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Carcajou Pasteur

Date: 1920
Description: View of a rocky pasture with some small, distant farm buildings, and a few farm animals grazing.
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Lake Koshkonong

Date: 1920
Description: View of farm buildings in the background on the top of a hill, with the shore of the lake in the foreground.
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Carcajou Farm and Grazing Cattle

Date: 1920
Description: View of grazing cattle, and pigs, in a field, with a farmhouse in the background.
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Black Hawk War Monument

Date: 1950
Description: Monument commemorating the place where General Atkinson built a stockade when he and his troops fought Black Hawk. Caption reads: "Near this spot General A...
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Koshkonong Church

Date: 09 1925
Description: A church and cemetery in Koshkonong.
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Van Alstine Exchange

Date: 1860
Description: Slightly elevated view of The Van Alstine Exchange, an early hotel in Watertown.
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Wooden Sidewalk

Date: 1906
Description: View down a wooden sidewalk, next to a dirt road. Some piles of wood are in the road near a portion of the sidewalk that is under construction.
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Main Street

Date: 1906
Description: One time location of Mary Hoffard house. View down dirt road, lined with houses, shops, and trees. A horse-drawn vehicle is going down the road.
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Street Scene

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Description: View of dwellings and trees along one side of a dirt road.
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Masonic Temple

Date: 1900
Description: Angled view across street toward a railing along a sidewalk, and the front facade and left side of a Masonic temple building. The ground floor contains a s...
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Lewis Fountain in Veteran's Park

Date: 1898
Description: Four girls are each standing behind a child sitting in a stroller while posing around Lewis Fountain in Veteran's Park. Houses and the Civil War Veteran's ...
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Chapman Street

Date: 1890
Description: View across broad lawns toward two large houses and tree-filled property on Chapman Street.
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Rough and Ready Dam

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Description: View of the Rough and Ready Dam, a concrete electrical dam built in 1907. Men accompany a group of boys on the far bank of the river. One boy swims near th...
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St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church

Date: 1915
Description: View across lawn and sidewalk toward the facade and left side of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, partially obscured by trees. The facade has two do...
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Scene Along Rock River

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Description: View down curve in road toward people crossing a bridge over the Rock River near factory buildings.
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Enoch Brown Fargo Residence

Date: 08 1899
Description: The Enoch B. Fargo residence shows a two-story Greek revival house with a gable wing with bay window facing the road. There is a full height ell on the lef...
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Mark in the Harness

Date: 1905
Description: Mark, the Fargo family dog, has been harnessed to a Coaster wagon and has a bit in his mouth. Frank Fargo is sitting in the front of the wagon holding the ...
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Frank B. Fargo House

Date: 1910
Description: A winter view of the front of the Fargo house on Mulberry Street. It is a two and one-half story cream brick Second Empire Style house with mansard roof. T...
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Frank B. Fargo House

Date: 1910
Description: A view of the side and front of the Second Empire style, two and one-half story cream brick house on Mulberry Street. There is an onion domed tower on the ...
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Black Hawk War Monument

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Description: A granite stone behind a low fence commemorating the Black Hawk War. Text on front of card reads: "Black Hawk War Monument Erected by Fort Atkinson D.A.R.,...

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