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Belleville Centennial
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Four men pose in front of the "Belleville Centennial Stockade, 1851-1951." Two are dressed as old time police officers and one is dressed as a judge. They are sentencing a man dressed in a contemporary police officer's uniform. The celebration was held September 1-3, 1951.
August 9, 1951
Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972 (photographer)
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County Traffic Officer John J. DeSmidt
June 7, 1951
Dane County traffic officer John J. DeSmidt posing in front of a police car.
Aerial View of Belleville
October 1928
Aerial view of Belleville, including the central business disctrict and the surrounding countryside.
Father - Son Police Officers
March 2, 1947
Madison Police Officer, Rufus Haralson, and his son, Duane C. Haralson, a recently appointed police officer. They are the second father-son combination to serve as Madison police officers.
Madison Police Department Boat
April 27, 1951
Marine servicemen Al Reque and John Daugherty preparing one of Madison Police Department's two boats for emergency service on the city lakes, with police officer Norman Ehle looking on.
Portrait of Madison Police Officer
July 8, 1952
Portrait of a Madison police officer in uniform.
New Police Ambulance
December 22, 1949
Police Chief Bruce Weatherly looks over a new police ambulance.
