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Children at the State School for the Blind

Date: 1893
Description: Students and adults of the State School for the Blind pose for a group portrait in front of the building.
Map or Atlas

Janesville, Wis. Looking Down the River

Date: 1877
Description: Bird's-eye map of Janesville on the Rock River.
Print

Bird's-Eye View of Janesville

Date: 1860
Description: Bird's-eye view of Janesville from the High School building.
Photograph

Bedroom at the State School for the Blind

Date: 1893
Description: Sleeping quarters at the State School for the Blind, with four single beds, a dresser, a chair, and a table.
Photograph

Recital Room at the State School for the Blind

Date: 1893
Description: Music recital room at the State School for the Blind with seven rows of seating, a piano and cello. Adorning the front wall is the Latin phrase "Lux Oritur...
Photograph

State School for the Blind

Date: 1893
Description: Interior of the State School for the Blind, perhaps a study or room for recreation. Included in the room are several tables with small models, a piano, and...
Photograph

City Hospital

Date: 1892
Description: View across street of City Hospital.
Photograph

Court Street

Date: 1870
Description: Elevated view looking down Court Street in Janesville toward the west.
Postcard

State Institute for the Blind

Date: 1870
Description: The State Institute for the Blind, a school free for blind children of Wisconsin. Caption reads: "State Institute for Blind, Janesville, Wis."
Photograph

Janesville City Hospital

Date: 1893
Description: The Janesville City Hospital.
Photograph

Jefferson School

Date: 1870
Description: Jefferson School, built on the site of the first cemetery in Janesville.
Photograph

Madison Street in Janesville

Date: 1893
Description: View down Madison Street with houses along sidewalk. Caption reads: "View on Madison Street."
Photograph

Rock County Court House

Date: 1890
Description: Stereograph of the Rock County Court House.
Print

View from the Old Jefferson School

Date: 1860
Description: View from the cupola of the old Jefferson School. The large building in the upper left is the Hyatt House, which burned in 1867.
Photograph

Parlor on High Street

Date: 1898
Description: An interior view of the front parlor at 165 N. High Street.
Photograph

Mary C. and Grandpa

Date: 1898
Description: An elderly man stands in a room holding a small girl. Caption on negative reads, "Mary C. and Grandpa."
Photograph

Locomotive Engine No. 632

Date: 1886
Description: Right side view of Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway locomotive engine no. 632.

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