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City Hall

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of City Hall. Caption reads: "City Hall, Janesville, Wis."
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Country Club

Date: 1915
Description: The main building of a country club. A woman is standing on the porch, and a man is sitting on the lawn in a chair. Caption reads: "Country Club, Janesvill...
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Court House Park Fountain

Date: 1910
Description: The fountain in Court House Park. Caption reads: "Fountain in Court House Park, Janesville, Wis."
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Frances E. Willard School

Date: 1910
Description: Frances Willard School house built in 1853.
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Frances E. Willard School

Date: 1910
Description: Frances Willard School house built in 1853. The image of a bow is printed on the left. Caption reads: "The Francis E. Willard School, Janesville, Wis."
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State Institute for the Blind

Date: 1915
Description: The State Institute for the Blind.
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Jackson Street

Date: 1910
Description: Residential view of Jackson Street. A person is standing in the street with a bicycle, and two people are walking along the sidewalk on the right. Caption ...
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Milwaukee Street

Date: 1911
Description: Milwaukee Street with trolley and horse-drawn vehicles. Caption reads: "Milwaukee Street, Janesville, Wis."
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Exterior of Post Office

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior of the post office. Caption reads: "Post-Office, Janesville, Wis."
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Rock County Insane Asylum

Date: 1910
Description: View from road towards the insane asylum. Caption reads: "Rock County Insane Asylum, Janesville, Wis."
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Master Builders' Association Building

Date: 1915
Description: Front view of the Van Pool Brothers office, where the Master Builders' Association of Wisconsin was founded. Caption reads: "Birthplace of Master Builders ...
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View of Janesville, Wisconsin

Date: 1915
Description: Elevated view of Janesville from the School House. Caption reads: "Bird's-eye View from School house, Janesville, Wis."
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View of Janesville

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of Janesville from the West. Caption reads: "Bird's Eye View of Janesville, Wis. — Looking West."
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Elevated View of Court House

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of Janesville. Caption reads: "Bird's-eye View from Court House, Janesville, Wis."
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Carnegie Library

Date: 1911
Description: Hand-colored postcard showing an exterior view of the Carnegie Library. A small group of children is gathered on the stairs at the front of the building. C...
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Janesville's Hotel Myers

Date: 1919
Description: Hotel Myers, in downtown Janesville. Richard Lloyd Jones was born in Janesville in 1873 and lived there until his father, Rev. Jenkin Lloyd Jones moved th...
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Janesville's Milwaukee Street looking east from the Bridge

Date: 1919
Description: Street scene with pedestrians near Milwaukee Street bridge. The Hotel Myers is in the background. The Lappin-Hayes Block is seen to the right of the Myer...
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Janesville House

Date: 1919
Description: A frame house on East Wall St. was once occupied by the family of Jenkin Lloyd Jones just before they moved to Chicago. His son, Richard Lloyd Jones was b...
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Janesville's Rock River with Water Tower

Date: 1919
Description: Elevated view of the Rock River, with a large smokestack and water tower on the left. Richard Lloyd Jones was born in Janesville in 1873 and lived there u...
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Martin House, 327 Milton Ave. Janesville

Date: 1919
Description: French Second Empire style, C. Loftus Martin House, 327 Milton Ave., built ca. 1868. Richard Lloyd Jones was born in Janesville in 1873 and lived there unt...

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