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| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | Elevated exterior view of buildings and grounds of the Wisconsin State Prison. Prisoners are line up in formation. |
| Date: | 1968 |
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| Description: | A Wisconsin game warden removes a dead deer in the snow that had been struck by a vehicle from a rural Vernon County highway next to a deer crossing sign. |
| Date: | 11 17 1957 |
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| Description: | Ed Gein (1906-1984) is escorted by three law enforcement officers to the State Crime Laboratory, 917 University Avenue for lie detector and other tests. |
| Date: | 02 25 1947 |
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| Description: | Four men wrestling with escaped pigs in the backyard of a home in the Nakoma neighborhood. A truck loaded with about 80 hogs overturned in the 3600 block o... |
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| Description: | A street scene with pedestrians and police officer on a windy day in downtown Milwaukee. |
| Date: | 01 12 1952 |
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| Description: | Carol Jean Brown, the six-year-old daughter of Donald and Eugenia Brown, 2917 Monroe Street, fell through the ice on the Lake Wingra lagoon near Arbor Driv... |
| Date: | 01 1999 |
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| Description: | Bonnie Urfer, one of the leaders of Nukewatch, speaking with local police officer Ken Johnson outside the Project ELF facility. Nukewatch was present for o... |
| Date: | 01 27 1975 |
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| Description: | Members of the Wisconsin National Guard arrest a group of Native Americans during the takeover of the Alexian Brother Novitiate near Gresham. The arrest wa... |
| Date: | 1975 |
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| Description: | An unidentified member of the Wisconsin State Patrol points his revolver at several Native Americans at a vehicle checkpoint near Gresham. The State Patrol... |
| Date: | 1979 |
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| Description: | President Jimmy Carter's visit meant extra duty for the local police force. An elevated sign in the background reads "Newman High School, Welcome, Peace Pr... |
| Date: | 03 1983 |
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| Description: | "Runners are poised to take off in the 5 mile Chili Run. There were 197 entrants, some from as far away as Libertyville, IL." |
| Date: | 03 28 1960 |
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| Description: | While en route from Oregon prison farm to Oscar Mayer and Co., three cows were frightened by an ambulance siren on the 700 block of West Washington Avenue ... |
| Date: | 03 28 1960 |
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| Description: | While en route from Oregon prison farm to Oscar Mayer and Co., three cows were frightened by an ambulance siren on the 700 block of West Washington Avenue ... |
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| Description: | View across snow-covered ground towards a brick building. There are two men posing standing near the corner of the building on the right. The structure is ... |
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| Description: | View down a snowy street. Men and women, one with a baby, are bundled up against the snowy winter weather, and are lining both sides of the street. Carriag... |
| Date: | 09 12 1961 |
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| Description: | Police shown busy at the site of one of many crashes during a heavy rain. The driver of this car was injured when a trucker misjudged the distance during t... |
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| Description: | View across street towards Sid standing on the back of a fire engine with a cigar in his mouth. A police officer wearing a uniform and a badge is standing ... |
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| Description: | Four-fold, copy art Christmas card made by Sid with two photographs of damaged commercial buildings after a fire. In one image, Sid stands on the slushy st... |
| Date: | 1968 |
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| Description: | View from side of road towards a Wisconsin game warden removing a dead deer lying in the snow that had been struck by a vehicle from a rural highway. Behin... |
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| Description: | Three men are standing in or near the door to an ice fishing shack. One man is holding a fishing pole, and another man is standing in the open doorway of t... |
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