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Family at Dining Table

Date: 1890
Description: Family gathered at the dining table.
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Children in Bed

Date: 1890
Description: Bedroom scene with two boys in a bed with ornate headboard.
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Mrs. Jenkins' Schoolroom

Date: 1895
Description: View of an elementary school classroom with two-seater desks. American flags and bunting complete the decor.
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Peninsula Player's Play House

Date: 1958
Description: Interior of the Peninsula Player's Play House, "Theater in a Garden," which opened in 1957. The sides of the theater are open to the outdoors.
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Class in Accounting Principles

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Description: A University Extension Accounting class posing in the classroom, with men standing and women seated. Included are Berhart, Jackson, Ollinger, Stewart, Keit...
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Door County Museum

Date: 1945
Description: View of the fireplace in the interior of the Door County Museum. The text along the mantel reads: "The Past, The Present, and the Future Cannot Be Separate...
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Thordarson Library with Fireplace

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Description: Interior view of the Thordarson library featuring a massive fireplace with two men posing on either side of it. The building is of stone, with arched windo...
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Thordarson Library with Chandelier

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Description: Interior view of the Thordarson library with bookcases and a spectacular chandelier with buffalo horns. The building is of stone, with arched windows.
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Thordarson's Workshop

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Description: Interior view of Chester Thordarson's workshop.
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Thordarson Boathouse Interior

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Description: View from balcony of the interior of the Chester Thordarson boathouse with several tables, upon which are numerous books.
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Boynton Chapel

Date: 1945
Description: A privately built and decorated chapel in the Norwegian style.
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Sturgeon Bay Public Library

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Description: Interior view of the Sturgeon Bay Public Library. Prominent elements are reading tables, librarian's desk, bookshelves.
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Christmas Tree and Paintings

Date: 1899
Description: A decorated Christmas tree surrounded by toys, including a wagon, drum, and wheelbarrow. A painting is displayed on a stand nearby, and a painted umbrella ...
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New Year's Dinner

Date: 01 01 1900
Description: A group of family members sitting at a table laden with food for a New Year's dinner.
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Sturgeon Bay Public Library

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Description: Interior view of the Sturgeon Bay Public Library. Library opened in 1913 with a gift of $12,500 from Andrew Carnegie. To the left of the photograph is a po...
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Sturgeon Bay Public Library

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Description: Interior view of the Sturgeon Bay Public Library. In the room are reading tables, two carved wood columns, a fireplace, bookshelves, and a nine-drawer card...
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Sturgeon Bay Public Library

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Description: Interior view of the Sturgeon Bay Public Library. Library opened in 1913 with a gift of $12,500 from Andrew Carnegie. In the room are reading tables, books...
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Syl with Long Curly Hair

Date: 07 09 1898
Description: Syl, with long curly hair and wearing an undershirt, sits on a chair near a floor lamp with fringed lampshade. There is a small, framed painting hanging on...
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Ma Sitting in Chair

Date: 1898
Description: Low angle view of "Ma" sitting in a large chair near a window wearing a long white dress or nightgown in a bedroom with a fur rug over another rug. There a...
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Syl Sleeping on Settee

Date: 07 23 1899
Description: Syl sleeping on a high-backed, upholstered, carved wood settee. Framed pictures are on the wall above him.

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