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| Date: | 1885 |
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| 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." |
| Date: | 1923 |
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| Description: | Two police officers holding rifles escort two prisoners into a paddywagon. Lining the road is a long, perspective view of an outdoor prison. Red text impri... |
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| Description: | Aerial view includes farm and orchards, surrounded by neighborhoods. A water tower is on the upper left half. |
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| Description: | View down curved road toward the prison exterior. The view is taken from a road uphill from the structure, allowing for a view of two sides of the prison. ... |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | View across river toward the exterior of the prison, with the central tower and wings. A boat sits at the dock on the far shoreline, and a large smokestack... |
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| Description: | View across field and fences toward the refirnatory on top of a hill. A tree-covered hill rises above the complex in the background. Outbuildings are at th... |
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| Description: | A view of the marching parade with a band leading the way. Brick buildings line the avenue, with trees behind the property. Caption reads: "Parade Avenue -... |
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| Description: | Two views, one of a ferry and the other of a chain gang. The ferry operator poses with a man in his carriage on the ferry, with trees in the background. Th... |
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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... |
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| Description: | An exterior view of the Waupun State Prison. Caption reads: "State Prison, Waupun, Wis." |
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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. |
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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... |
| Date: | 1899 |
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| Description: | This 1899 map of Dodge County, Wisconsin, shows the township and range grid, towns, sections, cities and villages, roads, railroads, post offices, cemeteri... |
| Date: | 1898 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1789 |
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| Description: | Map of New York City showing ward boundaries, ferries, streets, roads, swamps, ponds, and rivers. The properties of Lispinard, Byards, Jones, Rutgers, and ... |
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| Description: | View across road towards the gray stone reformatory. Caption reads: "State Reformatory, Green Bay, Wis." |
| Date: | 1983 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Waupun Correctional Institution." On reverse: "Waupun Correctional Institution. Located two blocks from Main Street on Madison Street... |
| Date: | 08 06 1930 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Female Prison, Wisconsin State Penitentiary, Waupun, Wis." A building that housed female prisoners surrounded by trees, fences and ga... |
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