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Two Men with Musical Instruments

Date: 1900
Description: Two men are seated holding guitars in luthier Leo Uhlmeyer's store. There are more instruments on the floor in front of them and hanging on the wall behind...
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Guitar Maker's Shop

Date: 1900
Description: Interior of a guitar maker's workshop, with a workbench, tools, guitars, and other stringed instruments. In the foreground, there is a ghostly image of a...
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Patriotic Lodge Hall Meeting

Date: 1900
Description: Men gather at lodge hall, probably in Watertown, Wisconsin. American flags are hanging from the light fixtures, draped over tables and on the wall. There i...
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Boathouse and Boats

Date: 1900
Description: View of the Draper Hall boathouse on Lac La Belle with a row of boats in front of the building. Two men stand on the pier.
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Operating Machinery Outdoors

Date: 1915
Description: A young boy in overalls operates a machine, perhaps a pump for water, underneath a windmill. There are overturned buckets in the foreground. An elderly man...
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Brennecke and Bergmann Pharmacy

Date: 1910
Description: An interior view of Brennecke and Bergmann Pharmacy on the corner 4th and Main Street. Two children are sitting on a chair in the middle of the floor, whil...
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Workroom of Brennecke and Bergmann Pharmacy

Date: 1910
Description: A man is scrubbing bottles in the back workroom of the Brennecke and Bergmann Pharmacy. Various other bottles and utensils are in the background.
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Man on Deck of Ship

Date: 1901
Description: A man is standing on the deck of a large ship as it travels the Hudson River. Other passengers are sitting on benches in the background.
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Man Sitting on Rock in Winter

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Description: Man sitting on rock holding a cane in a park or backyard enclosed by low wooden fence. Possibly Dr. William F. Whyte.
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Third and Main Street Scene

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Description: View from Third and Main Street of storefronts. There is signage for the Tetzlaff and Co. Building Materials above a pile of bricks in a sideyard near the ...
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North First Street Livery

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Description: Jacob Jossi building with man sitting on horse-drawn wagon in open doorway. A buggy is parked in front of G.W. Evans Livery. The steeple of a church buildi...
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Watertown Barber Shop

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Description: View from road of barbershop storefront in Watertown. The sign on top of the barbershop pole says: "L. Spangenberg." A man wearing a hat sits on a bench in...
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Barbershop Interior

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Description: Interior of barbershop. Two barbers stand by barber chairs, and one younger man sits on shoe shine stand on the right.
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Outdoor Group Portrait

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Description: A group of adults and children pose for a portrait at a lakeside setting. Four children are sitting on a bench, and a young girl sits on the ground. In the...
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Group Portrait of Young Men and Women

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Description: Group of five young women and three young men posing for a portrait in a home.
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Large Group Portrait

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Description: Outdoor group portrait of adults and one child posed in yard in front of a house, with a member of the clergy in the front. Perhaps a wedding portrait.
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Carton House Hotel

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Description: Exterior of Carton House Hotel at corner of First and Market Streets. A man stands on the sidewalk in front of the hotel.
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Outdoor Group Portrait

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Description: Humorous portrait of large group of men drinking beer. They are in an open, grassy area, with trees behind them. Two baseball bats and a glove are position...
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Elderly Man Asleep

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Description: An elderly man is lying on his side, against the corner of a wall, facing the camera, with a pillow and quilt. Wainscoting covers the wall behind him, and ...

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