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The Octagon House

Date: 1890
Description: Exterior view of the Richards Octagon house.
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Decorated Dining Room

Date: 1890
Description: Dining room decorated with streamers for a wedding reception. The table is set formally with candles and there is a wedding cake as a centerpiece.
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Christmas Ornaments

Date: 1900
Description: A holiday display of German-made Christmas ornaments, possibly in a store window.
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Patriotic Lodge Hall Meeting

Date: 1900
Description: Men gather at lodge hall, probably in Watertown, Wisconsin. American flags are hanging from the light fixtures, draped over tables and on the wall. There i...
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Mr. and Mrs. Alex Krueger

Date: 12 24 1901
Description: Alex Krueger and his wife decorating a Christmas tree in their home. Flash picture.
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A Full Dozen

Date: 09 1904
Description: Edgar and Jennie Krueger playfully hunting for eggs.
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Performing Mule

Date: 1905
Description: A trained mule performs at an event. The mule is walking across metal pegs towards a thin, wooden board.
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The Carl Schurz House

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior view of the Carl Schurz home in Watertown, Wisconsin. Schurz was a German-American politician and statesman. There is a horse and a horse-drawn ve...
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Cat in Rocking Chair

Date: 1905
Description: Jennie and Edgar Krueger's cat Tramp dressed up in old boys' clothes and sitting in a rocking chair. The cat has its paws on a board that has been placed o...
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Krueger Family in the Snow

Date: 02 1905
Description: Winter scene with Jennie, Flora and Edgar Krueger standing at the end of a path shoveled in extremely deep snow. Farm buildings and the base of what may be...
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Henry Bigalk and Emil Kuney (Keune)

Date: 1906
Description: Henry Bigalk relaxes in a wheelbarrow holding an axe in his left hand, while Emil Kuney (Keune) is grabbing the wheelbarrow handles as if to transport Biga...
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Dog on Sidewalk

Date: 1910
Description: A large dog stands on a wooden sidewalk in a residential neighborhood.
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The Krueger Family with a Curtain

Date: 1910
Description: The family of photographer Alex Krueger posing playfully with their heads poking out of a curtain. From left to right are Jennie, Tina and Edgar.
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Workroom of Brennecke and Bergmann Pharmacy

Date: 1910
Description: A man is scrubbing bottles in the back workroom of the Brennecke and Bergmann Pharmacy. Various other bottles and utensils are in the background.
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Brennecke and Bergmann Pharmacy

Date: 1910
Description: An interior view of Brennecke and Bergmann Pharmacy on the corner 4th and Main Street. Two children are sitting on a chair in the middle of the floor, whil...
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Operating Machinery Outdoors

Date: 1915
Description: A young boy in overalls operates a machine, perhaps a pump for water, underneath a windmill. There are overturned buckets in the foreground. An elderly man...
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Watertown Park

Date: 05 1950
Description: Weeping willows overhanging the Rock River in a city park. An adult and child are in the lower left. Rocks are along the shoreline.
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Three Dogs on a Bench

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Description: The photographer's poodles pose on a bench.
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Church Decorated for Christmas

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Description: Interior view of the Old Moravian Church at 6th and Cole Streets decorated for Christmas. There is a very tall Christmas tree behind the pulpit, and other ...

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