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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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Kruegers Playing with Toys

Date: 1900
Description: Jennie and Edgar Krueger (twins on right) and Effie Goetsch (Carr) playing with toys outdoors. Effie was the daughter of Ernest Samuel Goetsch and Anna Sch...
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Two Men with Musical Instruments

Date: 1900
Description: Two men are seated holding guitars in luthier Leo Uhlmeyer's store. There are more instruments on the floor in front of them and hanging on the wall behind...
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Guitar Maker's Shop

Date: 1900
Description: Interior of a guitar maker's workshop, with a workbench, tools, guitars, and other stringed instruments. In the foreground, there is a ghostly image of a...
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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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Caswell Residence

Date: 1900
Description: View of exterior of the Caswell residence, with a fountain and trees. Home of Chester S. Caswell, 303 Mechants Avenue.
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Family with Christmas Tree

Date: 1900
Description: A family dressed in formal clothing seated around a Christmas tree in the living room.
Postcard

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."
Postcard

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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Post Office

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

Hartig's Brewery

Date: 1900
Description: View from bridge towards Hartig's Brewery on the left. Caption reads: "Greetings from Watertown, Wis."
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Sullivan, Wisconsin

Date: 1900
Description: A view of the southwest road heading into Sullivan.
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Composite Views of Resort

Date: 1900
Description: Composite of several views of the Palmyra Springs Resort and vicinity. Caption reads: "Views at Palmyra Springs, Palmyra, Wis."
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Mansion on Washington Street

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior view of a grand mansion on South Washington Street.
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Woodard and Stone Company

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior view of the Woodard & Stone Co. on the first block of North Water Street.
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Patriotic Lodge Hall Meeting

Date: 1900
Description: Men gather at lodge hall, probably in Watertown, Wisconsin. American flags are hanging from the light fixtures, draped over tables and on the wall. There i...
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Christmas Tree with Portraits

Date: 1900
Description: A Christmas tree decorated with ornaments and dolls is displayed with framed portraits of a man and woman on either side. A frame of artificial snow and ic...
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Christmas Ornaments

Date: 1900
Description: A holiday display of German-made Christmas ornaments, possibly in a store window.
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Northwestern College

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior view across lawn toward Northwestern College. Young men are posing in many of the windows. The building features a neoclassical style, with a colu...
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Fourth School

Date: 1900
Description: A view of Fourth School, featuring a cupola with a weathervane. Three young girls are posing standing beneath a tree beside the school.

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