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Black Hawk War Monument

Date: 1910
Description: Black Hawk war monument behind a fence, located at Fort Atkinson. Buildings are in the background. Caption reads: "Black Hawk War Monument, Fort Atkinson, ...
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Fort Atkinson Club

Date: 1905
Description: Front view of the Fort Atkinson Club. Caption reads: "'Fort Atkinson Club' Ft. Atkinson, Wis."
Photograph

Main Street Bridge

Date: 1915
Description: View across water towards the Main Street Bridge over the Rock River.
Photograph

Masonic Lodge

Date: 1957
Description: View of a purple beech tree planted in 1914 in front of the Masonic lodge.
Photograph

Fort Atkinson

Date: 1915
Description: Elevated view of Fort Atkinson. Caption reads: "Fort Atkinson, Wis."
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Dam on Rock River

Date: 1950
Description: The dam on Rock River.
Photograph

Empire Mill

Date: 1922
Description: View of Watertown near the Empire Mill, later known as the Globe.
Postcard

Tivoli Island

Date: 1900
Description: View across water towards Tivoli Island. There is a smokestack and a building among trees in the distance. Caption reads: "Tivoli Island, Watertown, Wis."
Photograph

Schurz's First Kindergarten

Date: 1947
Description: Side view of a monument erected on the site of Mrs. Carl Schurz's first kindergarten in America. A hand-pump is in the background near a brick wall.
Photograph

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...
Photograph

Bridge Over Crawfish River

Date: 1940
Description: The bridge over Crawfish River. Buildings are on the other side of the bridge.
Postcard

Masonic Temple

Date: 1930
Description: Front view of a Masonic Temple. Caption reads: "Masonic Temple Palmyra Wis".
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Aerial View of Lake Mills

Date: 04 27 1949
Description: Aerial view of Lake Mills.
Map or Atlas

Historical and Illustrated Map of Watertown Wisconsin

Date: 1940
Description: This map of Watertown pictorially shows historic buildings, locations, and events with dates. The map is printed in brown ink with the border printed in gr...
Map or Atlas

Street Name and Building Numbering System, City of Jefferson, Jefferson County, Wis.

Date: 06 1959
Description: This blue line print map shows lot and block numbers and dimensions, fair grounds, schools, court house, parks, and the street numbering system. The Crawfi...
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Jefferson Fair

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of a community fair with tents set up for exhibits. Two buildings with signs are just beyond the tents on the midway, with signs that read, o...
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River View from Town Bridge

Date: 1911
Description: View across a still river with buildings reflected in it. Boathouses are along the shore. Caption reads: "River View from Town Bridge, Jefferson, Wis."
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Bird's Eye View

Date: 1945
Description: Elevated view of the public library and the church next door. Caption reads: "Bird's Eye View Jefferson, Wis."
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Fishing at Dam on Rock River

Date: 1912
Description: A group of boys are fishing on the river bank beside a dam. Buildings are on the far bank. Caption reads: "Fishing at Dam on Rock River, Jefferson, Wis."
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The Little Red Bridge

Date: 1911
Description: View from shoreline towards a footbridge across the Rock River. People are standing on the bridge. Caption reads: "The Little Red Bridge, Jefferson, Wis."

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