Photograph
Madison Police Boat
| Sergeant Norman Ehle and Lt. Herman Thomas are crouching beneath a motor boat resting on a wood beam cradle at a boatyard. "The new 220-horsepower cruiser for the Madison police department's lake patrol is being equipped with radio, lifesaving equipment, siren, and spotlight for duty this summer on Lake Mendota." The police department also had two other lake patrol boats. |
| Image ID: | 85653 |
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| Creation Date: | 04 02 1954 |
| Creator Name: | Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972 |
| City: | Madison |
| County: | Dane |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Arthur M. Vinje photographs and negatives, circa 1914-circa 1962 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | negative, original |
| Original Format Number: | PH 6442.5427A |
| Original Dimensions: | 5 x 4 inches |
| 1 of 2 negatives. Image published in the Wisconsin State Journal on April 4, 1954 with detailed story. |
| Hats |
| Uniforms |
| Law enforcement |
| Portrait photography |
| Motorboats |
| Coats |
| Men |
| Outdoor photography |
| Police |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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