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Country Club

Date: 1915
Description: The main building of a country club. A woman is standing on the porch, and a man is sitting on the lawn in a chair. Caption reads: "Country Club, Janesvill...
Postcard

Court House Park Fountain

Date: 1910
Description: The fountain in Court House Park. Caption reads: "Fountain in Court House Park, Janesville, Wis."
Postcard

Janesville Dam

Date: 1905
Description: View across the dam in Janesville. Caption reads: "The Dam, Janesville, Wis."
Postcard

Grand Hotel

Date: 1905
Description: View across street towards the Grand Hotel, with a stagecoach in front. Caption reads: "Grand Hotel, Janesville, Wis."
Postcard

Janesville High School

Date: 1905
Description: View down street towards the high school. Caption reads: "Janesville High School, Janesville, Wis."
Photograph

Little Stone House

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Description: Sketch of a residential home. Text reads: "'Little Stone House' 1841".
Postcard

Exterior of Post Office

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior of the post office. Caption reads: "Post-Office, Janesville, Wis."
Postcard

Rock County Insane Asylum

Date: 1910
Description: View from road towards the insane asylum. Caption reads: "Rock County Insane Asylum, Janesville, Wis."
Postcard

Soldiers' Monument

Date: 1905
Description: View across lawn towards the Monument. A building is in the background. Caption reads: "Soldiers Monument, Janesville, Wis."
Postcard

St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church

Date: 1900
Description: St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church before the convent was built behind it. Caption reads: "St. Patrick's R. C. Church, Janesville, Wis."
Postcard

View of Janesville

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of Janesville from the West. Caption reads: "Bird's Eye View of Janesville, Wis. — Looking West."
Postcard

Frances Willard School

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Description: Colorized postcard of an exterior view of the Frances Willard School with an American flag near the front door. Caption reads: "Frances Willard School, Jan...
Print

Harry Garbutt Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of Harry Garbutt of Janesville, Wisconsin, a wholesale lumber representative for the Daniel Shaw Lumber Company, with a box listing the types of...
Print

Parker Pen Co. Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Parker Pen Company, with a three-quarter view of the company building, with people walking on the sidewalk, and a streetcar, automobiles,...
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...
Map or Atlas

City of Janesville, Wisconsin and Environs

Date: 1900
Description: This map includes an index of streets and schools, and shows parks and public lands, as well as industrial sites.
Map or Atlas

City of Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin : Map of Streets and Highways and the Street Numbering System

Date: 1973
Description: This map includes an index of streets and schools and also shows parks, schools and public lands, and industrial sites. Portions of the map are in green an...
Postcard

Bird's-Eye View of Janesville

Date: 1908
Description: Elevated view of the skyline of central Janesville and surrounding landscape. Caption reads: "Bird's Eye [sic] View of Janesville, Wis."
Postcard

St. Mary's Catholic Church

Date: 1924
Description: Colorized view of a Catholic church with tall steeple and bell tower. A large, arched window is above the entrance. Caption reads: "St. Mary's Catholic Chu...

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