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South Street and Water Tower

Date: 1900
Description: A view down unpaved South Street looking east. There is a water tower in the background. Caption reads: "Residence St."
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Hoard's Hotel

Date: 1910
Description: View across lawn toward the Hoard's hotel, with people standing on the wrap-around front porch. Caption reads: "Hoard's Hotel, Lake Koshkonong, Near Fort A...
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Schurz Home

Date: 1911
Description: Exterior view of the home. Caption reads: "Home of the Hon. Carl Schurz, Watertown, Wis."
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Carl Schurz Home

Date: 1915
Description: View of the Carl Schurz home shortly before it was destroyed by fire. Caption reads: "Home of Hon. Carl Schurz, Watertown, Wis."
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Schurtz Home

Date: 1910
Description: View of the Schurz home. Caption reads: "Carl Schurtz's Home, Watertown, Wis."
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Octagon House

Date: 1912
Description: Exterior view of the Octagon House. Caption reads: "The Octagon House. Built 1852 by Hon. John Richards on Richards Hill. Watertown, Wis."
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Ingleside Resort

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Description: Photographic postcard of the Ingleside Resort on Lake Ripley. There is a porch on the cabin, and several hammocks are strung on trees on the lawn. Caption ...
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Newton Avenue

Date: 1911
Description: View across field of Newton Avenue. A group of people are posed in the field near trees, and houses are line the avenue on the left and right. Caption read...
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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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Residence of Johnson Creek

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Description: View of two homes with a stable in between. A fountain and railroad tracks are in the foreground. Caption reads: "Residence of Johnson Creek, Lake Mills, W...
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Residence of Messrs. — C. & W. — A. — Engsberg

Date: 1916
Description: Photographic postcard view of two large Victorian homes behind trees. Caption reads: "Residence of Messrs. — C. & W. — A. — Engsberg, La...
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Willow Dale at North End of Rock Lake

Date: 1916
Description: A row of three small cabins with screened-in porches. Groups of people are sitting in front of each cabin. Caption reads: "Willow Dale at North End of Rock...
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Residence E.J. Fargo

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Description: View from street towards a private home with a turret and front and side porch. There is a porte cochère in the driveway on the left. Caption reads: "Resid...
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One of Lake Mills' (Ia.) Beautiful Residences

Date: 1907
Description: Elevated view of a corner house with a turret. Porches are on the front and side of the house, and a large stable is in the background on the left. Caption...
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Evangelical Church

Date: 1909
Description: Angled view across unpaved road towards a wood-frame house, and further down the road, the Evangelical Church, both buildings facing a sidewalk. A hitching...
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Rock Lake

Date: 1908
Description: View across water towards the shoreline of Rock Lake. People are in rowboats at the shoreline. There are cabins behind the trees, and on the right is a pie...
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College Avenue, Looking West

Date: 1909
Description: View of tree-lined residential street. The houses have porches. Caption reads: "College Ave., Looking West, Lake Mills, Wis."
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Episcopal Church

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Description: Tinted postcard showing a church and a home next door. The church tower has a cross on its spire. Caption reads: "Episcopal Church, Watertown, Wis."
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Quick's Store

Date: 1950
Description: Text on front reads: "Quick's Store, Rome, Wis." A general store in a small town with a porch along the front. the signs read: "Jefferson, Wagons and Imple...

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