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Country Club

Date: 1919
Description: Colored postcard view of the country club. Women are on the porch, and men are in rocking chairs on the lawn. Caption reads: "Country Club, Janesville, Wis...
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St. Mary's Catholic Church

Date: 1924
Description: Colorized view of a Catholic church with tall steeple and bell tower. A large, arched window is above the entrance. Caption reads: "St. Mary's Catholic Chu...
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Carnegie Library

Date: 1926
Description: Colorized postcard view of an ivy-covered library. Caption reads: "Carnegie Library, Janesville, Wis."
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Rock River Wagon Bridge and Dam, at Monteray

Date: 1907
Description: Color illustration of a bridge over a dam on the Rock River. Caption reads: "Rock River Wagon Bridge and Dam, at Monteray, Janesville, Wis."
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Jackson Street Bridge

Date: 1945
Description: View across water toward a concrete arch bridge over the Rock River. Caption reads: "Jackson Street Bridge, Janesville, Wis."
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Tallmen Homestead and Museum

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Description: View across lawn toward the house. Caption reads: "Tallmen Homestead and Museum, Janesville, Wis."
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Janesville Public High School

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Description: View of the high school, which has a turret and an arched entrance. Caption reads: "Janesville Public High School, Janesville, Wis."
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Aeroplane View of Janesville

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Description: Colorized aerial view of central Janesville, with the Parker Pen building and Court House in the foreground. Caption reads: "Aeroplane View of Janesville, ...
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Rock County Insane Asylum

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Description: View up sidewalk toward the insane asylum. Turrets are on either side of the entrance, and wings with wards are on both sides. Caption reads: "Rock County ...
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Grand Hotel

Date: 1911
Description: View from intersection towards a hotel on the corner, with an electric sign. An automobile is parked at the curb, and a public scale is on the sidewalk. Ca...
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Cargill Memorial M.E. Church

Date: 1906
Description: View of a stone Gothic-style church. A streetcar is on the left. Caption reads: "Cargill Memorial M.E. Church, Janesville, Wis."
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1855-57 Tallman House

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Description: Color photographic postcard of William Tallman's Italian Villa residence.
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1842 Stone House: The Tallman Restorations

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Description: Color postcard of a Greek Revival House - one of the earliest permanent residences in Janesville.
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Court House Park

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Description: View across street towards a park. There are women sitting in a carriage at the curb. A fountain can be seen among the trees. Caption reads: "Court House P...
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Ruins Old Mill

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Description: View of what's left of the ruins of a mill, with concrete arches over the water, and a stone wall. Caption reads: "Ruins Old Mill, Monterey, Janesville, Wi...
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Rock County Courthouse

Date: 07 03 1912
Description: Text on front reads: "Rock Co. Courthouse, Janesville, Wis." This was the second courthouse, completed in 1879. The first burned down in 1847 and the third...

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