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Post Office

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior view of the post office on the corner of 2nd and Madison.
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Main Street

Date: 01 30 1908
Description: Elevated view of the celebration welcoming the first streetcar into Watertown.
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Lindon House

Date: 1870
Description: Slightly elevated view of the Lindon House. Two women are standing on the second floor front balcony.
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Watertown Free Public Library

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Description: Exterior view of the Free Public Library, dedicated on June 14, 1907. The library was built, in part, with Andrew Carnegie funding.
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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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Globe Milling Company Office

Date: 1910
Description: View of the Globe Milling Company office.
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Globe Milling Co. Office

Date: 1910
Description: View across street towards the Globe Milling Company office.
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Church Street

Date: 1910
Description: Church Street in Watertown, Wisconsin.
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First Congregational Church

Date: 1909
Description: View across street toward the front and left side of the First Congregational Church. Its main entrance is part of the belfry structure. There is a large s...
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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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High School

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Description: View across street toward the facade and right side of a high school building. A postman walks along the sidewalk in front, and nearby a man sits in his ho...
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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...
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Chapman Street

Date: 1900
Description: A view of tree-lined Chapman Street. Houses with broad lawn are behind tree on the left, and two carriages can be seen farther down the road.
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St. Mark's Parish School

Date: 1914
Description: View across street toward the front and right side of St. Mark's Parish School. A dirt lot is to the right.
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Residential Street

Date: 1900
Description: View toward intersection of a tree-lined unpaved street. Two large houses wide wide lawns are on the left.
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Fourth Street

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Description: View down sidewalk on the left toward homes along the right on Fourth Street.
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North Washington Street

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Description: View down North Washington Street. The road is lined with residences, most with porches and balconies. A traffic light hangs from a wire at the intersectio...
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First Methodist Episcopal Church

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Description: Exterior of First Methodist Episcopal Church, a stone building with stairs leading to a main arched entrance. The cornerstone reads, "1845 - 1907."
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Washington Street

Date: 1900
Description: View along right side curb toward houses along the right side of tree-lined Washington Street.
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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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