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| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye view of Janesville from the High School building. |
| Date: | 1865 |
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| Description: | Family portrait of the Porters, standing in front of their log cabin with a horse. |
| Date: | 1865 |
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| Description: | The Institution for the Education of the Blind. Caption reads: "Institution for the Education of the Blind, Janesville, Wisc. Free to Blind Children of Wis... |
| Date: | 1865 |
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| Description: | Milwaukee Street looking west. In the foreground is a dog standing on a bridge. Signs on a building on the right read: "Furniture" and "Valley Chief Reaper... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Janesville with a residential area in the foreground and the business district in the background. |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | View from the cupola of the old Jefferson School. The large building in the upper left is the Hyatt House, which burned in 1867. |
| Date: | 1865 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of a residential part of Janesville. |
| Date: | 1865 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Milwaukee Street. |
| Date: | 1865 |
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| Description: | A view of the Milton College campus, showing three main buildings. Caption reads: "Milton College". |
| View a pictorial review of the Wisconsin State Fair from 1851 when it began. |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Map showing a plat of the city, land ownership by name, wards by number, local streets, buildings, fair grounds, nurseries, and part of Rock River. The map... |
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