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Manhattan Bridge

Date: 1969
Description: Manhattan Bridge, East River.
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Behind the East Lincoln Highway

Date: 1994
Description: The buildings behind the east Lincoln Highway.
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Ralph's Newsstand

Date: 1994
Description: Ralph's Newsstand on South Seventh Street.
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Washburn Observatory

Date: 1954
Description: Exterior view of the Washburn Observatory.
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Christ Presbyterian Church

Date: 1958
Description: The entrance to Christ Presbyterian Church.
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Kennedy Manor Apartments

Date: 1950
Description: The Wisconsin Avenue entrance to the Kennedy Manor apartments.
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Janesville's Hotel Myers

Date: 1919
Description: Hotel Myers, in downtown Janesville. Richard Lloyd Jones was born in Janesville in 1873 and lived there until his father, Rev. Jenkin Lloyd Jones moved th...
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941 Harvey Terrace

Date: 1914
Description: The first Madison home of Richard and Georgia Lloyd Jones, 941 Harvey Terrace. He was editor and publisher of the Wisconsin State Journal. Lake Monona is ...
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Church of Christ Scientist Exterior

Date: 1958
Description: The entrance to the Church of Christ Scientist on Wisconsin Avenue.
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Straw Lead Furnace

Date: 1880
Description: A straw lead furnace, an open hearth furnace where lead sulphite (Galena) was roasted. Located on the Rountree branch of the Little Platte River, Richard S...
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"On Strike," East Village

Date: 1968
Description: Close-up of a metal doorway in the East Village with multiple handmade posters and graffiti proclaiming a strike.
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Resting in the Sun, Coney Island

Date: 1968
Description: A group of five men and women sit on metal crates in the sun on the Coney Island boardwalk.
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Richard Ela Company

Date: 09 29 1945
Description: Richard Ela Company, 744 Williamson Street, selling industrial and welding equipment and supplies and Hanley Implement Company, 740 Williamson Street, sell...
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Janesville House

Date: 1919
Description: A frame house on East Wall St. was once occupied by the family of Jenkin Lloyd Jones just before they moved to Chicago. His son, Richard Lloyd Jones was b...
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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...
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Richard Ela Company

Date: 09 29 1945
Description: Vertical view of the Richard Ela Company, 744 Williamson Street selling industrial and welding equipment and supplies and Hanley Implement Company 740 Will...
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A Boy, East 102nd Street

Date: 1968
Description: A boy in a short coat stands in front of a brick wall in a debris-strewn alley at East 102nd Street.
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Boys Playing in Abandoned Building, East Village

Date: 1968
Description: View from below of two boys standing in a doorway opening of an abandoned brick building in the East Village.
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Children Posing, Coney Island

Date: 1968
Description: A group of five girls holding school books pose for a portrait in front of a building on Coney Island.
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Wisconsin State Capitol Covered in Frost

Date: 01 14 1952
Description: The Wisconsin State Capitol and park covered in hoar frost and fog.

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