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Octagon House

Date: 1940
Description: View of the octagon house. The caption below the photograph reads: "This house, built in 1849, is on Jefferson county trunk M, near Fort Atkinson. Its oute...
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Lake Mills Public Library

Date: 1949
Description: The Public Library in Lake Mills.
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Lake Mills Public Library

Date: 1949
Description: The Public Library in Lake Mills.
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Lake Mills Public Library

Date: 1949
Description: Exterior view of the Public Library in Lake Mills.
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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: 1946
Description: Exterior view of the Richards' Octagon House.
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Octagon House

Date: 1870
Description: Exterior view of the Richards' Octagon House, with a horse and carriage and various people posed in front of it. Caption reads: "Octagon House Watertown Wi...
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Octagon House

Date: 1870
Description: Exterior view of the Octagon House with a horse and carriage posed in the foreground and several people around it and on its porches. Caption reads: "Octag...
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The Octagon House

Date: 1890
Description: Exterior view of the Richards Octagon house.
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Octagon House

Date: 1880
Description: Exterior view of the Richards octagon house.
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John W. Cole Residence

Date: 1925
Description: The John W. Cole residence on North Street, built in the 1860's.
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Fargo Public Library

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Description: Exterior view of the Fargo Public Library in Lake Mills. Reverse of cardboard backing reads: "1902, $8000 - Cost, G.B. Ferry, Milwaukee, arch." The library...
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Fargo Public Library

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Description: Exterior view of the Fargo Public Library in Lake Mills. Visible above the main entrance are the words: "Public Library." Reverse of cardboard backing read...
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Library Park, Watertown Public Library

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Description: Gazebo in Library Park behind the Watertown Public Library. The gazebo has a clay tile roof, and there are benches, and trellises around it. Two dogs stand...
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Saint Paul's Lutheran Church

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Description: Exterior of Saint Paul's Lutheran Church. The church features a cross-topped steeple, a large stained glass window, and a belfry on its left side.
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Ward School

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Description: Exterior of Ward Public School. The sidewalk leads to an entrance where a sign reads: "Public School."
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Lutheran Church in Jefferson, Wisconsin

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Description: View of a Lutheran Church featuring a large clock tower and two steeples, rose and arched windows, and an arched entrance with stairs leading up to it. An...
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Street Scene in the Business Section

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Description: Several storefronts stand along a street in a commercial district. with Automobiles park along either side of the street and a clock is visible on a buildi...
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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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First Methodist Episcopal Church

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Description: Exterior of First Methodist Episcopal Church, a stone building with stairs leading to a main arched entrance. The cornerstone reads, "1845 - 1907."

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