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The First Kindergarten in America

Date: 1928
Description: Exterior view of the school established by Mrs. Carl Schurz, which is often considered the first kindergarten in America.
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Watertown Rexall Drug

Date: 1909
Description: Colorful advertising displays line the counters of this turn-of-the- century drugstore, with rows of glass pharmaceutical bottles filling the shelves behin...
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North Main Street

Date: 1910
Description: View of businesses located on north Main Street, including Winterburn Drugs and the First National Bank.
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Iverson's Pharmacy

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Description: Exterior view of Iverson's Pharmacy and Hayes Restaurant.
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West Side of Main Street

Date: 1910
Description: View of the west side of Main Street. Stores pictured (right to left): Kypke's Dry Goods store, Heimstreet's Drugstore, and a saloon.
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Aztalan Museum

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Description: Aztalan Museum, exterior of building. The original building was used as a church and construction was concluded in 1852.
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Aztalan Museum

Date: 1950
Description: Exterior view of the Aztalan Museum after restoration. The building, originally a church with a steeple, was built in 1852.
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Aztalan Museum

Date: 1955
Description: Front view of the Aztalan museum.
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Aztalan Church

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of Aztalan Church.
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Aztalan Church

Date: 1860
Description: Exterior view of Aztalan church, built in 1852.
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Aztalan State Park

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Description: View of the southwest pyramidal mound in Aztalan State Park as it appeared after restoration. A person is standing on top of the mound.
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Calm Crawfish River

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Description: View from shoreline across Crawfish River, with foliage and a barbed wire fence in the foreground.
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Aztalan State Park

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Description: Little girl under the "Aztalan Mound Park" sign, in a field. Another person stands in the background on one of the mounds.
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Methodist Episcopal Church in Cambridge

Date: 1940
Description: Methodist Episcopal Church, founded in 1851. It claims to be "the oldest Scandinavian Methodist Episcopal church in the world."
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Methodist Episcopal Church in Cambridge

Date: 1905
Description: Three-quarter view from left of the Methodist Episcopal church. Caption reads: "'Norge' M.E. Church, Cambridge, Wis."
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Methodist Episcopal Church in Cambridge

Date: 1905
Description: View of Methodist Episcopal church from the street. Caption reads: "Norw. M.E. Church Cambridge Wis."
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Rockdale Mill

Date: 1885
Description: View of the Rockdale mill, a grist and sawmill built in 1847 by Thomas and Nathan Van Horn. A group of people are standing on a sidewalk or loading dock on...
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South Street and Water Tower

Date: 1900
Description: A view down unpaved South Street looking east. There is a water tower in the background. Caption reads: "Residence St."
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Village Inn in Cambridge

Date: 1920
Description: Front view of the Village Inn. Caption reads: "The Village Inn Cambridge Wisc."
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Carcajou Pasteur

Date: 1920
Description: View of a rocky pasture with some small, distant farm buildings, and a few farm animals grazing.

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