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The First Kindergarten in America

Date: 1928
Description: Exterior view of the school established by Mrs. Carl Schurz, which is often considered the first kindergarten in America.
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Margarethe Meyer Schurz

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Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Mrs. Margarethe Meyer Schurz, the first kindergarten teacher in the United States. Caption reads: "Mrs. Carl Schurz First Ki...
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Carl Schurz and Mrs. Schurz

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Description: Formal studio portrait showing Carl Schurz seated and Margarethe [Meyer] Schurz, (Mrs. Carl Schurz) posed standing next to him.
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Watertown Rexall Drug

Date: 1909
Description: Colorful advertising displays line the counters of this turn-of-the- century drugstore, with rows of glass pharmaceutical bottles filling the shelves behin...
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Meat Market

Date: 1910
Description: A customer waits while butchers stand behind the counter of a butcher shop, surrounded by meat hanging from the ceiling.
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1st Legion Band

Date: 1920
Description: 1st Legion Band.
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Kravig/Kravik Boys

Date: 1868
Description: Studio portrait of the Kravig/Kravik sons, one seated and one standing.
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Aztalan Museum

Date: 1950
Description: Exterior view of the Aztalan Museum after restoration. The building, originally a church with a steeple, was built in 1852.
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Aztalan Museum

Date: 1955
Description: Front view of the Aztalan museum.
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Aztalan Church

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of Aztalan Church.
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Aztalan Church

Date: 1860
Description: Exterior view of Aztalan church, built in 1852.
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Baptist Church

Date: 1941
Description: View of the Aztalan Baptist Church prior to restoration by the Lake Mills-Aztalan Historical Society.
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Crawfish River

Date: 1910
Description: View of the Crawfish River in the vicinity of Aztalan.
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Ruins

Date: 1920
Description: View of an old home or inn. Two people are looking out of an open window, and two men are standing outside leaning against the building.
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Methodist Episcopal Church in Cambridge

Date: 1940
Description: Methodist Episcopal Church, founded in 1851. It claims to be "the oldest Scandinavian Methodist Episcopal church in the world."
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Methodist Episcopal Church in Cambridge

Date: 1905
Description: Three-quarter view from left of the Methodist Episcopal church. Caption reads: "'Norge' M.E. Church, Cambridge, Wis."
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Methodist Episcopal Church in Cambridge

Date: 1905
Description: View of Methodist Episcopal church from the street. Caption reads: "Norw. M.E. Church Cambridge Wis."
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Rockdale Mill

Date: 1885
Description: View of the Rockdale mill, a grist and sawmill built in 1847 by Thomas and Nathan Van Horn. A group of people are standing on a sidewalk or loading dock on...
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South Street and Water Tower

Date: 1900
Description: A view down unpaved South Street looking east. There is a water tower in the background. Caption reads: "Residence St."
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Village Inn in Cambridge

Date: 1920
Description: Front view of the Village Inn. Caption reads: "The Village Inn Cambridge Wisc."

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