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House in Waupun

Date: 05 26 1908
Description: A two story house with ornate decorations on the bay window and cornice. Vines growing on ropes shade the porch, and this is mentioned in the message on th...
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Trinity Episcopal Church

Date: 1917
Description: Text on front reads: "Interior Episcopal Church, Waupun, Wis." Trinity Episcopal Church was built in 1871. Interior view with wooden pews, chandelier, orna...
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Trinity Episcopal Church

Date: 1917
Description: Text on front reads: "Episcopal Church, Waupun, Wis." Trinity Episcopal Church was built in 1871, of boards and batten, in the Gothic Revival style. It has...
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Masonic Block

Date: 1922
Description: Text on front reads: "Masonic Block, Waupun, Wis." Built of brick in 1922 in the Neoclassical style. The Masonic Lodge is above with commercial space below...
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Entrance to Prison

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Entrance to Prison, Waupun, Wis." Main entrance of the Waupun State Prison, built in 1854. Beyond the prison gates is the tower of th...
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Wisconsin State Prison

Date: 1904
Description: Text on front reads: "Wisconsin State Prison, Waupun, Wis." Gothic Revival buildings at the prison, built in 1854 of limestone, with a lawn and trees. The ...
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Wisconsin State Prison

Date: 1904
Description: Text on front reads: "Wisconsin State Prison, Waupun, Wis." Gothic Revival buildings at the prison, built in 1854 of limestone, with ornate towers. A lawn,...
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Waupun Correctional Institution

Date: 1983
Description: Text on front reads: "Waupun Correctional Institution." On reverse: "Waupun Correctional Institution. Located two blocks from Main Street on Madison Street...
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Waupun Public Library

Date: 02 01 1911
Description: Text on front reads: "Waupun Public Library, Waupun, Wis." A woman is posing on the sidewalk in front of the library, which was built in 1904 of cut stone ...
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Female Prison

Date: 08 06 1930
Description: Text on front reads: "Female Prison, Wisconsin State Penitentiary, Waupun, Wis." A building that housed female prisoners surrounded by trees, fences and ga...
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The Penitentiary

Date: 11 16 1906
Description: Text on front reads: "The Penitentiary, Waupun, Wis." An elevated view of Gothic Revival buildings at the prison, built in 1854 of limestone, with ornate t...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Some Tomatoes

Date: 08 09 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "Some Tomatoes Raised at Waupun, Wis. Wis. [sic]." On the flatbed train car: "Grand Trunk 67903." Photomontage of five giant to...
Photograph

Migrant School Children

Date: 1967
Description: Children, teachers, and a nun sit at a picnic table at the School for Migrants. The school was set up by the Community Council on Human Relations.
Drawing

Milo J. Althouse

Date: 1877
Description: Engraved lithographic portrait of Milo J. Althouse, engineer and businessmen. Althouse moved to Waupun as a young man and designed the "Waupun pump" for we...
Manuscript

Hans Heg Letter to Watson

Date: 05 07 1861
Description: A letter written by Hans C. Heg to Mr. Watson regarding making military uniforms. The letterhead is from the Office of States Prison Commissioner.

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