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House on Green Street

Date: 1900
Description: View from intersection towards a residence on 4th and Green Street. The large house shows many Italianate architectural details, including ornate eaves bra...
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Krueger Children at their First Christmas

Date: 12 26 1900
Description: Jennie, in rocking chair, and Edgar Krueger, on a rocking horse, with small Christmas tree and toys, including wagon, blocks, and doll, displayed outside o...
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A Full Dozen

Date: 09 1904
Description: Edgar and Jennie Krueger playfully hunting for eggs.
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Empire Mill

Date: 1922
Description: View of Watertown near the Empire Mill, later known as the Globe.
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Watertown River View

Date: 1910
Description: View from bridge with industrial buildings on both sides. Caption reads: "River view from Main St. Bridge, Watertown, Wis."
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Tivoli Island

Date: 1900
Description: View across water towards Tivoli Island. There is a smokestack and a building among trees in the distance. Caption reads: "Tivoli Island, Watertown, Wis."
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3rd Street

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of 3rd Street. Caption reads: "Market Day, 3rd Street Looking South from Main St."
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St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. Caption reads: "Ev. Lutheran St. John's Church, Watertown, Wis."
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Schurz's First Kindergarten

Date: 1947
Description: Side view of a monument erected on the site of Mrs. Carl Schurz's first kindergarten in America. A hand-pump is in the background near a brick wall.
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Sacred Heart College

Date: 1912
Description: Exterior view of Sacred Heart College. Caption reads: "Sacred Heart College, Watertown, Wis."
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Riverview Park

Date: 1920
Description: View of Riverview Park, with gazebo and slide in foreground. Caption reads: "Riverview Park, Watertown, Wis."
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Post Office

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior view of the post office on the corner of 2nd and Madison.
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Octagon House

Date: 1950
Description: View of the spiral staircase inside Richards' Octagon House.
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Octagon House

Date: 1940
Description: View of the Octagon House's spiral stairway.
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Octagon House

Date: 1940
Description: View of the spiral staircase inside the Octagon House.
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Octagon House

Date: 1948
Description: Exterior view of the Octagon House, built by John Richards, an early local lawyer.
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Octagon House

Date: 1945
Description: Exterior view of the Octagon House.
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Octagon House

Date: 1951
Description: Exterior view of the Octagon House, built by the Hon. John Richards and completed in about 1852.
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Octagon House Model

Date: 1948
Description: A model of the Richards' Octagon House, showing the original structure of the porches.
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Octagon House

Date: 1912
Description: Exterior view of the Octagon House. Caption reads: "The Octagon House. Built 1852 by Hon. John Richards on Richards Hill. Watertown, Wis."

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