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South Side State Bank

Date: 1927
Description: View from street of the South Side State Bank on Lakeside Street, after a robbery. The front door is set in the center of the facade, flanked on both sides...
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Three Men Arraigned on Edgewater Hotel Armed Robbery Charges

Date: 09 15 1964
Description: Three men arraigned in Judge William L. Buenzli's court on charges stemming from an armed robbery at the Edgewater Hotel stand with deputy District Attorne...
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Wisconsin Circuit Court

Date: 1895
Description: Wisconsin Supreme Court in session at the second hearing of the trial of Emery, Lord and Houston for murder. The case also had two Circuit Court hearings.<...
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Vandals Cause $5,000 Damage at New Dane County Fairgrounds Stock Pavilion

Date: 12 07 1965
Description: Vandals caused an estimated $5,000 worth of damage to a new stock pavilion at the Dane County Fairgrounds. Damaged were overhead garage doors, walls, and h...
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State Street Bust

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Description: View across street towards a police officer chasing down a shoplifter walking on State Street. A man is watching from a sidewalk in the background.
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State Street Bust 02

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Description: A police officer apprehending a shoplifter on the sidewalk along State Street.
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Barbara Hoffman

Date: 1978
Description: Barbara Hoffman sitting in an office and speaking with her defense attorneys, including Don Eisenberg in the plaid jacket, after she was indicted for murde...
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Dead Body of Schuyler Gates

Date: 09 1869
Description: Stereograph image of the body of Schuyler Gates near the mouth of Hurlbut Creek. The body is laying between the ruts of a rugged dirt road.
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International's Fearless Fisbee

Date: 1966
Description: Men with Cub Cadet's performing at International Harvester's Fearless Fisbee, subject of a July 1966 "Harvester World" article. IH's "wild animal act" was ...
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Henry Dickert Mugshot

Date: 06 20 1916
Description: Mugshot of Henry C.F. Dickert.
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The Château

Date: 02 01 1919
Description: Several men standing near two ambulances which are parked near ruins. Caption reads: "The "Château," probably the most celebrated A.A.F.S poste. The entire...
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Victim of East St. Louis Riots

Date: 07 04 1917
Description: A group of white men are posing along a pile of cinder blocks. In front of the blocks, and partially obscured by shadows, is the body of a black man. Capti...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

"Evening Record" Page Two

Date: 03 15 1896
Description: Page two of the "Evening Record." The handwritten newspaper includes several hand-drawn illustrations. On the top center of the page, one illustration port...
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Unauthorized "Demolition" of 413 Fitch Court

Date: 08 18 1964
Description: Interior view of the results of a "demolition party" of about 50 university-aged youths who wrecked the two-story apartment building, 413 Fitch Court, with...
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"Dial 999" Publicity Still

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Description: Publicity still for the TV show "Dial 999." A man is lying on the floor against the wall and filing cabinets. There is a gun lying in his right hand. A tel...
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Tagging a Buck

Date: 1937
Description: Two conservation wardens are crouching to tag a buck lying in the snow. The buck was killed illegally. Two other wardens are standing and observing. The gr...
Poster

Comité Americain pour les Régions Dévastées de France

Date: 1917
Description: Poster with an illustration of a mother, two children, and a grandfather. A woman in white is leading the woman. In the background is a large American flag...
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Albert A. Hanson Trial

Date: 12 04 1953
Description: Albert A. Hanson, facing a possible prison term on charges of adultery and receiving stolen money, ponders his fate alone before the empty jury box during ...
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Albert A. Hanson Trial

Date: 12 04 1953
Description: The Albert Hanson trial is serious business for jurors as they hear Attorney William J. Coyne (standing) defend Hanson.
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Gangster Museum

Date: 07 1937
Description: A small cottage with a tarpaper roof houses the "Gangster Museum" on the grounds of Little Bohemia. The corner of the main lodge is at far left, and Little...

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