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| Date: | 05 1949 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1887 |
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| Description: | Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of a woman identified as "Mrs. Adams." |
| Date: | 1887 |
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| Description: | Waist-up carte-de-visite portrait of Richard Adams, a member of the 16th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, Company "F." |
| Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers |
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| Lavinia Goodell, Celebrating Wisconsin Visionaries, Changemakers, and Storytellers |
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| Description: | Interior view of the guest bedroom furnished as it would have been in the 19th Century. There is a desk in the corner, a mirror over the fireplace, and a q... |
| Date: | 1956 |
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| Description: | Interior of the Lincoln Bedroom at the Tallman House, with a marble fireplace, tall shuttered windows, and a bed at lower left. |
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| Description: | View of the formal dining room with the table set. |
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| Description: | Color photographic postcard of William Tallman's Italian Villa residence. |
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| Description: | Color postcard of a Greek Revival House - one of the earliest permanent residences in Janesville. |
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| Description: | Detail of an elliptical opening in the ceiling of the main hall. It served a functional purpose in heating and cooling. |
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| Description: | A corner of the Family Parlor with two chairs, a grandfather clock and a fireplace. Text on reverse reads: "Abraham Lincoln visited here in 1859. The ho... |
| Date: | 03 1955 |
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| Description: | Four mailboxes and a tree are silhouetted against the sky with low clouds on South River Road. |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| 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. |
| Date: | 06 08 1928 |
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| Description: | Man weighing container on Toledo scale at Janesville Pure Milk Co. |
| Date: | 1945 |
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| 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. |
| Rock County residents discuss plans for a new Wisconsin history museum |
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| Rock County residents discuss plans for a new Wisconsin history museum |
| Online access to Wisconsin's heritage in sound |
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| Listen to stories and sounds of Wisconsin's past, including oral histories, radio programs, advertising, political speeches, and more. |
| Date: | 05 1938 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 07 1936 |
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| 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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