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Business District

Date: 1909
Description: A street scene at the post office. The post office houses J.E. James Childs Cabinets. One man stands at the doorpost and three men sit on makeshift seats o...
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Residential Main Street

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Description: View down residential Main Street. Horse-drawn carriages and automobiles pass the First Congregational Church, a building with a colonnaded entrance and c...
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Street Scene

Date: 1890
Description: Men and women ascend a staircase toward a shoe store as horses and carriages travel along the street below. The sign on the store reads, "Victor LaFrance R...
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Prospect Street

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Description: View down Prospect Street, a dirt road, featuring the construction of a brick corner building. Two men look on from the steps of their home across the str...
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City Hall and Jail

Date: 1910
Description: View of Athens City Hall, built in 1903-1904, featuring a central dome and clock tower. A water tower can be seen beyond the city jail to the left.
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Pilgrim Hall

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Description: Exterior of Pilgrim Hall in a town setting. A horse and carriage waits outside the museum with a colonnaded porch.
Print

Parker's Block and Lyons Block Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of Parker's Block and Lyons Block in Markesan, Wisconsin, with a three-quarter view of a commercial building with three storefronts: John Parker...
Photograph

Red Mound Street Scene

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Description: View across street of a general store on the right, and another business on the left. Two men and a dog pose in front of the general store. A horse and bug...
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Drew Carrier Company

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Description: View across railroad tracks of the Drew Carrier Company, which is a three-story brick building with exterior stairs and a ramp leading up to a second floor...
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Gathering Crowd

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of crowd of men, women and children, gathered for some unidentified occasion, standing in the street. There is also a group of people gathere...
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Cream City Brewing Company

Date: 1906
Description: A view of the south (W. Wells Street) facade of Cream City Brewing Company's Triangle Bar. The two-story building features decorative brickwork. There is a...
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...

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