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Two Women with Cleaning Implements

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Description: Two women are standing on the small porch outside an open kitchen door, near implements used for daily household tasks such as washing, scrubbing, sweeping...
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Murder-Suicide in Room on Henry Street

Date: 09 24 1934
Description: Doorway and bed in a room on 521 North Henry Street where a murder-suicide occurred. Adele Burnton was murdered by Harold Kotvis, who then committed suicid...
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St. Francis House Interior

Date: 07 22 1931
Description: St. Francis House interior, showing folding wood partition, closed.
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St. Francis House Interior

Date: 07 16 1931
Description: Interior of St. Francis house showing folding wooden door panels.
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Lake View Tuberculosis Sanitarium — Sun Porch

Date: 04 27 1931
Description: Lake View TB Sanitarium sun porch.
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Eastwood Theatre Main Foyer

Date: 01 08 1930
Description: View of foyer from west end; Eastwood theatre, located at 2090 Atwood Avenue. On the right is a staircase and newel post with a statue of Mercury. Text on ...
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Orpheum Theatre Foyer

Date: 04 05 1927
Description: Orpheum Theater, at 216 State Street, showing foyer near doors to auditorium with a statue of a boy with a goat on a pedestal.
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Orpheum Theatre Ushers

Date: 04 10 1927
Description: Group portrait of new Orpheum Theatre ushers. Behind the group is a statue of a boy with a goat on a pedestal near the "Aisle 2" doors to the auditorium.
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Hall

Date: 1928
Description: A tiled hall area in the 1928 addition to the home of William Llewellyn and Zona Gale Breese. A small stairway is on the right. The walls are wood paneled.
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Living Room

Date: 1928
Description: A view of the living room in the home of William Llewellyn and Zona Gale Breese, looking toward the front entry hall. There is a grand piano in the front o...
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Children Entering School House

Date: 1920
Description: Group of young school children entering a school building single file, with arms folded behind their backs. The original caption reads: "Proper way of ente...
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City Employees

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Description: A group of about two dozen male city employees, three carrying shovels, stand in front of the double doors of a large brick building. There is a wooden wal...
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McCormick Reaper Works Bathroom

Date: 1900
Description: View of a bathroom at the McCormick factory. A row of sinks are standing in the foreground, and several toilet stalls with overhead tanks are along the bac...
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Delivery of Bread Right To Your Door

Date: 1939
Description: A woman standing on her doorstep buys bread from a deliveryman. His truck is parked in the driveway. Text on the truck reads "Capitol Bakers, 'Right' to yo...
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Houses, Beekman Quarters

Date: 1966
Description: Several houses along a dirt road. A person stands in the doorway of one house. "'Some roofs leak worse than others, but we all get wet inside when it rains...
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House, North Wall Street

Date: 1966
Description: A home with clothing hanging out to dry on a clothesline.

The North Wall Street neighborhood houses 37 families in 22 buildings, with 30 hydrants, 24 toi...

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Lobby of the McCormick Works Club House

Date: 1900
Description: Interior view of lobby. There are tables and chairs in the foreground. In the background on the left is a flight of stairs. In the center is a set of doubl...
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Entry Hall of McCormick Works Club House

Date: 06 19 1907
Description: Interior view of entry hall of the club house. A spittoon is on the lobby floor at the base of a flight of stairs. A message board is posted near the front...
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Chi Psi Fraternity

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Description: Interior view of a living area through a pocket door in the Chi Psi fraternity at 627 North Lake Street and Lake Lawn Court. The house was built in 1892 an...
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Fountain City Magistrates

Date: 1888
Description: Outdoor group portrait of magistrates sitting around a table in front of the fire house. Identified (left to right): Edward Funke, William Schuster, David ...

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