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Sauk County Jail

Date: 1918
Description: Dog kennels and houses border the Sauk County Jail in Baraboo. Taken from the Northeast corner of the intersection of Broadway and 2nd Avenue in Baraboo. T...
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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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Ho-Chunk Man and Two Children

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Description: A Ho-Chunk man, two children, and a dog are standing outside a large brick building with bars over the windows. Identified as probably John Mike and the ch...
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Ho-Chunk Group in Front of County Jail

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Description: Ho-Chunk men and women sitting outside on the lawn of a large building with bars. Identified as probably the family of Jim Swallow at the County Jail. Jim ...
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Courthouse and Jail

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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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Marathon County Jail

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Description: View across lawn toward the facade and side of the Marathon County Jail. A porch wraps around one corner of the first floor, below a round turret that exte...
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General Town View, Hillsboro, Texas

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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 ...
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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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Grant County Jail

Date: 1915
Description: Exterior of the Grant County Jailhouse.
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Dodge County Jail

Date: 02 20 1900
Description: Exterior view of the Dodge County Jail.
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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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Jackson County Jail and Sheriff Residence

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Description: View across snow-covered ground towards a brick building. There are two men posing standing near the corner of the building on the right. The structure is ...
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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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