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Crime Scene Investigation
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Chalk lines in the foreground mark the spot where White Elephant Bar owner was shot. Police and detectives conferred in the background after assembling investigation information. The killer was eventually captured and confessed to the crime.
May 11, 1955
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Police Accident Report
October 16, 1955
Burkie West and his grandaughter Catherine West answer a police officer's questions after their automobile was hit by a train. Both incurred minor injuries.
Prize Waterfowl
1955
Two young boys and their prize-winning ducks at the 1955 Wisconsin State Fair.
Woman with Blender
March 18, 1955
Woman stirring the contents of an Osterizer blender that is sitting on the stove.
Winter Basketball
February 11, 1955
A winter scene with boys playing basketball in the snow, with temperatures around 10 below zero.
