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Octagon House

Date: 1940
Description: View of the octagon house. The caption below the photograph reads: "This house, built in 1849, is on Jefferson county trunk M, near Fort Atkinson. Its oute...
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John W. Cole Residence

Date: 1925
Description: The John W. Cole residence on North Street, built in the 1860's.
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Ward School

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

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior view across lawn toward Northwestern College. Young men are posing in many of the windows. The building features a neoclassical style, with a colu...
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Gynasium, Northwestern College

Date: 1863
Description: View of the gymnasium at Northwestern College. A staircase leads up the terraced hill to the brick building.
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St. Mary's Hospital

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Description: View across lawn toward St. Mary's Hospital. Caption reads: "St. Mary's Hospital, Watertown, Wis."
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North Washington Street

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Description: View down North Washington Street. The road is lined with residences, most with porches and balconies. A traffic light hangs from a wire at the intersectio...
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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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Small Rustic Bridge

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Description: View of a small wooden bridge over a river, surrounded by fields, trees, and a residence on the far left.
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Riverview Park

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Description: View of Riverview Park. The view features a shelter, benches, and a swing set among trees.
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Clyman Street

Date: 1900
Description: View from sidewalk across two open lawns, with some trees and shrubs. A house with a two-story porch is on the left, and the house to the right also has a ...
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North Main Street

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Description: View down sidewalk, with a street on the left and a row of houses on the right along North Main Street.
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North Washington Street

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Description: View down North Washington Street, a residential area. Two girls are running on the terrace toward a man sitting in a horse-drawn carriage.
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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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Fargo Library

Date: 1900
Description: A cyanotype print of the Lorenzo Dow Fargo Library under construction. Workmen are positioning roof trusses for the Gothic revival building. The stonework...
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Louise Mears Fargo and Her Children

Date: 1914
Description: Louise Mears Fargo (1866-1925) posing for a profile, three-quarter length standing portrait beside the front porch of the family home on Mulberry Street. S...
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Frank B. Fargo House

Date: 1910
Description: A corner view of the Frank B. Fargo house is centered on the onion-domed polygonal tower. The open, wrap-around two-story porch features paired columns, ba...
Postcard

St. Coletta's Buildings

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Description: View of the campus at St. Coletta's, a home and school for developmentally disabled people. Caption reads: "St. Coletta's Bldgs., Jefferson, Wis."
Postcard

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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