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Bedroom at the State School for the Blind

Date: 1893
Description: Sleeping quarters at the State School for the Blind, with four single beds, a dresser, a chair, and a table.
Photograph

State Institute for the Blind

Date: 1915
Description: The State Institute for the Blind.
Postcard

Post Office

Date: 
Description: Exterior of the Post Office. Caption reads: "Post Office, Janesville, Wis."
Postcard

Exterior of Post Office

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior of the post office. Caption reads: "Post-Office, Janesville, Wis."
Postcard

Soldiers' Monument

Date: 1905
Description: A memorial for Civil War soldiers and sailors. Caption reads: "Janesville, Wis. Soldiers Monument."
Postcard

Frances Willard School

Date: 
Description: Colorized postcard of an exterior view of the Frances Willard School with an American flag near the front door. Caption reads: "Frances Willard School, Jan...
Photograph

Presidential Candidate Richard M. Nixon

Date: 1960
Description: Republican presidential candidate Richard M. Nixon speaks at an outdoor event. There is an airplane in the background. Patricia Nixon is shown seated behin...
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Grand Army of the Republic Parade During State Encampment

Date: 1925
Description: Elevated view of Union veterans, some holding a banner reading "Iron Brigade," marching on a downtown street in a parade during a state encampment.
Print

Parker Pen Co. Letterhead

Date: 
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,...
Photograph

Memorial Day March

Date: 1920
Description: Small group of elderly men, two of them bearing, respectively, a U.S. Flag, and a banner, perhaps a company roster. This may be a group of Civil War vetera...
Map or Atlas

Map of Janesville, Wis. Showing Numbering System & Wards

Date: 1900
Description: This map is indexed and shows numbering system, public buildings and parks, wards, and voting booths.
Photograph

Janesville Rotary Club Entertains University of Wisconsin, Beloit, and Milton College Foreign Students

Date: 02 11 1961
Description: Ninety-two foreign students attending the U.W., Beloit, and Milton Colleges representing 35 countries took buses to Janesville where they were guests of th...
Photograph

Trump Shirt and Hats

Date: 03 29 2016
Description: Display of Donald Trump merchandise, including several red baseball caps, red bucket hats, and a pink t-shirt, all with his campaign slogan "Make America G...
Photograph

Trump Campaign Buttons

Date: 03 29 2016
Description: Display of Trump campaign buttons for sale at the Donald Trump rally. Most of the buttons read: "Trump 2016" and include his image or a simple American fla...
Photograph

Selling Trump Merchandise

Date: 03 29 2016
Description: Two African American men are attaching buttons to a display on the hood of a car in a parking lot outside the Donald Trump rally. T-shirts and hats bearing...
Photograph

Donald Trump Merchandise

Date: 03 29 2016
Description: A man wearing a volunteer badge for the Janesville Donald Trump rally is sitting on a stool outdoors next to a small display of campaign merchandise. The t...
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Trump Clothing and a Mask

Date: 03 29 2016
Description: A woman is standing behind her merchandise in a parking lot outside of the Janesville Donald Trump rally. She is wearing sunglasses, and a hat bearing the ...
Photograph

"Police Lives Matter" Sign

Date: 03 29 2016
Description: A young man is standing outdoors wearing a UW Badgers sweater, a Kansas City Chiefs cap, and sunglasses and is holding up two signs. The one on the right r...
Photograph

"Veterans for Trump" Sign

Date: 03 29 2016
Description: An elderly man in a suit is holding a sign reading: "Veterans for Trump, Make America Great Again!" Other men and women are standomg around him waiting to ...
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Donald Trump Supporters at a Rally

Date: 03 29 2016
Description: Two Donald Trump supporters are shaking hands outside of the Janesville Conference Center. The man on the right is wearing a cowboy hat and is holding a ph...

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