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Log House on River Road

Date: 1908
Description: Colorized postcard view of a log cabin with a front porch and vines growing on the side. Caption reads: "Log House on River Road, Beloit, Wis."
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Family Driving

Date: 1903
Description: George S. Parker and family seated in their car, one of the first automobiles in Janesville. Behind them is a couple in another car.
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Frances Reneau and Her Son Thomas

Date: 05 13 1945
Description: Frances Reneau with her son Thomas on her lap seated on a lawn on a residential street. Mrs. Reneau wears a corsage on her lapel and the toddler, Thomas, h...
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Highland Avenue, Looking South

Date: 1910
Description: Colorized postcard view of Highland Avenue looking south, with homes, sidewalks and a row of young trees on the terrace. Caption reads: "Highland Ave., loo...
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Dr. Evert Wallenfeldt, President of Milton College

Date: 10 15 1963
Description: The two sons of Dr. Evert and Phyllis Wallenfeldt are shown playing with their wirehaired dog, Chips, in the leaves on the family lawn. Jeffrey, 7, is on t...
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High School

Date: 1907
Description: Black and white photographic postcard of the high school. A sign on the building reads: "Public School." Caption reads: "High School, Edgerton, Wis."
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One of Edgerton's Fine Residences

Date: 1911
Description: Black and white photographic postcard of a two-story brick house with a large front yard. Caption reads: "One of Edgerton's Fine Residences, Edgerton, Wis....
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Eager Free Public Library

Date: 1909
Description: Hand-colored view of the public library, a red brick building with bay windows flanking the entrance. Caption reads: "Eager Free Public Library, Evansville...
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Country Club

Date: 1919
Description: Colored postcard view of the country club. Women are on the porch, and men are in rocking chairs on the lawn. Caption reads: "Country Club, Janesville, Wis...
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Soldiers' Monument

Date: 1909
Description: View looking up at the Soldiers' Monument, a single column with a statue of a soldier on the top. Caption reads: "Soldiers' Monument, Janesville, Wis."
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Pinehurst Sanatorium

Date: 1941
Description: Colorized postcard view of the tuberculosis sanatorium. Caption reads: "Pinehurst Sanatorium, Janesville, Wis."
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Beloit Tourism Center

Date: 1967
Description: View of the Beloit Tourism Center. Women and children are walking to and from the building. A child is drinking from an outdoor water-fountain (bubbler) on...
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Gymnasium

Date: 01 12 1911
Description: Text from front reads: "Gymnasium, Beloit College, Beloit, Wis." The brick Georgian Revival building was completed in 1903. It is now a student union.
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Grade and High School

Date: 09 10 1911
Description: Text on front reads: "Grade and High School, Evansville, Wis." The three-story school was built in 1868 with an addition in 1898. In 1918 a second school, ...
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Emerson Hall

Date: 10 26 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "Emerson Hall, Beloit, Wis." The Tudor Revival building was constructed in 1897 as a dormitory for women. It is built of brick with ma...

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