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Smashing Illegal Slot Machines

Date: 1948
Description: John Roach, director of the state beverage and cigarette tax division, using a sledge hammer to smash illegal slot machines.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower

Date: 07 1946
Description: Dwight D. Eisenhower, fishing with his brothers on Wisconsin Lake, proudly exhibit Muskies and one Northern Pike.
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Quebec Conference

Date: 09 1944
Description: British and American combined Chiefs of Staff led by Prime Minister Winston Churchill and President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The conference was held in Quebe...
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Harry S. Truman and George C. Marshall

Date: 1947
Description: President Harry S. Truman and Secretary of State George C. Marshall. After World War II President Truman appointed Marshall as his special emissary to Chi...
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Governor Walter S. Goodland at His Desk

Date: 12 06 1944
Description: Wisconsin Governor Walter S. Goodland sitting at his desk in the Capitol with pipe in hand.
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Lord Calvert Whiskey Educational Display

Date: 10 03 1944
Description: Mr. Rose showing Clyde S. Tutton a Lord Calvert whiskey educational display in the Wisconsin Treasury Department, Beverage and Cigarette Tax Division offic...
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Zimmerman and Brayton

Date: 05 27 1941
Description: Secretary of State Fred R. Zimmerman and Robert "Bob" Brayton, Public Relations Director or the American Automobile Association. They are standing in front...
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State Office Building Interior

Date: 03 11 1942
Description: Women office workers in "one of the many extra offices needed to handle the rush for birth certificates" in the Wisconsin State Office Building (Capitol An...
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Alfred W. Bareis and Bruce Weatherly

Date: 12 28 1948
Description: City Clerk Alfred W. Bareis swears in police chief Bruce Weatherly. Alfred W. Bareis was mayor from 1955-1956.
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Fred Zimmerman, Wisconsin Secretary of State

Date: 02 02 1944
Description: Fred Zimmerman, Wisconsin Secretary of State, holding three checks dated January 31, 1944. The checks are payable to First Wisconsin National Bank, Milwau...
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Dr. F.F. Bowman

Date: 05 18 1944
Description: Dr. F.F. Bowman, Madison health officer for the past sixteen years.
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Walter Goodland and Oscar Rennebohm

Date: 12 01 1944
Description: Informal portrait of Wisconsin Governor Walter Goodland, on the left and Lt. Governor, Oscar Rennebohm, on the right.
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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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Smashing Illegal Gambling Devices

Date: 1948
Description: Destroying slot machines and other illegal gambling devices at Law Park. From L to R: John Roach, director of the state beverage and cigaret tax division; ...
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Governor Walter S. Goodland Inauguration

Date: 01 01 1945
Description: Chief Justice Marvin E. Rosenberry administers the oath of office to Walter S. Goodland, Governor-elect of the State of Wisconsin.
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Swearing-In of Lieutenant Governor Oscar Rennebohm

Date: 01 01 1945
Description: Lieutenant Governor Oscar Rennebohm being sworn in by Chief Justice Marvin B. Rosenberry.
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Mary Oscar Rennebohm and Madge Walter Goodland

Date: 01 01 1945
Description: Mrs. (Mary) Oscar Rennebohm visiting with Mrs. (Madge) Walter Goodland, prior to the inauguration of the State of Wisconsin officers.
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Sydney S. Miller

Date: 03 14 1945
Description: Portrait of Sydney S. Miller, manager of the Madison field office of the United States Social Security Administration.
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Attorney General John Martin

Date: 07 03 1946
Description: Portrait of Attorney General John Martin seated in his office.
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Lieutenant Governor Oscar Rennebohm Inauguration

Date: 01 05 1947
Description: Chief Justice Marvin B. Rosenberry, left, of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, administering the oath of office to Lieutenant Governor Oscar Rennebohm in the Wi...

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