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Rock River at Watertown
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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 shoreline, and people are in a boat in the river. On the right shoreline is a mill, and industrial buildings. Caption at bottom reads: "Published by Wm. Wolff. Watertown, Wis. from Milwaukee & Western R. R. Bridge."
1860
Kurtz, L.
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WHi 37447
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C. & N. W. R. R. Bridge
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View of Rock River from Main Street Bridge. Hartig Brewery, opened in 1884, is along the right shoreline.
Rock River from Fourth Street
View of Rock River from Fourth Street. Trees line the banks of the river, and a smokestack is in silhouette behind trees in the distance.
