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| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Watertown Public Library. Caption reads: "Public Library, Watertown, Wis." |
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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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| Description: | Gazebo in Library Park behind the Watertown Public Library. The gazebo has a clay tile roof, and there are also benches, trellises, and a fountain. A churc... |
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| Description: | View across street toward the facade of the Watertown Public Library. The Neoclassical style informs elements of the building, including the porch, pedimen... |
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| Description: | Gazebo in Library Park behind the Watertown Public Library. The gazebo has a clay tile roof, and there are benches, and trellises around it. Two dogs stand... |
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| Description: | Exterior of Public School No. 4, built in 1883. The brick building entrance has a sign that reads: "High School," and features Gothic arches, long, rectang... |
| Date: | 1945 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the entrance to the Richards' Octagon House. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the post office on the corner of 2nd and Madison. |
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| Description: | View of Riverview Park. The view features a shelter, benches, and a swing set among trees. |
| Photographs of Public Libraries in Wisconsin |
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| Learn about how the Wisconsin Free Library Commission helped to establish and improve free public libraries in Wisconsin. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | View of the spiral staircase inside Richards' Octagon House. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | View of the spiral staircase inside the Octagon House. |
| Date: | 1951 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Octagon House, built by the Hon. John Richards and completed in about 1852. |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Octagon House, built by John Richards, an early local lawyer. |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Drawing of the Octagon House with a horse and carriage in the foreground. |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | A model of the Richards' Octagon House, showing the original structure of the porches. |
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