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Property Record

807A S FREMONT ST

Community: Janesville
County: Rock
Historic Name: 
Reference Number: 86960
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Townsend Oil Tractor Advertisement

Date: 1919
Description: Advertisement for the Townsend Oil Tractor featuring an illustration of a man using a telescope to watch another man rake in a pile of money. The headline ...
Property Record

2317 N PARKER DR

Community: Janesville
County: Rock
Historic Name: Strunk Pig House
Reference Number: 86553
Photograph

Landscaping along Foundation and Porch

Date: 06 1926
Description: View of climbing plants on trellises along the foundation and porch of a house.
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Townsend Tractors Advertisement

Date: 
Description: Advertisement for the Townsend Tractor Company entitled: "Townsend Tractors Can't Be Beat When It Comes to Steady Belt Power."
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Maintaining Engine Temperature Diagram

Date: 1916
Description: Inner pages of a booklet advertising Townsend oil tractors featuring a diagram of the equipment along with a paragraph of text entitled: "Maintaining Right...
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Townsend Tractor Advertisement

Date: 1916
Description: Advertisement for the Townsend heavy duty 12-20 horsepower tractor featuring three photographs of the tractor at work on a farm along with testimonies from...
Photograph

Hammer Mill Used on Wilke Farm

Date: 1931
Description: A man using an International Harvester No. 1 Hammer Mill on the farm of Herman Wilke.
Book or Pamphlet

Samson Tractor Advertisement

Date: 1916
Description: Interior spread of a pamphlet advertising Samson tractors. The pages feature an illustration of the tractor and a sectional view of the transmission, along...
Photograph

Farmer's Birthday

Date: 07 07 1983
Description: John Fitzsimmons and Barton Voegeli take a break from discing the fields to eat the birthday cake that Voegeli's wife made to celebrate the occasion.
Historical Essay

Manufacturing in Wisconsin

Brief history of manufacturing in Wisconsin.
Property Record

122 S RIVER ST

Community: Janesville
County: Rock
Historic Name: Janesville Machine Company
Reference Number: 19365
Property Record

611 E COURT ST

Community: Janesville
County: Rock
Historic Name: R.J. RICHARDSON HOUSE
Reference Number: 50177
Property Record

170 S JACKSON ST

Community: Janesville
County: Rock
Historic Name: James Harris House
Reference Number: 20108
Historical Essay

Wisconsin State Fair - Image Gallery Essay

View a pictorial review of the Wisconsin State Fair from 1851 when it began.
Historical Essay

Lincoln, Abraham (in Wisconsin)

Documented and Legendary Accounts of Lincoln's Visits to Wisconsin
Abraham Lincoln's visits to Wisconsin, documented and legendary.
Historical Essay

Black History in Wisconsin

Read about Black history in Wisconsin. There are many links to original documents, pictures, eyewitness accounts, and other primary sources.

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