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Toledo Scale

Date: 01 08 1928
Description: Man using a Toledo scale at the Mernick Dairy.
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Working at the Parker Pen Factory

Date: 10 16 1952
Description: A worker is using a machine to cut metal strips for fountain pen nibs at the Parker Pen factory.
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Sewerage Disposal Plant

Date: 1934
Description: Aerial view of Janesville showing the river fill for the new sewerage disposal plant.
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No. 1 Cotton Mill

Date: 1893
Description: The No. 1 Cotton Mill. Plank sidewalk in foreground.
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Parker Pen Screw Machine Department

Date: 1925
Description: Workers in the Parker Pen Screw Machine Department.
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GM Assembly Line

Date: 
Description: Assembly line workers at the General Motors plant.
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General Motors Employees

Date: 1987
Description: Employees of the General Motors plant in head to work.
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GM Automobile Frame in Factory

Date: 1987
Description: An automobile frame on the assembly line at the General Motors plant.
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General Motors Parking Lot

Date: 1960
Description: Parking lot at the General Motors plant.
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Nutrena Feeds Factory

Date: 
Description: Elevated view over a freight train of the Nutrena Feeds factory.
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Samson Tractor Factory

Date: 
Description: Panoramic view of Samson Tractor Factory with employees in front of building.
Print

Rock River Cotton Co. Memohead

Date: 
Description: Memohead of the Rock River Cotton Company, with an elevated three-quarter view of the company building on the left, and a branch of the cotton plant with b...
Map or Atlas

Sanborn Map of Janesville

Date: 1915
Description: A Sanborn map of a portion of Janesville, including the Rock River Sugar Company.
Postcard

Beet Sugar Factory

Date: 1904
Description: View across field toward the beet sugar factory. Caption reads: "Beet Sugar Factory, Janesville, Wis."
Postcard

Parker Pen Company

Date: 
Description: View across street towards the Parker Pen Factory, with a large, electric sign on the roof. Caption reads: "Parker Pen Company, Janesville, Wis."
Postcard

Chevrolet Motor Company

Date: 
Description: Colorized postcard view of the Chevrolet Motor Company headquarters and auto plant. Caption reads: "Chevrolet Motor Company, Janesville, Wis."
Photograph

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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