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The First Kindergarten in America

Date: 1928
Description: Exterior view of the school established by Mrs. Carl Schurz, which is often considered the first kindergarten in America.
Magazine or Periodical

Jefferson Liberal Institute

Date: 1869
Description: Cover of Billed-Magazin. featuring an engraved view of The Jefferson Liberal Institute.
Photograph

High School

Date: 1860
Description: The first high school erected in Palmyra, built about 1860. People are standing in the yard.
Photograph

Saint Coletta School

Date: 04 26 1950
Description: View of the buildings and grounds of St. Coletta School for Exceptional Children as seen from across a road.
Photograph

Group in front of School House

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Description: Large group of children and two women standing in neat rows with two women outside of fence in front of a brick building that appears to be a country schoo...
Photograph

Ward School

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Description: Exterior of Ward Public School. The sidewalk leads to an entrance where a sign reads: "Public School."
Photograph

St. Coletta School

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Description: View of St. Calletta School. The three-story brick school building features arch and rectangular windows, several porch-like entrances, and a cupola. A w...
Photograph

Jefferson High School

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Description: Exterior view of a high school taken from across the lawn. The three-story brick building features arch and circular windows, an arch entrance, trees, and ...
Photograph

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.
Photograph

St. Mark's Parish School

Date: 1914
Description: View across street toward the front and right side of St. Mark's Parish School. A dirt lot is to the right.
Photograph

Public School No. 4

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Description: Exterior of Public School No. 4, built in 1883. The brick building entrance has a sign that reads: "High School," and features Gothic arches, long, rectang...
Photograph

New Saint Coletta School Chapel Blessing

Date: 06 28 1953
Description: Exterior view of the new chapel at St. Coletta school for exceptional children in Jefferson.
Photograph

Ixonia School

Date: 1915
Description: A brick, one-story country schoolhouse with two entrances, and an outhouse on the left. The schoolyard is fenced.
Photograph

Ixonia School

Date: 1915
Description: A one-story frame country school with a single door. There is a row of trees and a fence on the right.
Postcard

Cambridge High School

Date: 11 29 1913
Description: Colorized postcard of the Cambridge High School. Text at foot reads: "High School, Cambridge, Wis."
Photograph

Kindergarten Class

Date: 1903
Description: Miss Konig's kindergarten class. Students in this photograph include: Roland Heismann, Ewald Bierger, Alfred Krueger, Lawrence Margwardt, Irvin Krueger, Jo...
Photograph

Second Grade Class

Date: 1904
Description: School #4, Second Grade class, Watertown, Wisconsin. Top Row: Esther Jaeck, unknown, Celest McGobrick, Frank Bomb, Edna Stevy, Ruth Archie, George Dame, Es...
Map or Atlas

Map of Jefferson County Wisconsin Showing Rural Delivery Service

Date: 1911
Description: Map shows in blue roads, railroads, post offices, schools, houses, churches, and routes. The map includes a chart of "Explanation" that acts as a legend. T...
Map or Atlas

Map of Jefferson County Wisconsin

Date: 1872
Description: Map shows townships and sections, landownership, roads, railroads, churches, schools, and cemeteries. The map includes business directories of Watertown, J...
Print

Jefferson High School

Date: 1963
Description: An interior view of Jefferson High School before it was demolished sometime after 2007 to make way for a newer building. The architect was Lawrence Monberg...

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