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| Date: | 1960 |
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| Description: | Parking lot at the General Motors plant. |
| Date: | 1960 |
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| 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... |
| Brief history of the General Motors plant in Janesville. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Trim lathe used by the Parker Pen Company of Janesville, Wisconsin to manufacture pen barrels and caps, c. 1946-1999. (Museum Object #2001.51.1) |
| Learn about the strong influence Wisconsin held on the national automobile industry in the early-mid 20th Century. |
| Automobiles in Wisconsin History |
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| Read about the evolution of the automotive industry and the drastic changes in manufacturing work, road infrastructure, the economy and American culture. |
| View a pictorial review of the Wisconsin State Fair from 1851 when it began. |
| Read about Black history in Wisconsin. There are many links to original documents, pictures, eyewitness accounts, and other primary sources. |
| Date: | 02 11 1961 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 10 1969 |
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| Description: | A street map of Janesville showing the block numbers on each street. Other landmarks are labeled such as chain stores, parks, schools, manufacturing compa... |
| Date: | 1967 |
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| 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... |
| Community: | Janesville |
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| County: | Rock |
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| Reference Number: | 11538 |
| Community: | Janesville |
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| County: | Rock |
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| Reference Number: | 11571 |
| Community: | Janesville |
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| County: | Rock |
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| Reference Number: | 11643 |
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| County: | Rock |
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| Reference Number: | 126019 |
| Community: | Janesville |
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| County: | Rock |
| Historic Name: | TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH FACILITY |
| Reference Number: | 18372 |
| Community: | Janesville |
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| County: | Rock |
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| Reference Number: | 18404 |
| Community: | Janesville |
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| Reference Number: | 18410 |
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| Reference Number: | 18447 |
| Community: | Janesville |
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| County: | Rock |
| Historic Name: | Playmore Bowl - AMF sign |
| Reference Number: | 186381 |
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