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Beloit Public Library

Date: 1910
Description: The Beloit Public Library. Caption reads: "Public Library, Beloit, Wis."
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Janesville Public Library

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior view of the Janesville Public Library. Caption reads: "Public Library, Janesville, Wis."
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Edgerton Public Library

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Description: View of the Edgerton Public Library from the front. Caption reads: "Public Library, Beloit, Wis."
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Interior of Public Library

Date: 1908
Description: View of the reading room at the Public Library. Bookshelves are along the walls. Caption reads: "Interior of Public Library, Janesville, Wis."
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Janesville Public Library

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior view of the Janesville Public Library on South Main Street.
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Eager Free Public Library

Date: 1920
Description: Front view of the Eager Free Public Library.
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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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Janesville Public Library

Date: 1903
Description: Interior view of the Janesville Public Library. The reverse of the cardboard backing reads: "IV Waterbirds, Ducks, Gulls, Pelican." A second note reads: "C...
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Eager Free Public Library

Date: 1905
Description: View from street towards the library. Caption reads: "Eager Free Public Library, Evansville, Wis."
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Eager Free Public Library

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior view of library. Caption reads: "Eager Free Public Library, Evansville, Wis."
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Public School

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Description: The exterior of the public school. The building features two entrances and a bell tower.
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Public Bathroom

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Description: A path leads up to large multi-stall outhouse or public bathroom, which stands alone in a grassy field in front of some trees.
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Edgerton Public Library

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Description: View towards the entrance to the Edgerton Public Library, with a sidewalk in front, and a driveway to the left of the building. An American flag on a flagp...
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Janesville Public High School

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Description: View of the high school, which has a turret and an arched entrance. Caption reads: "Janesville Public High School, Janesville, Wis."
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Beloit Public Library

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Description: Interior view of the Beloit Public Library. There are reading tables with large lamps, bentwood chairs, and bookshelves throughout the room.
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Beloit Public Library

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Description: Interior view, perhaps from the entrance, of the Beloit Public Library. There is a large librarian's desk in the center, with freestanding bookshelves on b...
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Janesville Public Library

Date: 1903
Description: Interior view of the Janesville Public Library. The library opened in 1903 and was funded by Andrew Carnegie at $30,000 and Eldred at $10,000. The reverse ...
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Beloit Public Library

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Description: Exterior view of the old Beloit Public Library. There is a bicycle lying on the lawn near the front entrance.
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Beloit Public Library

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Description: Interior view of the Beloit Public Library. This image is also available as a cyanotype. The reverse of the cyanotype version has a note: "Patton + Miller,...
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Janesville Public Library

Date: 1903
Description: Interior view of the Janesville Public Library. There is large librarian's desk, with a bust of Abraham Lincoln to the right. Behind the desk are two colum...

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