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Madison Police Department Civilian Staff

Date: 04 19 1954
Description: Civilian employees in the Madison police department records center. Staff are sitting at their desks in an open office space with different filing cabinets...
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Photo Enactors from the Dane County Association for Mental Health

Date: 04 17 1957
Description: Staged visit to a divorce attorney in his office by a married couple. The husband is acted by Francis Fay, and posing as the wife, Miriam Leifer, vice-pres...
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Police Handling Crime Tools

Date: 02 01 1958
Description: Two police detectives or officers, one handling hacksaw blades and the other inspecting rope, investigating a possible burglary using these items. They are...
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Justice Roland J. Steinle

Date: 02 21 1958
Description: Portrait of Justice Roland J. Steinle, who has announced his retirement from his position as a Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice in order to become active in...
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We Saw You Before Leaving for Europe

Date: 04 1958
Description: A scroll from the state of Wisconsin is being presented to 18-year-old Pat Stoycheff by Chief Justice John Martin. The scroll will introduce Pat to new fri...
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We Saw You . . . at Bankers Open House

Date: 11 21 1958
Description: The Wisconsin Bankers Association holds an open house at their new offices in the Wisconsin Power and Light Company building, 122 W. Washington Avenue. Sho...
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Madison Police Cadet Training

Date: 11 21 1958
Description: A policeman and two police cadets examine a large file of folders and papers containing warrants to violators who ignore parking and traffic arrest tickets...
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James L. Karns

Date: 03 30 1959
Description: A man is pointing at his name and job title which were recently painted onto the frosted glass of his office door. The man was James L. Karns on his first ...
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Inaugural Ceremonies at the Wisconsin Capitol

Date: 01 02 1961
Description: A pre-inauguration conversation in the governor's office. Left to right are: Secretary of State Robert C. Zimmerman, Lieutenant Governor Warren P. Knowles,...

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