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Beloit College Campus Path

Date: 1930
Description: View from street towards a walking path through the woods, with people strolling on the pathway.
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Miller House

Date: 1935
Description: Miller house, Tolles Road, Porter Township, built around 1845.
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Van Buren House

Date: 1930
Description: Exterior view of the Van Buren House.
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Burdick Homestead in Edgerton

Date: 1930
Description: Burdick homestead, which was originally made from logs. Built in 1842, it was said to be the first house west of the Rock River.
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Sewerage Disposal Plant

Date: 1934
Description: Aerial view of Janesville showing the river fill for the new sewerage disposal plant.
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All Souls Church

Date: 1934
Description: Formerly on the corner of Court and South Bluff Streets, the All Souls Church was later converted into a "flat building".
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Carrie Jacobs Bond House

Date: 1936
Description: The residence of Carrie Jacobs Bond. Caption reads: "Residence of Carrie Jacobs Bond, Janesville, Wis." Text in center reads: "Where she wrote 'I Love You ...
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Carrie Jacobs Bond's Birthplace

Date: 1936
Description: Birthplace of Carrie Jacobs Bond. Caption reads: "Birthplace of Carrie Jacobs Bons, Author of 'I Love You Truly', Janesville, Wis."
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Bond Historical Site Marker

Date: 1930
Description: The Bond historical site marker, marking the home where Carrie Jacobs Bond wrote "I Love You Truly."
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Christ Church

Date: 1934
Description: Christ Church, an Episcopal church on Court Street, torn down about 1935 to build a new church.
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Site of First Log Cabin

Date: 1935
Description: A marker for the first log cabin built in the Janesville area, surrounded by several women. The cabin was built in 1835 by William Holmes, Joshua Holmes, J...
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Site of First Log Cabin

Date: 1935
Description: A marker for the first log cabin built in the Janesville area. The cabin was built in 1835 by William Holmes, Joshua Holmes, John Inman and George Follmer....
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Milton College

Date: 1930
Description: View looking up towards the front of a Milton College building.
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Milton House Inn

Date: 1935
Description: The Milton House was a part of the Underground Railroad prior to the abolition of slavery. The house was built in 1845 by Joseph Goodrich and turned into a...
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Milton House Cabin

Date: 1935
Description: A view of a cabin and other buildings on the property of the Milton House, which was a part of the Underground Railroad prior to the abolition of slavery. ...
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Milton Log Cabin Behind the Milton House

Date: 1935
Description: A view of the cabin on the property of the Milton House, which was a part of the Underground Railroad prior to the abolition of slavery. The house was buil...

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