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Early Highway Trailer

Date: 1915
Description: An auto-trailer, an early trailer manufactured by the Highway Trailer Company of Edgerton. The company began by manufacturing trailers designed for farmer...
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Family Driving

Date: 1903
Description: George S. Parker and family seated in their car, one of the first automobiles in Janesville. Behind them is a couple in another car.
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Beulah Irene Miller and Charles Thomas wedding portrait

Date: 1912
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Beulah Irene Miller (1888-1958) and Charles Buy Thomas (1879-1925), a dairy farmer, posing in...
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Beulah Irene Miller and Willis Miller, Jr.

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Beulah Irene Miller (1888-1958) and Willis Miller, Jr., sister and brother. Beulah is seated ...
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Ford and Fordson Exhibit

Date: 1924
Description: View across field towards a large canvas tent set up for the Ford and Fordson Exhibit by the Rock County Authorized Dealers. There are a number of Fordson ...
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Albion Academy Historic Marker

Date: 07 17 1960
Description: Participants at the dedication of the Albion Academy historical marker, from left to right, include, Judge Sverre Roang, program chairman, Dr. Leslie H. Fi...
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Jefferson Prairie Historic Marker

Date: 05 16 1952
Description: Judge Chester R. Christensen, Rock County Judge, speaking at the dedication ceremony of the Jefferson Prairie Settlement historical marker. Seated behind h...
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Donald Trump Supporters

Date: 03 29 2016
Description: A man is standing with his son outdoors while waiting to enter the Donald Trump rally. They are both wearing suits, and the father is wearing sunglasses, a...
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J.B. Whiting

Date: 08 1896
Description: Quarter-length portrait of a man wearing a suit and tie, with three medals pinned to his chest. This is Dr. Joseph Bellamy Whiting, who was a physician in ...
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Winner of the Young Columbus Trip

Date: 03 11 1959
Description: Donald Fay, age 15, from Edgerton will be taking a trip to Rome, Italy, as the winner of the Young Columbus trip sponsored by the Wisconsin State Journa...
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Edward Gilley

Date: 1890
Description: Vignetted quarter-length carte-de-visite of Edward Gilley, an English immigrant and farmer near Cooksville.
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Richard Adams

Date: 1887
Description: Waist-up carte-de-visite portrait of Richard Adams, a member of the 16th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, Company "F."
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Edwin H. Allen Jr.

Date: 05 1949
Description: Portrait of Edwin H. Allen Jr., of Janesville. In 1935, he was elected assistant editor of The Dormite, a University of Cincinnati publication. In 1...

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