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Grand Hotel

Date: 1905
Description: The Grand Hotel. Caption reads: "Grand Hotel, Janesville, Wis."
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The Lappin Block

Date: 1892
Description: The Lappin block, Ed. Carpenter, proprietor. Businesses on this block include: Bort, Baily & Co., Dry Goods and Carpets; A.F. Hall & Co., "The Reliable Jew...
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West Milwaukee Street

Date: 1904
Description: View down left side of street towards the right side of the street. A man is on a horse-drawn wagon in the left foreground. Storefronts are on the right. C...
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Janesville's Hotel Myers

Date: 1919
Description: Hotel Myers, in downtown Janesville. Richard Lloyd Jones was born in Janesville in 1873 and lived there until his father, Rev. Jenkin Lloyd Jones moved th...
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Janesville's Milwaukee Street looking east from the Bridge

Date: 1919
Description: Street scene with pedestrians near Milwaukee Street bridge. The Hotel Myers is in the background. The Lappin-Hayes Block is seen to the right of the Myer...
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Janesville's Commercial District

Date: 1919
Description: Pedestrians and automobiles downtown. A street-railroad track runs down the middle of the road.
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Parker Pen Co. Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Parker Pen Company, with a three-quarter view of the company building, with people walking on the sidewalk, and a streetcar, automobiles,...
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Corner Milwaukee and Franklin Streets

Date: 1911
Description: Illustration of a street corner in downtown Janesville. A horse-drawn buggy, a streetcar and pedestrians are in the street. Caption reads: "Corner Milwauke...
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Main Street Looking North

Date: 1915
Description: Color illustration of of a central street scene. A horse and wagon, automobile and streetcar in the street. A drug store in the lower left. A cigar store i...
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Milwaukee Street Looking East

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Description: Color illustration of a central street scene. The Hotel Myers is on the right, and automobiles and pedestrians are in the street. Caption reads: "Milwaukee...
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West Milwaukee Street

Date: 1910
Description: View of buildings along one side of a downtown street. Streetcar tracks run along the street. There is a large sign on the side of a building on the right ...
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Hotel Myers

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Description: View of a four-story corner hotel on a street corner. The arched entrance has columns. An automobile is parked at the curb. Caption reads: "Hotel Myers, Ja...

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