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Infant with Grandmother

Date: 1950
Description: A young child examines a children's book with her grandmother.
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Woman in Kitchen

Date: 1950
Description: Woman pouring a cup of coffee.
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Television

Date: 1950
Description: A young woman is displaying a television set.
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Hearth and Home

Date: 1950
Description: Kitchen and dining room area of a home with a fireplace.
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Rocking Newborns

Date: 1950
Description: Women feed and rock newborn babies in a neonatal hospital unit.
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Office Work

Date: 1950
Description: Women office workers file and take phone calls in a busy shared work space.
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Nurse with Child Patient

Date: 1950
Description: Nurse with a young girl patient and a container of blood.
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Writing a Note

Date: 1950
Description: A woman writes a note at a small writing desk in her kitchen.
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Wonewoc Spiritualist Camp

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Description: A "test" being performed to see if a medium is authentic.
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Labor Day Parade

Date: 1955
Description: The Brooklyn Grange parade float in a Labor Day parade. Men and women on the float mimic various household and recreational activities.
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Erdman Prefab 2

Date: 1959
Description: Interior view of the prefabricated home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and constructed by Marshall Erdman. This example of the Erdman #2 known as the Walte...
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Erdman Prefab 2

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Description: Dining area of the Walter & Mary Rudin House, 110 Marinette Trail, an example of Erdman #2, a Frank Lloyd Wright-design prefabricated house marketed and co...
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Man Knitting

Date: 1940
Description: Elderly man sitting in a rocking chair and knitting.
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Farm Family Eating Dinner

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Description: Mother, father, and seven children seated at a kitchen table eating dinner.
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Dog Clearing Bar Table

Date: 11 1946
Description: Four men playing cards at a table with a fifth man seated on a radiator observing at left. In the foreground, a dog clears an empty beer bottle from the ta...
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D.J. Leigh Sorting Records

Date: 1955
Description: City Treasurer D.J. Leigh with an associate, sorting records.
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Making Cornish Pasties in a Small Restaurant

Date: 1953
Description: Three women stand at a table while making Cornish pasties in the kitchen of a small restaurant.
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Mrs. Rebecca Wyatt

Date: 09 1952
Description: A woman is sitting at a desk, while another woman is standing next to her looking over her shoulder. A poster showing a diagram of the Underwood Champion K...
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Deane Adams and Friends

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Description: Three men sit at a table with coffee cups in front of them. A caption identifies them as "Dean [sic] Adams and friends." Deane Adams was co-founder of the ...
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Elizabeth Schlom

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Description: Caption reads: "Elizabeth Schlom, Curator of Educational Services and later Registrar of the Museum of the State Historical Society."

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