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Sewerage Disposal Plant

Date: 1934
Description: Aerial view of Janesville showing the river fill for the new sewerage disposal plant.
Photograph

Rock River

Date: 1905
Description: Wagon bridge and dam on the Rock River at Monteray.
Postcard

Fourth Avenue Bridge

Date: 1905
Description: The Fourth Avenue bridge above the dam. Caption reads: "Steamboat Landing at 4th Ave. Bridge Above the Dam, Janesville, Wis."
Postcard

Janesville Dam

Date: 1905
Description: View across the dam in Janesville. Caption reads: "The Dam, Janesville, Wis."
Photograph

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...
Map or Atlas

Map of Janesville Wis. Showing Numbering System

Date: 1924
Description: This map of Janesville was distrusted by the Fifield Lumber Company and features labeled streets, the Rock River, and Fifield Lumber Company buildings in r...
Map or Atlas

Janesville, Rock Co., Wisconsin Street Numbering System

Date: 10 1969
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...
Map or Atlas

Wright's Map of Janesville, Wis.

Date: 1911
Description: This map shows streets, railroads, the city house numbering system, and the Rock River. The left margin includes a street index.
Postcard

Rock River Wagon Bridge and Dam, at Monteray

Date: 1907
Description: Color illustration of a bridge over a dam on the Rock River. Caption reads: "Rock River Wagon Bridge and Dam, at Monteray, Janesville, Wis."
Postcard

View of Janesville from the Railroad Bridge

Date: 1909
Description: Colorized postcard view of central Janesville from the railroad bridge over the Rock River. Warehouses are along the river's edge. Caption reads: "View of ...
Postcard

Jackson Street Bridge

Date: 1945
Description: View across water toward a concrete arch bridge over the Rock River. Caption reads: "Jackson Street Bridge, Janesville, Wis."
Postcard

Rock River and Railroad Bridge at Monterey

Date: 1906
Description: View of a railroad bridge and a passenger train crossing the Rock River. Caption reads: "Janesville, Wis. Rock River and Railroad Bridge at Monterey."
Postcard

Monterey Rock

Date: 1907
Description: View of Monterey Rock from the Rock River. There is a cave in the center, and a bridge in the distance.

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