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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

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.
Photograph

Dodge Street

Date: 1870
Description: Elevated view over river of Dodge Street in Janesville looking west.
Photograph

Kimball and Lowell Hardware Store

Date: 1887
Description: The Kimball and Lowell Hardware Store located on the corner of Franklin and Milwaukee Streets.
Photograph

The Lappin Block

Date: 1892
Description: The Lappin block, Ed. Carpenter, proprietor. Businesses on this block include: Bort, Baily & Co., Dry Goods and Carpets; A.F. Hall & Co., "The Reliable Jew...
Photograph

Madison Street in Janesville

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

Bustling Court and Main Streets

Date: 1870
Description: Elevated view of the busy streets of Court and Milwaukee. Three prominent buildings in view are: Court Street Methodist Church on the far left (b. 1868), w...
Photograph

Main Street

Date: 1893
Description: Looking northwest from the Methodist Episcopal Church, Main Street, with trolley track running down the center of the street.
Photograph

Milwaukee Street in Janesville

Date: 1865
Description: Milwaukee Street looking west. In the foreground is a dog standing on a bridge. Signs on a building on the right read: "Furniture" and "Valley Chief Reaper...
Photograph

East Milwaukee Street in Janesville

Date: 1870
Description: View from along right side of bridge of Milwaukee Street looking east in Janesville. The Myers House is located at the top of the hill. There is a sign for...
Drawing

The Rock River

Date: 1868
Description: The Rock River.
Photograph

View of Janesville from the South

Date: 1893
Description: View from the south, with a railroad in the foreground, a river in the middle distance, and Janesville in the background.
Photograph

Residential Janesville

Date: 1865
Description: Aerial view of a residential part of Janesville.
Photograph

Elevated View of Milwaukee Street

Date: 1865
Description: Elevated view of Milwaukee 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.
Map or Atlas

Surveyed Routes for the Kenosha and Beloit Railroad

Date: 1853
Description: Map covers area between the cities of Janesville and Kenosha in Rock, Walworth, and Kenosha counties for railroad routes. Lakes and counties are labelled. ...
Map or Atlas

Map of the City of Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin

Date: 1860
Description: Map showing a plat of the city, land ownership by name, wards by number, local streets, buildings, fair grounds, nurseries, and part of Rock River. The map...

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