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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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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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School for the Blind

Date: 
Description: Institution for the Education of the Blind.
Photograph

Frances E. Willard School

Date: 1910
Description: Frances Willard School house built in 1853.
Postcard

Frances E. Willard School

Date: 1910
Description: Frances Willard School house built in 1853. The image of a bow is printed on the left. Caption reads: "The Francis E. Willard School, Janesville, Wis."
Postcard

Janesville High School

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

Janesville High School

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior view of the Janesville High School. Caption reads: "High School, Janesville, Wis."
Drawing

Institution for the Education of the Blind

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

Institution for the Education of the Blind

Date: 1865
Description: The Institution for the Education of the Blind. Caption reads: "Institution for the Education of the Blind, Janesville, Wisc. Free to Blind Children of Wis...
Postcard

State Institute for the Blind

Date: 1870
Description: The State Institute for the Blind, a school free for blind children of Wisconsin. Caption reads: "State Institute for Blind, Janesville, Wis."
Photograph

Jefferson School

Date: 1870
Description: Jefferson School, built on the site of the first cemetery in Janesville.
Postcard

Wisconsin School for the Blind

Date: 
Description: View towards the school. Caption reads: "Wisconsin School for the Blind, Janesville, Wis."
Photograph

Frances Willard School House

Date: 
Description: Group of people outdoors at an event at Frances Willard School.
Postcard

Frances Willard School

Date: 
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...
Photograph

Temperance Group at Willard School

Date: 07 17 1909
Description: Field trip to Emma Willard's home near Janesville by the 18th annual convention of the Loyal Temperance League of Wisconsin. The sign on one of the wagons...
Map or Atlas

City Map of Janesville

Date: 1873
Description: This map shows landownership and acreages, lot and block numbers, roads and railroads, marshes, schools, churches, mills, rural buildings, and quarries. Re...

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