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Dane County Traffic Police & Cycles
May 26, 1934
Dane County traffic police officers on their new Harley-Davidson motorcycles.
Dane County Motor Police
May 16, 1931
Four Dane County motor police officers shown with four Harley Davidson motorcycles, and two other men, taken in front of Madison Battery and Tire, 250 State Street.
Harley-Davidson Motorcycle
August 22, 1928
Harley-Davidson motorcycle used for road service by Madison Tire Co. distributor of Goodyear tires at 205 N. Bassett Street.
Wrecked Ford Automobile
January 6, 1931
Front view of Arthur Bartz's wrecked Ford automobile parked indoors in a building.
Harley-Davidson Motorcycle
August 22, 1928
Harley-Davidson motorcycle, used as a service vehicle for the Madison Tire Company, distributor of Goodyear tires, at 205 North Bassett Street.
Pushing Wrecked Car
September 3, 1931
Otto Bosshard standing in the background watching motorcycle patrolman Calbert James Sparks and a spectator push his wrecked car off a safety island at the corner of N. Mills Street and University ...
