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Police Officer on Harley-Davidson Motorcycle
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A police officer poses on the street, seated on his Harley-Davidson motorcycle. He is dressed in his uniform with police badges on his jacket and hat. A sidewalk, lawn, shrubs and trees can be seen in the background. Handwritten on three sides of the image, "Motor cycle," "V6106," "Wisconsin, United States," "V6106," "More than 2300 city, county and state police departments in the United States use Harley-Davidson Motorcycles for policing parks, streets and highways."
September 1929
Publication Information
| Date Created | September 1929 |
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Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 23 x 15 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Classified file, circa 1850s-1950s |
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| Call Number | CF 6744 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES |
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| Rights Holder | Wisconsin Historical Society |
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