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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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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: 1946
Description: Exterior view of the Richards' Octagon House.
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Octagon House

Date: 1945
Description: Exterior view of the entrance to 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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Arthur J. Gafke Residence

Date: 02 13 1952
Description: Exterior view of the residence and yard of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Gafke, located in rural Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. The octagonal house was built in 1850.
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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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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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Chapel at Willlerup Camp, Lake Ripley

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Description: A hexagon-shaped chapel along the dirt road.
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Fishing Near the Dam

Date: 04 1900
Description: Men standing on either side of the river, fishing near the rough and ready dam. In the background is the Octagon House, built in 1854.
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Hoffman Home

Date: 1900
Description: A young boy on horseback posing in front of the Hoffman home. Behind him posing near the side of the house is a group of boys posing with a dog. A woman is...
Postcard

L.D. Fargo Public Library

Date: 1950
Description: The Lorenzo Dow Fargo Public Library building is partially obscured by trees in this photographic postcard. The stone, Gothic revival building has a centra...

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