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| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the skyline of central Janesville and surrounding landscape. Caption reads: "Bird's Eye [sic] View of Janesville, Wis." |
| Date: | 1904 |
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| Description: | View across field toward the beet sugar factory. Caption reads: "Beet Sugar Factory, Janesville, Wis." |
| Date: | 1919 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1924 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1926 |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard view of an ivy-covered library. Caption reads: "Carnegie Library, Janesville, Wis." |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| 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." |
| Date: | 1945 |
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| Description: | View across water toward a concrete arch bridge over the Rock River. Caption reads: "Jackson Street Bridge, Janesville, Wis." |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | View of a railroad bridge and a passenger train crossing the Rock River. Caption reads: "Janesville, Wis. Rock River and Railroad Bridge at Monterey." |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | View of the Chicago and Northwestern Passenger Station. Horses and coaches are at the curb. A train is pulling up to the station, and men are standing on t... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View across railroad tracks toward the station, with a few passengers on the platform. Caption reads: "C. & N. W. Passenger Station, Janesville, Wis." |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | View looking up at the Soldiers' Monument, a single column with a statue of a soldier on the top. Caption reads: "Soldiers' Monument, Janesville, Wis." |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | View of a stone Gothic-style church. A streetcar is on the left. Caption reads: "Cargill Memorial M.E. Church, Janesville, Wis." |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | View of Monterey Rock from the Rock River. There is a cave in the center, and a bridge in the distance. |
| Date: | 07 03 1912 |
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| 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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