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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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Blumenfeld House

Date: 1930
Description: Blumenfeld house, home of David Blumenfeld, 811 N. 4th Street.
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Bashford Farmhouse

Date: 1927
Description: Exterior of the Bashford farmhouse.
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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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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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Edna Leonard

Date: 1932
Description: Edna Leonard, a student at Northey School, posing in front of shrubs near a building. On the reverse of the photograph is written: "Belongs to a local 4-H ...
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Harlow Hebbe

Date: 1932
Description: Harlow Hebbe, 10, a student at Northey School, poses on a pony in front of bushes at the side of a building. On the reverse of the photograph is written "M...
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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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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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Strawberry Time

Date: 1913
Description: A group of finely dressed men and women posing in a strawberry field. There are buildings in the background. The people are identified in a handwritten ca...

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