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| Date: | 1956 |
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| Description: | Constructing the Madeline Island Historical Museum in La Pointe which consists of four separate buildings. L-to-r: jail; American Fur Trade storage buildin... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Sheriff John MacKenzie poses in front of the Portage jail with his staff. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | The Langlade County Court House and jail. |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | View of the Lafayette County courthouse, with the jail in the background. |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | A roughly built jail, constructed before 1836. Vineyard would have been held here a short time before he was released on bail. |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | Reportedly the first jail to be built in Wisconsin, this jail was built somewhere between 1830 and 1835 from hewn logs. Iowa County was organized within th... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the county jail in Sturgeon Bay. Caption reads: "New County Jail, Sturgeon Bay, Wis." |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Group posing on lawn outside of the large brick building with a steep hip roof. Four men are identified (from left to right) as the turnkey, William MacKen... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | A street view of the Court House and jail. Caption reads: "Court House and Jail, Machias, Me." |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | A decorative page featuring Dane County public buildings, including a court house, a jail, the poor farm building, and two views of an asylum. |
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| Description: | A view of the Juarez, Mexico city jail. Officers and other men stand in front of the structure, made of adobe. Brick arches trim the windows and doorway. O... |
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| Description: | View of the Green Lake County Courthouse and Jail. The courthouse, built in 1899, features stairs leading to a central pavilion. The jail can be seen to th... |
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| Description: | View of the Green Lake County Courthouse and Jail. Two children stand on the steps of the jail, built in 1869. The courthouse, built in 1863, is on the rig... |
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| Description: | Elevated view looking out across town buildings to a plain beyond. The Hill County Jail can be seen to the right of the main street; it was constructed in ... |
| Date: | 12 30 1912 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcardview from across a street of the exterior of the new two-story brick jail. Caption reads: "New Jail, Alma, Wis." |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View of Athens City Hall, built in 1903-1904, featuring a central dome and clock tower. A water tower can be seen beyond the city jail to the left. |
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| Description: | Letterhead on blue paper of the Waushara County Clerk's office, with a three-quarter halftone view of the county courthouse and jail and the Waushara Count... |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| 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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