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Janesville, Wis. Looking Down the River

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

View of River from Grand Avenue Bridge

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of the river, with railroad tracks on the left shoreline, and a railroad bridge crossing the river. Caption reads: "View of River from Grand ...
Postcard

Rock River

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of the Rock River. Caption reads: "Rock River, N.W. Ry. Bridge, and glimpse of Beloit, Wis."
Photograph

View along the Rock River

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view over houses towards the industrial area along the Rock River.
Photograph

View along the Rock River

Date: 1900
Description: Oval-framed view of the industrial area along the Rock River.
Photograph

Rock River

Date: 1905
Description: Wagon bridge and dam on the Rock River at Monteray.
Photograph

Dodge Street

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

Railroad Bridge Removal

Date: 1885
Description: Partial removal of railroad bridge over Rock River. A train is on a section not being removed in order to transport men and materials.
Photograph

Beloit, Wisc. Upper Bridge

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Description: East facing view from the Upper Bridge, featuring the Beloit water tower in the distance.
Photograph

Northwestern Railway Bridge on Rock River

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Description: View from shoreline down Rock River, with the Northwestern Railway bridge and Beloit College in the far background.
Photograph

Rock River from Central Bridge

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Description: View of Rock River from bridge, featuring Beloit Iron Works factory on the left shoreline. Caption reads: "Rock River from Central Bridge, Beloit, Wis."
Postcard

Rock River from Central Bridge

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Description: Photographic postcard view of the Rock River with trees along the banks. There is a smokestack in the distance. Caption reads: "Rock River from Central Bri...
Postcard

Rock River, looking from Bluff Street

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Description: Colorized postcard view through trees towards the Rock River, with a railroad bridge running across it in the distance. Beyond are factories and commercial...
Postcard

Beloit Iron Works and Rock River

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Description: Colorized postcard view of the iron works and river. There is another factory on the opposite side of the river behind the trees on the right.
Postcard

Rock River, N.W. Ry. Bridge and Glimpse of Beloit

Date: 1909
Description: Colorized postcard of an elevated view through trees of the Rock River, with a railroad bridge and a glimpse of Beloit. There are boaters near sandbars in ...
Postcard

Round Bridge

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Description: Colorized postcard of an elevated view of the Round Bridge, part of the C.M. and St. Paul R.R. A factory and dam are in the background and dwellings are on...
Postcard

Upper Bridge

Date: 1910
Description: Colorized postcard view from riverbank of the Upper Bridge crossing the Rock River into Beloit. A man is in a rowboat in the foreground. In the background ...
Postcard

The Dam

Date: 1911
Description: Colorized postcard of an elevated view across a dam towards a factory on the Rock River. Dwellings are on the far bank on the right. Caption reads: "The Da...
Postcard

Berlin Shops from Bell Tower

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Description: Colorized postcard of an elevated view of Berlin Shops. There are piles of lumber and freight cars in the foreground. A factory with a water tower is in th...

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