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Christian Turck House

Date: 1900
Description: Christian Turck House built in 1835 by Turck who was a German immigrant.
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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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Fernwood — Residence of Colonel Schofield

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Description: Exterior view from road towards Colonel Schofield's residence. A man and two women are sitting on the porch, and a person and a horse are standing at the g...
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Utly Residence

Date: 1887
Description: The Utly Residence, surrounded by a fence, on the north-east corner of Wisconsin and 8th Streets. Built by E.R. Cooley. A man is standing in the center nea...
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Jackson County Poor Home

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Description: Man posed sitting in a buggy pulled by a single horse in front of a two-story brick building, probably the Jackson County Poor Home.
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J.C. Head House

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Description: View across road of a woman posing sitting on the edge of the porch of single-story frame house. In the road in front is a woman sitting posing with a dog ...
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Van Gorden House

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Description: Two men, two women, two girls, and a boy are posing standing in the snow in front of a two-story frame house. The boy is displaying a horse. Possibly the S...
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Man and Woman in Horse-Drawn Buggy

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Description: Man and woman posing sitting in a buggy pulled by a single horse. There is a large fur over their laps. They are in front of the gate of a wooden fence and...
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Farm Home of August Krueger

Date: 09 05 1895
Description: View across road of the log buildings and farm home of August Krueger. Two women and three men stand near the fence along the road. One of the men holds a ...
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People in front of Frame House

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Description: Man posing sitting in a buggy pulled by a single horse. Nearby are two men and two women posing standing near a wooden fence. In the background is a two-st...
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People in Front of Frame House

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Description: Boy and woman posing sitting on separate horses, and three women, two girls, and a man posing standing. They are in front of a frame house, and a man is po...
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Spaulding Residence; South Porch

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Description: View down driveway towards a horse and carriage in front of large brick house. Several men and women are posing standing and sitting on the porch. House id...
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Group Portrait of Women and Children in a Sled

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Description: Outdoor group portrait of women and children posing standing on a sled hitched to a single horse. There is a dog on the porch of a a wooden building on the...
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Woman on a Horse

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Description: Outdoor view of a man posing standing and displaying a horse with a woman posing sitting on it. A girl is standing in the background on the left, and a man...
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View of Two People in front of Unidentified Residence

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Description: View across lawn towards an unidentified wooden house surrounded by trees. A man and woman are standing in the yard on the left, and a man and a horse are ...
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View towards Unidentified Residence

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Description: View across unpaved road towards a two-story wooden house with a screened-in porch. A horse and buggy are parked near the fence on the left. A woman and tw...
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Outdoor Group Portrait of Unidentified People

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Description: A group of people and horses are assembled on the lawn of a multi-gabled house with a wooden sidewalk. There are a few trees in the yard, and a slope in th...
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Stock Farm

Date: 1920
Description: A handwritten sign identifies the "Shing-Wak Stock Farm, John B. Breselle (?) Prop., Dealer in Draft Horses." It also advertises "Green Mountain Seed Potat...
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S.H. Van Gorden & Son General Merchandise Store

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Description: Men posed standing in front of the S.H. Van Gorden & Son General Merchandise Store on a snow-covered street. S.H. Van Gorden is probably standing on porch ...
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M.J. Chapman Store

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Description: Group portrait of men and boys posing in front of the M.J. Chapman Store, probably in Alma Center, and known contemporarily as the C.T. Gansel Building.

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