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Asahel Spring
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Stereograph of a group of men and women relaxing around a spring with concentric steps of limestone. The man on the right, holding the dipper, is Dr. Hugo Philler, a Waukesha physician. Behind the trees, in the background, is a horse-drawn buggy. Originally known as "Orchard Spring," the name was changed to "Asahel Spring" by Asahel Hawley Heath who bought it in 1875. He advertised the spring water as a cure for disease. This stereograph was the basis for his trademark. Eventually the spring vanished due to the dredging of the Fox River and a formal garden built in the 1920s. Caption on side reads: "Views of Waukesha and Vicinity."
1873
Tyler & Bugbee
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WHi 136287
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