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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.
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George W. Hall, Jr., Circus Performer

Date: 1868
Description: George W. Hall, Jr., noted Evansville, Wisconsin, circus performer, as a young boy, holding a snake and wearing copper-toed boots.
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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.
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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...
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Weaving Room at the State School for the Blind

Date: 1893
Description: Several looms in the instructional weaving facility at the State School for the Blind.
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Wisconsin School for the Blind

Date: 1893
Description: Exterior view in winter of the Wisconsin School for the Blind. In the foreground is a gateway and fence.
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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...
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Pastor Claus Friman Magelssen and Family

Date: 1873
Description: Stereograph of Pastor Claus Friman Magelssen (1830-1904), his second wife Marie Schlambusch Magelssen, and their family sit around a table set for coffee. ...
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Beloit College Campus

Date: 1885
Description: Stereograph view of the Middle College building. Groups of men are posing standing in front, and other men are posing at the entrance and in open windows. ...
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Beloit College Chapel

Date: 1885
Description: Stereograph view of Beloit College Chapel, with the congregation posed outside on the lawn.
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Beloit College, Memorial Hall

Date: 1885
Description: Stereograph view of Memorial Hall at Beloit College.
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First Congregational Church

Date: 1877
Description: Elevated view of the First Congregational Church. Behind the church are buildings in the downtown area.
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First Congregational Church

Date: 1877
Description: Elevated view over houses towards the First Congregational Church in winter.
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J.K.P. Porter House

Date: 1865
Description: Family portrait of the Porters, standing in front of their log cabin with a horse.
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Edgerton Pottery on West Lawton Street

Date: 1890
Description: Pauline pottery building. Standing in front are the potters who work there.
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City Hospital

Date: 1892
Description: View across street of City Hospital.
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No. 1 Cotton Mill

Date: 1893
Description: The No. 1 Cotton Mill. Plank sidewalk in foreground.
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Court Street

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

Date: 1870
Description: Elevated view over river of Dodge Street in Janesville looking west.
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Institution for the Education of the Blind

Date: 1876
Description: The Institution for the Education of the Blind.

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