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City Hall, Jail and Amusement Park

Date: 1905
Description: Jail, City Hall, and an amusement park. The Jail was later used as a School and Library. Caption reads: "Jail, City Hall & Amusement Park, Grand Rapids, Wi...
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New County Jail

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of the county jail in Sturgeon Bay. Caption reads: "New County Jail, Sturgeon Bay, Wis."
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Price County Jail

Date: 1910
Description: View across lawn towards the Price County Jail. Caption reads: "Price County Jail Phillips, Wis."
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Armory, Police Station, and County Jail on Broadway Street

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Description: View also includes two trees and a horse-drawn carriage. Caption reads: "Broadway Armory, Police Station and County Jail, Milwaukee."
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New Jail

Date: 12 30 1912
Description: Photographic postcardview from across a street of the exterior of the new two-story brick jail. Caption reads: "New Jail, Alma, Wis."
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County Jail

Date: 1906
Description: Photographic postcard view of the exterior of the County Jail surrounded by a lawn. A sidewalk leads to wide stone steps that rise up to an arched entrance...
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County Jail

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Description: View from street towards the county jail (and likely the county courthouse) surrounded by a fence. Caption reads: "County Jail, Hayward, Wis."
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Court House and Jail

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Description: View of the courthouse with a clock tower above the entrance. Saplings are on the lawn. Caption reads: "Court House and Jail, Jefferson, Wis."
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La Crosse County Jail

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Description: Hand-colored view of the county jail. Caption reads: "La Crosse County Jail, La Crosse, Wis."
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County Jail and North Side Fire Station

Date: 1910
Description: Two views of Manitowoc: Exterior views of the "County Jail" at top, and at the bottom the "North Side Fire Station." Caption in the center reads: "Manitowo...
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Juneau County Jail

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of the jail. Caption reads: "Juneau County Jail, Mauston, Wis."
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Richland County Jail

Date: 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "Richland Co. Jail, Richland Center, Wis." A large, ornate, brick and stone building surrounded by lawns and sidewalks. There is a tow...
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Door County Jail and Courthouse

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Door Co. Jail and Courthouse. Sturgeon Bay, Wis." The second courthouse built in 1878 of brick in the Italianate style. There is a w...

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