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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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Crystal Theater

Date: 1912
Description: The Crystal Theater at N. 2nd Street between W. Wisconsin Avenue and W. Wells Street.
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SHSW Library Reading Room

Date: 1912
Description: The Historical Society Library delivery desk and librarians Mary S. Foster, Esther DeBoos, and Edna C. Adams, 1912. At the time, patrons and students were...
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Milwaukee Normal School

Date: 1912
Description: Exterior of the school with a man standing on the sidewalk in front of the three-story building spraying the lawn with a hose. A group of people are in fr...
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Sans Souci Hall

Date: 1912
Description: Formally a Universalist Church (under Rev. Augusta Chapin), then a Baptist church, later a club house and eventually a dance hall. Photograph taken after ...
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German Lutheran Church and Parsonage

Date: 1912
Description: View across street of a Lutheran church and a parsonage next door. The church has a tall steeple with a bell.
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Taliesin I Entry Loggia and Plantings in the Courtyard

Date: 1912
Description: Taliesin I entry loggia and plants viewed from the courtyard. A small portion of the trellis is at the left from which gourds are hanging.
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Taliesin I Hayloft

Date: 1912
Description: Taliesin I hayloft as seen from the courtyard. The statue, "Flower in a Crannied Wall," stands on a stone pillar. A cow and a calf can be seen through the ...
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Pasture and Trees Below Taliesin I

Date: 1912
Description: Pasture and trees below the southeast side of Taliesin I.
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Pasture and Cows Below Taliesin I

Date: 1912
Description: Pasture and trees below the southeast side of Taliesin I. Two cows are in the pasture.
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Taliesin I Trellis and Plants in Courtyard

Date: 1912
Description: Taliesin I courtyard showing the trellis, plants, and rubble stone fireplace outside the workroom. The independent apartment entrance is at the left.
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Taliesin I Garden and Pasture

Date: 1912
Description: Pasture, vegetable gardens, and trees on the southeast side of Taliesin I.
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Taliesin I Entry Loggia

Date: 1912
Description: Taliesin I entry loggia from the porte-cochere.
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Taliesin I Loggia Terrace Wall

Date: 1912
Description: Taliesin I north elevation of the loggia terrace. The living room chimney and windows are in the background. The terrace walls are made of rubble masonry.
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Taliesin I Courtyard

Date: 1912
Description: Taliesin I courtyard from the "brow" of the hill looking toward the entry loggia. A young girl on a horse is talking to a young boy under the porte-cochere...
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Taliesin I Gardens

Date: 1912
Description: Gardens on the southeast side of Taliesin I. In addition to the vegetables there are foundations in the background supposedly to have been the bases for c...
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Taliesin I from the South

Date: 1912
Description: View of Taliesin I from the South.
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Taliesin I Entry Loggia and Plantings in the Courtyard

Date: 1912
Description: Taliesin I entry loggia and plants viewed from the courtyard. A small portion of the trellis is at the left from which gourds are hanging.
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Ludden's Big White Store

Date: 1912
Description: The facade of Ludden's Big White Store. The building features two bay windows, two stories, and two large display windows. The window displays umbrellas, d...
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Norwegian Church and Public School

Date: 1912
Description: View across road of a Norwegian Church, and a Public School next door. The church building features a tall steeple, lancet arched windows, gable roof, and ...

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