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Interior of the James Nevin House

Date: 1897
Description: Interior view through tasseled doorway of a room in the James Nevin home. Nevin was the supervisor of the State Fish Hatchery. The room is decorated with m...
Photograph

Sewell A. Peterson Home Interior

Date: 1898
Description: An interior view of the Wisconsin State Treasurer, Sewell A. Peterson, home on South Fairchild Street. The photograph is taken looking through the parlor a...
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Parlor in Steensland Home

Date: 1899
Description: An interior view of the Halle Steensland house at 315 North Carroll Street, showing the lavishly decorated parlor. There is a piano on the right, and a tig...
Postcard

Group Portrait

Date: 1910
Description: Photographic postcard of Forest Middleton sitting on a chair behind an unidentified man, woman, and boy. A heavy drape with tassels, top left, frames the s...
Photograph

Family at Home

Date: 1905
Description: A carefully posed scene of a man, woman, and girl at home. The girl sits with a cat on her lap. The man, in a wicker rocker, reads the "Editorial Section" ...
Photograph

Rogers Family

Date: 11 17 1898
Description: Group portrait of the Rogers family. Pictured are William Henry Rogers, Clark M. Putnam, Maude Rogers, Martha Rogers, Grace (Rogers) Putnam and Mrs. Willia...
Photograph

Interior View of William A.P. Morris Residence Parlor

Date: 09 24 1896
Description: Interior view of the William A.P. Morris residence parlor. A young woman is sitting at a piano on the far wall, looking over her shoulder to her right. Fra...
Photograph

Parlor of William A.P. Morris Residence

Date: 09 24 1896
Description: An interior view of the parlor of the William A.P. Morris residence. On the right is a young woman sitting sideways in front of a piano looking towards the...
Photograph

Miss Mayhew's Room in Ladies' Hall at Easter

Date: 1900
Description: Miss Mayhew's room in the Ladies' Hall, located on the University of Wisconsin campus. The room is set for Easter, with Easter lilies on the mantel and on ...
Book or Pamphlet

Parlors at Hillside Home School

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Description: The parlors at Hillside Home School, featuring a fireplace, bookshelves, curtained doorways, and rocking chairs.
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Sunny Parlor

Date: 1930
Description: Sunlight and a ceiling fixture provide light for a parlor furnished in an Early American style. A portrait of George Washington is hanging on the far wall....
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Governor's Mansion — Parlor

Date: 1930
Description: Interior view of the parlor in the Governor's Mansion. A large mirror is on the wall on the left, chairs are arranged along the left side of the room, and ...

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