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Wisconsin State Prison Exterior

Date: 1893
Description: Exterior view of the Wisconsin State Prison.
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Wisconsin State Prison Walls

Date: 1893
Description: Exterior view of the Wisconsin State Prison from outside the prison's walls.
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Wisconsin State Prison Buildings and Grounds

Date: 1893
Description: Elevated exterior view of buildings and grounds of the Wisconsin State Prison. Prisoners are line up in formation.
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Langlade County Court House and Jail

Date: 1900
Description: The Langlade County Court House and jail.
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Baird Law Office

Date: 1910
Description: Front view of the Baird Law Office before reconstruction.
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Baird Law Office

Date: 1950
Description: View of the Henry Baird Law Office.
Postcard

New County Jail

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of the county jail in Sturgeon Bay. Caption reads: "New County Jail, Sturgeon Bay, Wis."
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Dead Deer on the Highway

Date: 1968
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.
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Ed Gein Escorted to State Crime Lab

Date: 11 17 1957
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.
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Pigs Loose in Nakoma

Date: 02 25 1947
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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Windy Street Scene

Date: 
Description: A street scene with pedestrians and police officer on a windy day in downtown Milwaukee.
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Girl Falls Through the Ice on Lake Wingra Lagoon

Date: 01 12 1952
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...
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Nukewatch at the Gate

Date: 01 1999
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...
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Arrest at Gresham

Date: 01 27 1975
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...
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Standoff at Gresham

Date: 1975
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...
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Welcome Peace President Jimmy Carter

Date: 1979
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...
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Chili Run

Date: 03 1983
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."
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Dodge County Jail

Date: 02 20 1900
Description: Exterior view of the Dodge County Jail.
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River Road

Date: 12 10 1992
Description: "Police Officer Bill Poellot makes the rounds on the 'River Road.'"
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Cows on Ice

Date: 03 28 1960
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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