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View of the City of Waupun, Wis., Situated in Fond du Lac & Dodge Counties.

Date: 1885
Description: Bird's-eye map of Waupun on the Rock River. There is an inset at top center of "Althouse, Wheeler & Co., Windmills and Pumps."
Postcard

Wisconsin State Prison

Date: 1920
Description: Caption reads: "Front Yard Wis State Prison." Landscaped yard with plants in urns on the lawn near a path in the foreground.
Postcard

Wisconsin State Prison

Date: 1920
Description: Caption reads: "Front Yard Wis State Prison Waupun Wis."
Postcard

Wisconsin State Prison

Date: 1915
Description: Aerial view of the Wisconsin State Prison. Caption reads: "Aerial View, Wisconsin State Prison, Waupun, Wis."
Photograph

Wisconsin State Prison

Date: 1900
Description: View of the south end of the new dining room in the Wisconsin State Prison. A man is standing next to a long table filled with plants. Large windows are al...
Photograph

State Prison

Date: 1910
Description: View of the guards' room in the Wisconsin State Prison.
Photograph

Wisconsin State Prison

Date: 1905
Description: Caption reads: "Front Yard Wisconsin State Prison Waupun."
Photograph

State Prison

Date: 1865
Description: Elevated view of the Wisconsin State Prison.
Photograph

State Prison

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of a then recently completed cell block at the State Prison.
Photograph

Industrial Home for Women

Date: 1920
Description: The dormitory building of the Taycheedah Industrial Home for Women.
Photograph

Prison Cemetery

Date: 1955
Description: Cemetery surrounded by trees. There is a fence and field in the distance.
Photograph

Aerial View of State Reformatory

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Description: Aerial view includes farm and orchards, surrounded by neighborhoods. A water tower is on the upper left half.
Map or Atlas

General Sherman's campaign war map

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Description: Map covering most of Georgia and South Carolina, showing defenses along the seacoast and around the principal towns, Confederate prisons at Andersonville a...
Photograph

Waupun State Prison

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Description: A couple walks outside the gates of the Waupun State Prison, built in 1854. The tower of the central building can be seen beyond the gates.
Photograph

Waupun State Prison

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Description: Exterior view of Waupun State Prison, built in 1854. A woman and child are standing near the arched stone wall. Beyond the prison gates is the tower of the...
Photograph

Waupun State Prison

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Description: Exterior view of Waupun State Prison, built in 1854. Two men are standing at the main entrance gate. Beyond the prison gates is the tower of the main build...
Map or Atlas

Dodge County, Wisconsin

Date: 1899
Description: This 1899 map of Dodge County, Wisconsin, shows the township and range grid, towns, sections, cities and villages, roads, railroads, post offices, cemeteri...
Map or Atlas

Waupun Wisconsin

Date: 1898
Description: This is a map of Waupun in 1898 that shows labeled streets, railroads, and the location of the state prison. There are annotations on the map in what appea...
Map or Atlas

Plan of the City of New York

Date: 1789
Description: Map of New York City showing ward boundaries, ferries, streets, roads, swamps, ponds, and rivers. The properties of Lispinard, Byards, Jones, Rutgers, and ...
Postcard

Front Gate, Wis. State Prison

Date: 1915
Description: Slightly elevated view of the front gate at the Wisconsin State Prison, taken from inside the prison grounds. In the foreground is the walkway to the gate ...

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