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Rock River

Date: 1909
Description: View of the Rock River, with boathouses along the right shoreline, and buildings in the distance on the left at a bend in the river. Pilings are in the for...
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View from the Rock River

Date: 1915
Description: Distant view of Fort Atkinson from the shoreline of the Rock River. Caption reads: "Fort Atkinson, Wis., from Rock River."
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Jefferson Dam

Date: 1910
Description: View towards a dam in Jefferson. Two men are fishing from the shoreline in the foreground. The Woolen Mills are on the opposite shoreline. Caption reads: "...
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Panoramic View of Jefferson

Date: 1910
Description: View of Jefferson across the Rock River. Caption reads: "Panoramic View of Jefferson, Wis."
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Watertown

Date: 1842
Description: View across the river towards several residences on the opposite shoreline. Caption reads: "Watertown in 1842."
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Tivoli Island

Date: 1900
Description: View across water towards Tivoli Island. There is a smokestack and a building among trees in the distance. Caption reads: "Tivoli Island, Watertown, Wis."
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Along the Shore of Lake Ripley

Date: 06 20 1922
Description: Photographic postcard along the wooded shoreline of Lake Ripley. Caption reads: "Along the Shore of Lake Ripley. Cambridge, Wis."
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Old Bridge

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Description: Photographic postcard view from shoreline of an old bridge over the Rock River. Caption reads: "Old Bridge, Aztalan, Wis."
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C. & N.W. Railway Bridge

Date: 1911
Description: Elevated view of the railroad bridge over the Rock River at Ft. Atkinson. Wilcox Lumber is on the opposite shoreline. Caption reads: "C. & N.W. Railway Bri...
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The Little Red Bridge

Date: 1911
Description: View from shoreline towards a footbridge across the Rock River. People are standing on the bridge. Caption reads: "The Little Red Bridge, Jefferson, Wis."
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Greetings from Lake Mills

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Description: View across water towards a single-masted sailboat with two passengers sailing in Rock Lake. Dwellings are along the far shoreline. Caption reads: "Greetin...
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Bathing Beach, East, Rock Lake

Date: 1908
Description: View along beach with many small stones towards three people near a beached sailboat. There is a boathouse in the background further down the shoreline. Ca...
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Mill Race & Dam

Date: 1950
Description: Text on front reads: "Mill Race & Dam, Rome, Wis." The dam that creates Rome Pond on the Bark River. Buildings can be seen on the horizon.
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Rock Lake

Date: 07 24 1911
Description: Text on front reads: "Rock Lake, Lake Mills, Wis." A sailboat on the lake at sunset. Rock Lake is a 1365 acre lake with a maximum depth of 60 feet on the W...
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The Old Mill

Date: 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "Waterloo, The Old Mill." A three-story mill on the bank of a millpond.
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Dam and Electric Power Plant

Date: 01 07 1922
Description: Text on front reads: "Dam and Electric Power Plant, Watertown, Wis." The Watertown Electric Company Power Plant #1 was built in 1909 of cream brick. Rollin...
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River View

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "River View, Watertown, Wis." The Main Street bridge over the Rock River, with large buildings on both sides.
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Municipal Bathing Beach

Date: 1917
Description: Text on front reads: "Municipal Bathing Beach. Watertown, Wis." Slightly elevated view of a bathing beach on the Rock River. Many swimmers are in the water...

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