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Edwin H. Allen Jr.

Date: 05 1949
Description: Portrait of Edwin H. Allen Jr., of Janesville. In 1935, he was elected assistant editor of The Dormite, a University of Cincinnati publication. In 1...
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"Mrs. Richard Adams"

Date: 1887
Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of a woman identified as "Mrs. Adams."
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Richard Adams

Date: 1887
Description: Waist-up carte-de-visite portrait of Richard Adams, a member of the 16th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, Company "F."
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Rural Free Delivery

Date: 03 1955
Description: Four mailboxes and a tree are silhouetted against the sky with low clouds on South River Road.
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Crystal Still Life

Date: 1955
Description: Still life arrangement with a Coleus plant, a decanter and two pieces of stemware in front of a window. Taken in the Lincoln-Tallman House.
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Toledo Scale

Date: 06 08 1928
Description: Man weighing container on Toledo scale at Janesville Pure Milk Co.
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United Automobile Workers Christmas Party

Date: 1945
Description: View from the front of a theater towards children sitting in the audience. Standing in the aisle on the right is a man who is dressed as Santa Claus.
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Riverside Cottage

Date: 05 1938
Description: Vines are growing on trellises on the side of a small cottage on the Rock River. There is a birdbath in the yard, as well as a birdhouse on a pole. An auto...
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Parker Pen Company

Date: 07 1936
Description: Cars are parked on the street in front of the 1915 brick Parker Pen factory and office building. There is a large water tower on the left. The building was...
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Captain Thomas Slagg

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Description: A quarter-length portrait of Thomas Slagg, a captain in Company H.
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Bessie the Cow

Date: 1967
Description: Rear view of a man kneeling on the ground while taking a photograph of his wife and son who are posing in front of a large fiberglass statue of a brown and...
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Workers Protesting

Date: 03 29 2016
Description: Three men walking and holding a banner which reads: "Donald Trump racist enemy of all workers.workers.org," in front of a crowd of protesters outside the D...
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Protester in a Squirrel Costume

Date: 03 29 2016
Description: Two men hold up protest signs, both reading "Trump deez [sic] nuts!" The man on the right wears a full body squirrel costume and holds a pair of cloth acor...
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Free Hugs Project

Date: 03 29 2016
Description: Ken Nwadike, founder of the Free Hugs Project, is wearing a black and white "Free Hugs" t-shirt while starting to embrace an elderly man. A man in the fore...
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Line of Media Personnel

Date: 03 29 2016
Description: A line of photographers, reporters, and other media personnel lining up in the back of the Janesville Conference Center waiting to enter the Donald Trump r...
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Trump Supporter Talking to Protesters

Date: 03 29 2016
Description: Temporary fences are along both sides of a narrow sidewalk outside the Donald Trump rally. Behind the fence on the left side are several protesters holding...
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Young Woman Pepper Sprayed

Date: 03 29 2016
Description: A fifteen-year-old girl is being helped through the crowd, escorted by a woman and two Rock County police officers. Her face and part of her clothing is co...
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"We Don't Need Another Umbridge" Political Poster

Date: 03 29 2016
Description: A young woman is holding up a protest sign standing among a crowd of men and women also holding signs. The woman's sign reads: "We don't need another Umbri...
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"You Can't Combover Racism" Political Poster

Date: 03 29 2016
Description: A crowd of mostly young men and women are holding up their protest signs outside the Donald Trump rally. A woman in the middle has a sign reading: "You Can...
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Donald Trump Supporters

Date: 03 29 2016
Description: A man is standing with his son outdoors while waiting to enter the Donald Trump rally. They are both wearing suits, and the father is wearing sunglasses, a...

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