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Bird's-Eye View of the City of La Crosse

Date: 1867
Description: Bird's-eye map of La Crosse with nine insets of residences, schools, and the Court House and Jail.
Photograph

Dane County Courthouse and Jail

Date: 1880
Description: Exterior view of the Dane County Courthouse, which was erected in 1850 and demolished in 1883, with the County jail to the right.
Photograph

Langlade County Court House and Jail

Date: 1900
Description: The Langlade County Court House and jail.
Photograph

Court House and Jail in Crandon

Date: 1910
Description: Crandon courthouse and jail.
Photograph

Lafayette County Courthouse and Jail

Date: 1935
Description: View of the Lafayette County courthouse, with the jail in the background.
Photograph

Dane County Courthouse

Date: 1920
Description: The Dane County Courthouse, 207 West Main Street, and Dane County Jail, 219 West Main Street.
Photograph

Milwaukee County Court House Marker

Date: 1900
Description: Plaque marking the site of the first Court House, first and second jails, and the first County Offices. Erected by Milwaukee County, the plaque has classi...
Photograph

Dane County Delegation to the Centennial Exposition

Date: 08 18 1948
Description: The delegation of state, county, city, university, and business officials is shown as the caravan is about to leave from the Dane County Courthouse, 207 We...
Photograph

Court House and Jail

Date: 1920
Description: A street view of the Court House and jail. Caption reads: "Court House and Jail, Machias, Me."
Photograph

Dane County Public Buildings

Date: 1911
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.
Photograph

North Branch Extension Canal

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Description: Bird's-eye view of the north branch extension canal on the Susquehanna river, surrounded by smaller renderings of structures of interest around the town in...
Photograph

Courthouse and Jail

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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...
Photograph

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...
Photograph

Sheriff's Residence

Date: 1905
Description: The Dane County sheriff's residence, with the county jail behind. A corner of the Dane County Court House is seen on the far left.
Print

Waushara County Courthouse and Jail Letterhead

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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...
Photograph

Snowy Third Street

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Description: View towards trees and buildings lining a snow-covered city street. Location identified as Third Street in Black River Falls, the Jackson County Courthouse...
Postcard

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."
Postcard

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."
Postcard

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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