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The Carl Schurz House

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior view of the Carl Schurz home in Watertown, Wisconsin. Schurz was a German-American politician and statesman. There is a horse and a horse-drawn ve...
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First Congregational Church

Date: 1909
Description: View across street toward the front and left side of the First Congregational Church. Its main entrance is part of the belfry structure. There is a large s...
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Hotel

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Description: View from street toward the facade of a hotel on a street corner. Awnings are above some of the windows, and the entrances along the sidewalk. A large sign...
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High School

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Description: View across street toward the facade and right side of a high school building. A postman walks along the sidewalk in front, and nearby a man sits in his ho...
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Masonic Temple

Date: 1900
Description: Angled view across street toward a railing along a sidewalk, and the front facade and left side of a Masonic temple building. The ground floor contains a s...
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Lewis Fountain in Veteran's Park

Date: 1898
Description: Four girls are each standing behind a child sitting in a stroller while posing around Lewis Fountain in Veteran's Park. Houses and the Civil War Veteran's ...
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Chapman Street

Date: 1900
Description: A view of tree-lined Chapman Street. Houses with broad lawn are behind tree on the left, and two carriages can be seen farther down the road.
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St. Mark's Parish School

Date: 1914
Description: View across street toward the front and right side of St. Mark's Parish School. A dirt lot is to the right.
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Residential Street

Date: 1900
Description: View toward intersection of a tree-lined unpaved street. Two large houses wide wide lawns are on the left.
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Fourth Street

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Description: View down sidewalk on the left toward homes along the right on Fourth Street.
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River Scene

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Description: View of the Rock River. Two men stand before a dam and, beyond them, a woman stands on a bridge. Downtown buildings are visible in the background.
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Rock River from Fourth Street

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Description: View of Rock River from Fourth Street. Trees line the banks of the river, and a smokestack is in silhouette behind trees in the distance.
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Rock River from Main Street Bridge

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Description: View of Rock River from Main Street Bridge. Hartig Brewery, opened in 1884, is along the right shoreline.
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Prochazka's Picnic Place on Rock River

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Description: View of Prochazka's picnic place on Rock River. The view features a small boat docked on the left near trees which crowd the shoreline. Caption reads: "Pro...
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Rock River from Main Street Bridge

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Description: View of Rock River from the Main Street Bridge. On the right industrial buildings are along the shoreline, and a bridge is in the distance.
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North Washington Street

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Description: View down North Washington Street. The road is lined with residences, most with porches and balconies. A traffic light hangs from a wire at the intersectio...
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Fourth Street Bridge

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Description: View across water toward the Fourth Street Bridge.
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Rock River Looking South from Cady Street

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Description: View of Rock River, looking south from Caly Street. The view features a bridge and downtown buildings. Caption reads: "Rock River Looking South from Cady S...
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River Scene

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Description: Elevated view of river scene near Tivoli Island. A group of people are in a boat, and one person is in another boat nearby. A bridge and industrial buildin...
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Tivoli Island

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Description: View of Tivoli Island, situated in the Rock River. A bridge spans from the island to the river bank on the right. Caption reads: "Tivoli Island."

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