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Jackie Taggart and Dog

Date: 08 03 1933
Description: Jackie Taggart, 14-month-old son of Horace Taggart and Lenore Taggart, and their eight week old Scottie dog, Meg, sitting in a chair.
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Cecil LaValla

Date: 07 15 1933
Description: Portrait of Cecil LaValla, sitting in a chair at the county jail, suspect in the murder of Odin Tofsrud.
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Girl Showering in Bathing Suit at Camp

Date: 07 17 1933
Description: Young girl in bathing suit standing under the shower at "The Capital Times" Kiddie Camp.
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Martha Finn, Jail Matron

Date: 07 07 1933
Description: Portrait of Martha Finn, jail matron and wife of Sheriff Fred T. Finn, sitting at a table, reading a newspaper. Her duties consist of cooking for all the j...
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Sheriff Finn with Sledgehammer

Date: 07 11 1933
Description: Sheriff Finn holding sledgehammer used to break open the safe of Odin Tofsrud, carpenter and truck farmer, who was murdered during the theft of his safe by...
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Adolph Gunness, Soldier Boy Ice Cream Bars Vendor

Date: 06 28 1933
Description: Portrait of disabled World War I veteran Adolph Gunness, Soldier Boy Ice Cream Bars vendor, who was arrested for selling on the street.
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David Barr

Date: 06 29 1933
Description: Portrait of David Barr, son of University of Wisconsin Tent Colony Mayor Glenn Barr, at age 10 months, standing beside a chair. Family from Miami Universit...
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John Walker

Date: 06 15 1933
Description: John Walker, father of 16 children, standing outside a greenhouse with a pipe in his mouth.
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Judge Patrick T. Stone

Date: 06 17 1933
Description: Portrait of U.S. Federal Judge Patrick T. Stone sitting at his desk.
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Mrs. Mary DeRenzo

Date: 06 09 1933
Description: Mrs. Mary DeRenzo, "Dean of the scrub women's crew" at the Wisconsin State Capitol, holding the mop she used for thirty years.
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"King Joe," Hobo King

Date: 06 20 1933
Description: Portrait of "King Joe," hobo king, in town lobbying to make Wisconsin safe for "hobo-ocracy." He was elected president of the Bonafide Hobos Union at an in...
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Janette Serrec with Bicycle

Date: 05 23 1933
Description: Janette Serrec, lecturer and writer on the "Fine Art of Successful Living," standing beside a Hawthorne bicycle from Ward's. She is wearing jodhpurs and bo...
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Bobbie Thorpe in Midget Car

Date: 03 24 1933
Description: Bobbie Thorpe is sitting in "Madison's smallest real car, a National Junior Racer" to be given away to the child with the most "votes." Votes can be obtain...
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Madison Blues Baseball Players

Date: 05 19 1933
Description: Outdoor portraits of two Madison Blues baseball players in uniform with baseball gloves on left hands.
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Madison Blues Baseball Players

Date: 05 17 1933
Description: Joe Hady and Alvah Elliott, Madison Blues baseball players, in uniform, standing with their hands behind their backs.
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Madison Blues Baseball Players

Date: 05 17 1933
Description: Outdoor portrait of two Madison Blues baseball players in uniform. Wilbur Freck has his hands behind his back, and Ray Gaffke is wearing a baseball glove.
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Madison Blues Baseball Players

Date: 05 17 1933
Description: Portraits of two Madison Blues baseball players in uniform, Bill Goff, standing with hands behind his back and "Skipper" Manager Eddie Lenahan, standing wi...
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Madison Blues Baseball Players

Date: 05 17 1933
Description: Outdoor portrait of two Madison Blues baseball players in uniform. Richard "Red" Smith with large catcher's glove, and Alvin "Butch" Krueger with his hands...
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Jessie Manchester in Garden

Date: 05 25 1933
Description: Jessie (Mrs. Harry) Manchester in her garden, with lilacs, tulips and a bird bath, in Maple Bluff.
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Gertrude Gillette Driving a Tractor

Date: 05 12 1933
Description: Gertrude (Mrs. Rufus) Gillette driving a tractor, 2627 S. Seminole Highway.

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