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Vaughan House Interior

Date: 07 10 1953
Description: Living room in the Vaughan house. There is fireplace with a framed portrait of a woman above the mantel, and a framed portrait of a man propped on the floo...
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Santa Claus Getting Ready for his Journey

Date: 12 22 1953
Description: Man dressed as Santa Claus sitting in front of a fireplace in an armchair, lighting his pipe with a candle. His pom-pom hat is hanging over the back of the...
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Family Posing in Front of Fireplace

Date: 12 11 1954
Description: A couple with their young daughter posing in front of a home fireplace to take a photograph for their Christmas Card.
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Photo Enactors from the Dane County Association for Mental Health

Date: 04 16 1957
Description: Staged scenario of a lonely and isolated elderly woman sitting in a rocking chair by a fireplace and spinning wheel. "Aunt Jennie" is portrayed by Margueri...
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Edgewood High School Teen-Age Potluck Group

Date: 11 05 1957
Description: Edgewood High School teen-age girls gather for a potluck before a football game. The potluck was at the home of Mark and Mary Schmitz and hosted by their ...
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Homeowner Redecorates with Contemporary Styling

Date: 12 27 1957
Description: The tri-level home of I. Franklin and Arline Houseman, 821 Lakewood Boulevard in Maple Bluff, was redecorated with her choosing the color scheme. The livin...
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Serving Tea, a Gracious Custom

Date: 02 18 1958
Description: Sitting in front of the fireplace in the family home at 535 Wisconsin Avenue are Mrs. Lucien (Mary) Hanks, her daughter and two friends. They are (left to ...
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Wolman Family Home

Date: 05 08 1958
Description: New home, located at 4121 Chippewa Drive, designed by owners Martin and Ann Wolman to meet the needs of their large family of five children. Shown is a vie...
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Arthur O. Schroeder Home on Token Creek

Date: 10 04 1960
Description: The stone fireplace and wide window expanses offer a view of Token creek in the Arthur O. Schroeder home.
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Dream House Built from Plans in Newspaper

Date: 11 29 1960
Description: Mr. and Mrs. Harold F. (Schim) Elliott and son Michael in the living room of their house built as their "dream home" from plans in the Wisconsin State J...

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