their Golden Gate beat.
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Philadelphia Traffic Patrol Vehicles, Helicopters and Crew

Date: 1964
Description: Elevated view of four International Scouts, one patrol car, and two helicopters used by Atlantic Go Patrol, Philadelphia's traffic patrol.
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Police Officer with Pedestrian

Date: 1900
Description: Police officer helping a young woman cross the street.
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International Scouts and Helicopter Used by Atlanta Police

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Description: International Scouts and a helicopter used by the Atlanta police emergency rescue unit.
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Police Strategy Session

Date: 11 21 1956
Description: Uniformed police officers looking over a laid out map with potential escape routes.
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Dane County Highway Police Squad Cars

Date: 03 11 1940
Description: Four Dane County Highway Police Ford squad cars, with one officer standing next to the cars.
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Dane County Highway Police Squad Cars

Date: 03 19 1940
Description: Four Dane County Highway Police Ford squad cars with one officer standing next to each car.
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Dane County Highway Police Squad Cars

Date: 03 19 1940
Description: Four Dane County Highway Police Ford squad cars, with one officer standing next to each car.
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Police Officers Receive Group Insurance Policies

Date: 05 16 1935
Description: Group portrait of police officers receiving insurance policies in front of the Madison Police Station, 14-16 South Webster Street, with motorcycles parked ...
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Police Officers

Date: 11 14 1934
Description: Group portrait of police officers taken in front of the Madison Police Station at 14-16 South Webster Street. They are members of the Police School 1934-19...
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New Police Ambulance

Date: 11 14 1934
Description: Two police officers are standing beside a new police ambulance parked in front of the Madison Police Station, 14-16 South Webster Street.
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Dane County Traffic Police

Date: 05 26 1934
Description: Dane County traffic officers standing next to new Ford V8 automobiles and Harley-Davidson motorcycles.
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Dane County Traffic Police & Cycles

Date: 05 26 1934
Description: Dane County traffic police officers on their new Harley-Davidson motorcycles.
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Dancers at Policemen's Ball

Date: 02 22 1933
Description: Charles O. Burmeister, general chairman of the event, dancing with Miss Florence Huston, at Policemen's ball, East High School.
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Two Police Officers

Date: 04 21 1932
Description: Portrait of Police Officer Earl V. Bonner, the shortest man on the Madison police force, who joined in 1928, and Romain W. York Jr., the tallest man on the...

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