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Tommy Thompson on a Motorcycle
Wisconsin Governor Tommy G. Thompson wearing a leather jacket and riding a Harley-Davidson motorcycle on a rural road. A cornfield can be seen in the background.
Harley-Davidson Motorcycles
1958
Two Harley-Davidson motorcycles belonging to Lewis Arms and Charlie Caldwell are parked on the corner of Olin Avenue and Park Street at a gas/service station.
Governor Tommy Thompson and Alice in Dairyland
August 23, 1997
Alice in Dairyland, Courtney Ott, wearing a crown and a sash, is sitting on the back of a motorcycle driven by Governor Tommy Thompson at the start of the annual Harley-Davidson rally.
Lewis Arms on a Motorcycle
September 1960
View from behind of Lewis Arms riding his 1946 Harley-Davidson Flathead motorcycle on the sidewalk of the 1800 block of Beld Street. On the back of his jacket is the nickname "Honey Love."
Lewis Arms and his Harley-Davidson Motorcycle
July 1955
Lewis "Honeylove" Arms is seated backwards on his 1949 Harley-Davidson motorcycle. He is wearing a hat and sunglasses.
Harley-Davidson Motorcycle
circa 1916
Illustration of a Harley-Davidson Motorcycle, 1916 model.
