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| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the school established by Mrs. Carl Schurz, which is often considered the first kindergarten in America. |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Colorful advertising displays line the counters of this turn-of-the- century drugstore, with rows of glass pharmaceutical bottles filling the shelves behin... |
| Date: | 1922 |
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| Description: | View of Watertown near the Empire Mill, later known as the Globe. |
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| Description: | A view of the river passing through Watertown looking north from the Milwaukee Street bridge. |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view of The Van Alstine Exchange, an early hotel in Watertown. |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | Side view of a monument erected on the site of Mrs. Carl Schurz's first kindergarten in America. A hand-pump is in the background near a brick wall. |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | Front view of a monument erected on the site of Mrs. Carl Schurz's first kindergarten in America. |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | View of the Rock River with a train on a railroad bridge in the foreground, and the town in the distance. Pedestrians are walking along a path on the left ... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the post office on the corner of 2nd and Madison. |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Octagon House, built by John Richards, an early local lawyer. |
| Date: | 1951 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Octagon House, built by the Hon. John Richards and completed in about 1852. |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | A model of the Richards' Octagon House, showing the original structure of the porches. |
| Date: | 1945 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the entrance to the Richards' Octagon House. |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 01 30 1908 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the celebration welcoming the first streetcar into Watertown. |
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