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| Description: | Front of postcard envelope, with a scene of children on top of Big Rock Monterey on the Rock River. Inside the envelope is an accordion-folded set of vario... |
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| Description: | Illustration of "Forest Home." Caption at top reads: "'Forest Home,' Beloved of Frances E. Willard (1846-1858)." Caption at bottom reads: "1 1/2 Miles from... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Rock River. In the foreground is a man standing on railroad tracks. Janesville is on the far shoreline. There is a bridge in the dista... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a curving railroad bridge with a train approaching. The Rock River is below. Buildings are on the far bank on the right. Caption reads: "C... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View across railroad tracks toward the station, with a few passengers on the platform. Caption reads: "C. & N. W. Passenger Station, Janesville, Wis." |
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| Description: | View across railroad tracks toward the Northwestern Railroad Depot in Janesville. Trains are on the tracks and automobiles are parked at the curb. Caption ... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View of buildings along one side of a downtown street. Streetcar tracks run along the street. There is a large sign on the side of a building on the right ... |
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| Description: | View across lawn toward the house. Caption reads: "Tallmen Homestead and Museum, Janesville, Wis." |
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| Description: | View of the high school, which has a turret and an arched entrance. Caption reads: "Janesville Public High School, Janesville, Wis." |
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| Description: | View across intersection toward the City Hall with a clock tower and an arched entrance. Caption reads: "City Hall, Janesville, Wis." |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a fire station with men on horse-drawn fire wagons in front. One wagon has a pump; the other has ladders. Caption reads: "West Side Fire S... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | View looking up at the Soldiers' Monument, a single column with a statue of a soldier on the top. Caption reads: "Soldiers' Monument, Janesville, Wis." |
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| Description: | Colorized aerial view of central Janesville, with the Parker Pen building and Court House in the foreground. Caption reads: "Aeroplane View of Janesville, ... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of central Janesville from the the courthouse. There are signs advertising Parker Pens and Coca-Cola. Churches are on the horizon. Caption re... |
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| Description: | View up sidewalk toward the insane asylum. Turrets are on either side of the entrance, and wings with wards are on both sides. Caption reads: "Rock County ... |
| Date: | 1941 |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard view of the tuberculosis sanatorium. Caption reads: "Pinehurst Sanatorium, Janesville, Wis." |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard view of the Chevrolet Motor Company headquarters and auto plant. Caption reads: "Chevrolet Motor Company, Janesville, Wis." |
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| Description: | View across street towards a general merchandise store. Apartments are on the second and third floor. Pennants are hanging in the front window. Caption rea... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard view of a six-story corner hotel. Automobiles are parked at the curb. The cinema next door is showing Richard Arlen in "Burning Up." Cap... |
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| Description: | View of a four-story corner hotel on a street corner. The arched entrance has columns. An automobile is parked at the curb. Caption reads: "Hotel Myers, Ja... |
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