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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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Family Portrait

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Description: Father, mother and three girls stand on front porch of what appears to be their home. There is a sign for an office in the basement on the left.
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Third and Main Street Scene

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Description: View from Third and Main Street of storefronts. There is signage for the Tetzlaff and Co. Building Materials above a pile of bricks in a sideyard near the ...
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North First Street Livery

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Description: Jacob Jossi building with man sitting on horse-drawn wagon in open doorway. A buggy is parked in front of G.W. Evans Livery. The steeple of a church buildi...
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Watertown Barber Shop

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Description: View from road of barbershop storefront in Watertown. The sign on top of the barbershop pole says: "L. Spangenberg." A man wearing a hat sits on a bench in...
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Parade Scene on Second Street

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Description: Parade scene with a woman on a float, and costumed children and horses. The storefronts and street are decorated with flags and bunting. An archway has bee...
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Parade Scene on Main Street

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Description: Elevated view of parade. Crowds are gathered on either side of the street, many holding umbrellas. Women are walking two-by-two carrying flags in parade. F...
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Hotel

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Description: View from street toward the facade of a hotel on a street corner. Awnings are above some of the windows, and the entrances along the sidewalk. A large sign...
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Main Street

Date: 1900
Description: View from bridge towards businesses on Main Street. Pedestrians are walking along the wide sidewalks. Horse-drawn carriages and streetcars share the road o...
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The Elias Inn — Exterior

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Description: The group poses outside The Elias Inn at 200 North Second Street in Watertown.
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Watertown Kitchen

Date: 04 27 2007
Description: "Watertown Kitchen and Catering is at 108 South Third Street in Watertown. Our guest is Eiko Olson, former caregiver of Ralph Widmer."
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Dizzy Sizzlers

Date: 1950
Description: The Dizzy Sizzlers were a comedy band based in Watertown that performed throughout Wisconsin during the 1950s and 1960s.
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Oak Hill Cemetery

Date: 04 1900
Description: The horses and buggies of William Wills, A. Pautz, and Sarah Krueger are at the gate of Oak Hill Cemetery, founded in 1850.
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Pawnee Bill's Circus Parade

Date: 07 28 1901
Description: View down Main Street, facing east, during Pawnee Bill's Circus Wild West Parade.
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Pawnee Bill's Circus Parade

Date: 07 28 1901
Description: View of Pawnee Bill's Circus Parade.
Postcard

C. & N. W. Ry. Station

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Description: Tinted postcard view of crowds of people standing near a railroad train on the far right, and a train station in the center with a sign that reads: "Watert...
Postcard

William McBoyle's Passenger Service Plane

Date: 1995
Description: Text on front reads: "1926 photo of William McBoyle's passenger service plane, Watertown, Wisconsin." On reverse: "Front: 1926 photo of William McBoyle's p...
Postcard

Market Day on Third Street

Date: 11 04 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Market Day on Third Street. Greetings from Watertown, Wis." Elevated view of a busy street scene on market day, with many pedestrians...
Postcard

Main Street

Date: 1959
Description: Text on reverse reads: "Main Street, Watertown, Wis." A busy street scene with automobiles in the street and parked along the curb. The street is lined wit...

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