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Ruth L. Brissee with Rifle and Dog

Date: 09 22 1933
Description: Ruth L. Brissee holding a rifle, standing with her dog in a garden at 2437 Fox Avenue. At age 15 she is the youngest huntress in Dane County.
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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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Commercial National Bank

Date: 12 16 1930
Description: Commercial National Bank's "Fort Commercial" (a bulletproof armor cage), with Sgt. Ludwig Lenzer, Co. G, Wisconsin National Guard, holding a rifle.
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Rifle Club Member Aiming a Gun

Date: 04 03 1941
Description: Paul Haberman, member of the Madison Legion Rifle and Pistol Club, aiming a rifle. The Club is sponsoring the "Little Worlds Rifle and Pistol Championship ...
Poster

Toby Emmer For Sheriff Poster

Date: 11 1972
Description: Poster supporting Toby Emmer for Sheriff in Dane County, endorsed by the Wisconsin Alliance. Features a photograph of Emmer sitting in a rocking chair on a...
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State Junior Rifle Championship

Date: 04 19 1958
Description: John Meitner of the Waterloo VFW club placed third in individual competition at the State Junior Rifle Championship on Saturday, April 19, 1958.
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Cap Pistol Legalization

Date: 07 03 1953
Description: After Governor Kohler signed legislation legalizing the sale of caps and cap pistols, many youth prepared to celebrate the Independence Day holiday with th...
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Cap Pistol Legalization

Date: 07 03 1953
Description: After Governor Kohler signed legislation legalizing the sale of caps and cap pistols, many youth prepared to celebrate the Independence Day holiday with th...
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Sid Playing Pool with Shotgun

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Description: Sid bending over a pool table in a game room using a shotgun as a pool cue. He is wearing a hat and has a cigar in his mouth.
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Sid Holding Shotgun on Toonerville Trolley

Date: 04 21 1974
Description: Portrait by photo journalist, Edwin Stein, of Sid in his backyard standing on the back of the Toonerville Trolley holding a shotgun. Sid is wearing a large...
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Duck Hunting

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Description: Walter Stock (left) and Louis Fauerbach posing during a duck hunting outing at Cherokee Marsh. They are holding rifles and standing near the ducks they sho...

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