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Krueger Children on Front Porch

Date: 12 1905
Description: Edgar and Jennie Krueger are sitting on the front porch of the Krueger home with an Edison Standard phonograph sitting on a chair between them. Two Edison ...
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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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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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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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Husking Corn

Date: 1910
Description: Edgar Krueger, Frank Albert Goetsch, and Anson Dewey Goetsch posing while husking corn on the Krueger farm.
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Kruegers Playing with Toys

Date: 1900
Description: Jennie and Edgar Krueger (twins on right) and Effie Goetsch (Carr) playing with toys outdoors. Effie was the daughter of Ernest Samuel Goetsch and Anna Sch...
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Kruegers by the Clothesline

Date: 05 23 1932
Description: Baby Shirley Krueger watching from her carriage as her mother Elna Krueger is taking laundry off the clothesline.
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G. Thompson Family and Domestic Machines

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Description: The G. Thompson family posing in front of their wooden house. One woman is sitting at a sewing machine working on a quilt while another is working at a kn...
Postcard

South Main Street and William D. Hoard Residence

Date: 1910
Description: View looking down South Main street with William D. Hoard's residence and trees. Caption reads: "South Main Street, Fort Atkinson, Wis."
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G. Thompson Family and Domestic Machines

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Description: The G. Thompson family poses in front of their wooden house. One woman sits at a sewing machine working on a quilt while another works at a knitting machin...
Postcard

Watertown

Date: 1842
Description: View across the river towards several residences on the opposite shoreline. Caption reads: "Watertown in 1842."
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Habheger's Bowling Park

Date: 1870
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.
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John W. Cole Residence

Date: 1925
Description: The John W. Cole residence on North Street, built in the 1860's.
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Bashford Farmhouse

Date: 1927
Description: Exterior of the Bashford farmhouse.
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Crawfish River

Date: 1912
Description: View looking down the Crawfish River, with a large building with a three-story balcony on the right. A man and a boy are in a boat docked at the steps to t...
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James Manufacturing Company Awards

Date: 01 27 1947
Description: W. D. James of the James Manufacturing Company of Fort Atkinson presenting a watch to John Olson, head of the research and development department, commemor...
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Men Standing near Storefronts

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Description: Storefronts and homes along dirt street. Three horse-drawn vehicles are tethered to posts in front of a board sidewalk. Men stand on the sidewalk in front ...
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President of the Wisconsin District Attorneys Association

Date: 05 14 1950
Description: Portrait of Francis Garrity, Jefferson County district attorney and president of the Wisconsin District Attorneys Association. He is being urged to run for...
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Beach at Lake Ripley

Date: 08 22 1950
Description: Beach scene at Lake Ripley showing three young women under an umbrella.
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Arthur J. Gafke Residence

Date: 02 13 1952
Description: View of an antique chest of drawers in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Gafke in rural Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. Hanging over the chest are four antique ...

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