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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...
Photograph

North Main Street

Date: 1910
Description: View of businesses located on north Main Street, including Winterburn Drugs and the First National Bank.
Photograph

West Side of Main Street

Date: 1910
Description: View of the west side of Main Street. Stores pictured (right to left): Kypke's Dry Goods store, Heimstreet's Drugstore, and a saloon.
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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.
Postcard

Main Street

Date: 1909
Description: View of Main Street. Caption reads: "Main Street, Watertown, Wis."
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Kindergarten

Date: 1928
Description: View of the building which housed the first kindergarten in Wisconsin, opened by Mrs. Carl Schurz in 1856.
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Military Parade on Main Street

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Description: Crowds of individuals assembled on the sides of the street to watch parading soldiers, and Native Americans riding horses. Looking east on Main Street from...
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Man Washing Bottles at Pharmacy

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Description: Man washing and filling glass bottles at the Brenneche and Bergmann Pharmacy.
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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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4th & Main Street

Date: 1906
Description: Looking south at street corner. There is a brick building, with a sign that says "Printing Office," and a pharmacy to the right.
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Street Scene in the Business Section

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Description: Several storefronts stand along a street in a commercial district. with Automobiles park along either side of the street and a clock is visible on a buildi...
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Masonic Temple

Date: 1900
Description: Angled view across street toward a railing along a sidewalk, and the front facade and left side of a Masonic temple building. The ground floor contains a s...
Photograph

A Business Street

Date: 1900
Description: View along left side sidewalk toward shops and businesses lining a commercial street. A large sign outside a shop on the left reads: "Wholesale Wallpaper, ...
Postcard

Main Street West

Date: 1913
Description: Colorized postcard of Main Street West. The street is unpaved and covered with ruts. Sidewalks line both sides, and pedestrians are walking between the sto...
Postcard

Main Street Looking West

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Description: Photographic postcard of Main Street looking west. The street is unpaved and lined with many stores. Signs are advertising hardware, meat, flour and many o...
Document

Fred. C. Mansfield Co. Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Fred. C. Mansfield Company of Johnson Creek, Wisconsin, with contoured lettering, a can of evaporated milk, a hand pouring evaporated mil...
Photograph

The White Front Tavern

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Description: William R. "Bill" Kinney (1912-1978) stands in front of the White Front Tavern and Restaurant. Bill and his brother Howard Kinney owned the bar from 1948-1...
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The White Front Tavern

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Description: William R. "Bill" Kinney (1912-1978) behind the bar of the White Front Tavern. Bill and his brother Howard Kinney owned the bar from 1948-1956. Three unide...
Postcard

Jefferson Street

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Description: View across Jefferson Street toward several storefronts and horse-drawn vehicles on the right. Near the Gustave [__]ner Harness Shop is a man seated on a w...
Postcard

R.H. Mill

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Description: View across snowy, unpaved street towards the storefront. Caption reads: "R.H. Mill, Sullivan, Wis."

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