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| Date: | 1841 |
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| Description: | View across the river towards several residences on the opposite shoreline. |
| Date: | 1842 |
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| Description: | View across the river towards several residences on the opposite shoreline. Caption reads: "Watertown in 1842." |
| Date: | 1857 |
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| Description: | This map shows lot and block numbers, buildings, some land ownership, wards, waterways, streets, railroads, brick yards, and cemeteries. It includes an ind... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view of The Van Alstine Exchange, an early hotel in Watertown. |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | View of the Rock River with a train on a railroad bridge in the foreground, and the town in the distance. Pedestrians are walking along a path on the left ... |
| Date: | 1863 |
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| Description: | View of the gymnasium at Northwestern College. A staircase leads up the terraced hill to the brick building. |
| Date: | 1867 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye map of Watertown on the Rock River, "drawn from nature." |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view of the Lindon House. Two women are standing on the second floor front balcony. |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | View across water towards the Habheger's Bowling Park at the North Fourth Street bridge. A group of people are standing on the bridge. |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Richards' Octagon House, with a horse and carriage and various people posed in front of it. Caption reads: "Octagon House Watertown Wi... |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Octagon House with a horse and carriage posed in the foreground and several people around it and on its porches. Caption reads: "Octag... |
| Date: | 1872 |
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| Description: | The main entrance and side of a campus building at Sacred Heart College. The structure appears to be made of several parts and additions, seen on the left. |
| Date: | 1878 |
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| Description: | Engraving of Ocatagon House, the residence of Mrs. Eliza Richards. Several trees dot the landscape and other buildings can be seen in the distance at right... |
| Date: | 10 1884 |
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| Description: | A Sanborn map of Watertown, including the City Brewery and the Rock River. |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye view of Watertown with indexed points of interest. |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Drawing of the Octagon House with a horse and carriage in the foreground. |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| 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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