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Recital Room at the State School for the Blind

Date: 1893
Description: Music recital room at the State School for the Blind with seven rows of seating, a piano and cello. Adorning the front wall is the Latin phrase "Lux Oritur...
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State School for the Blind

Date: 1893
Description: Interior of the State School for the Blind, perhaps a study or room for recreation. Included in the room are several tables with small models, a piano, and...
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Mrs. Belle Knickerbocker

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Description: Carte-de-visite full-length portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Mrs. Belle Knickerbocker of Shullsburg, Wisconsin. She is holding a book in her left...
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Horace Moore

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Description: Full-length carte-de-visite portrait of Horace Moore of Richfield, Wisconsin, a member of the 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 15th Army Corps Band. Discharged J...
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Charles C. Stone

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Description: Full-length carte-de-visite portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Charles C. Stone of Decatur, Wisconsin, a member of the 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 1...
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Edward G. Kneeland

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Description: Full-length carte-de-visite portrait of Edward G. Kneeland of Shullsburg, Wisconsin, a member of the 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 15th Army Corps Band.
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Little Stone House

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Description: Sketch of a residential home. Text reads: "'Little Stone House' 1841".
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Janesville Public Library

Date: 1903
Description: Interior view of the Janesville Public Library. There is large librarian's desk, with a bust of Abraham Lincoln to the right. Behind the desk are two colum...
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Edwin O. Kimberly

Date: 1900
Description: Photographic calling card of Colonel Edwin O. Kimberly. During the Civil War he was in the 3rd Wisconsin Infantry. It is noted on the card that he was the ...
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Locomotive Engine No. 632

Date: 1886
Description: Right side view of Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway locomotive engine no. 632.
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Locomotive Engine No. 2872

Date: 1937
Description: Left side view of the locomotive engine no. 2872, a steam locomotive of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company.
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Rath Church Decorating Service

Date: 10 31 1958
Description: Portrait of Clemens Rath, head of Rath Church Decorating Service, 3331 University Avenue, standing beside a glass mosaic window made by the firm for St. Pa...
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Rath Church Decorating Service

Date: 10 31 1958
Description: View of one of the 14 stations-of-the-cross glass mosaic panels recently installed at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Janesville. In this panel, Christ is...
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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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Protesting Donald Trump

Date: 03 29 2016
Description: A large group of people gathering outdoors at the Donald Trump rally. Luke McGowan-Arnold is playing his guitar, (with a harmonica and American flag attach...
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Katy Tur Covering the Donald Trump Rally

Date: 03 29 2016
Description: NBC news correspondent Katy Tur is standing outdoors and speaking into a microphone. She is reporting on the Donald Trump rally. A camera operator is stand...
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Interviewing Protesters

Date: 03 29 2016
Description: A young woman holding a red notebook and standing next to a camera is holding out a microphone towards several protesters at the Donald Trump rally. The pr...
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"You're a Mean One" Protest Sign

Date: 03 29 2016
Description: Three young people, two men and one women, are sitting on the curb in front of a fence with a sign reading: "No Trespassing By Order of Police." Behind the...
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Man Talking to Trump Supporters

Date: 03 29 2016
Description: Standing in the foreground in front of a fence are two people with cameras filming an African American man talking to a group of people who are Trump suppo...
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Group Portrait at the Donald Trump Rally

Date: 03 29 2016
Description: Two men and a woman are posing for a photograph outside the Donald Trump rally. The man on the left is wearing a hat and vest marking him as a disabled vet...

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