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Mrs. Elston

Date: 1941
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Mrs. Laura Elston, wife of Henry Elston of Muscoda.
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Henry Elston Family

Date: 1937
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the Henry Elston Family of Muscoda, with a dog sitting in the foreground. According to US censuses they are from left to right: M...
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Henry Elston Family

Date: 1937
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the extended Elston family, including sons-in-law and grandchildren.
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"love"

Date: 1967
Description: Black and white photographic greeting card. View down beach towards couple hugging while standing in the sand. The word "love" is centered at the top.
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Downtown Muscoda

Date: 1971
Description: Slightly elevated view of a central business district. The theater marquee on the left reads: "The Concert for Bangladesh." Across the street on the right ...
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Muscoda in Valley

Date: 
Description: Elevated view over trees of the town of Muscoda. The water tower is in the center. The commercial district is on the left, and dwellings are in the foregro...
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Pendarvis House

Date: 1936
Description: Exterior view of Pendarvis House.
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Trelawny House Sitting Room at Pendarvis Complex

Date: 1936
Description: Interior view of a sitting room at Trelawny House, with period chairs, a bookcase and a painting of sheep above the fireplace.
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Pendarvis House Room

Date: 1936
Description: An interior view of a room in Pendarvis House. To the right of the fireplace is a dresser in the corner. On the left of the fireplace is a drop-leaf table....
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Trelawny House Dining Room at Pendarvis Complex

Date: 1936
Description: Interior view of the dining room at Trelawny House. A sideboard displaying china is in the center against a wall, flanked by two chairs. The dining table i...
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Emma Gillett

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Description: Waist-up portrait of Emma Gillett, wife of Sherwin, mother of Lorin.
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Portrait of My Mother

Date: 12 02 1935
Description: Waist-up portrait of Emma Gillett, wife of Sherwin, mother of Lorin. She is wearing a scarf over her head, an apron and a sweater.
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Emma Schmitt Gillett and Monday

Date: 1933
Description: Full-length portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Emma Gillett with their German Shepherd, Monday.
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Pendarvis — Room with Fireplace

Date: 1936
Description: View of a room in Pendarvis House. There is a map of Cornwall over the fireplace. A bedwarmer and a bellows sit at the base of the hearth.
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Polperro House Second Floor at Pendarvis Complex

Date: 1936
Description: Room on the second floor in Polperro House. In the center is a stairwell up to the next floor, a bookshelf in the right corner, and a portrait of a man abo...
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Polperro House Third Floor at Pendarvis Complex

Date: 1936
Description: Bedroom in Polperro House with a canopy bed set into a dormer with a window. A quilt is on the bed, a bedside table on the left, and a dresser on the far w...
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Trelawny House Bedroom at Pendarvis Complex

Date: 1936
Description: Bedroom in Trelawny House. Furniture includes a 4-poster bed, two chairs, a chest, a dresser, and a wash basin and ewer on a stand.
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Polperro House Sitting Room at Pendarvis Complex

Date: 1936
Description: Sitting room in Polperro House. Rocking chairs and a bench are by the fire in the fireplace. A corner china cabinet is on the right near a window.
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Polperro House Kitchen at Pendarvis Complex

Date: 1936
Description: Kitchen at Polperro House. Near the window is a chair and a butter churn. In the center is a woodburning stove, with a firewood box behind it against the w...
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Ruins of Rome

Date: 
Description: View from street of the Farmers and Merchants Bank after a fire. All that's left standing is its neo-classical marble facade with columns framing a doorway...

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