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Juliusspital Apotheke

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Description: The palace-like Juliusspital was founded in 1576 by Prince Bishop Julius Echter as a refuge for the sick and the poor. The Rococo apothecary (reproduction ...
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Gesell Children

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Description: Studio portrait of Gesell children. Two boys, Arnold in center, pulling girl in wagon.
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Chief Black Dog and Wife

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Description: Chief Black Dog and his wife posed in front of a painted backdrop. This image comes from an Osage album with the inscription: "Compliments of G.W. Parsons....
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Tractor Works

Date: 1950
Description: A woman and two men work with wooden crates at International Harvester's Tractor Works (factory).
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Studio Portrait of Two Women in a Prop Row Boat

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Description: A studio portrait of two women posing sitting in a row boat prop in the middle of painted scenery as the background and foreground. Both women are wearing ...
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Trelawny House Sitting Room at Pendarvis Complex

Date: 1936
Description: Interior view of a sitting room at Trelawny House, with period chairs, a bookcase and a painting of sheep above the fireplace.
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Pendarvis House Room

Date: 1936
Description: An interior view of a room in Pendarvis House. To the right of the fireplace is a dresser in the corner. On the left of the fireplace is a drop-leaf table....
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Trelawny House Dining Room at Pendarvis Complex

Date: 1936
Description: Interior view of the dining room at Trelawny House. A sideboard displaying china is in the center against a wall, flanked by two chairs. The dining table i...
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Pendarvis — Room with Fireplace

Date: 1936
Description: View of a room in Pendarvis House. There is a map of Cornwall over the fireplace. A bedwarmer and a bellows sit at the base of the hearth.
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Polperro House Second Floor at Pendarvis Complex

Date: 1936
Description: Room on the second floor in Polperro House. In the center is a stairwell up to the next floor, a bookshelf in the right corner, and a portrait of a man abo...
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Polperro House Sitting Room at Pendarvis Complex

Date: 1936
Description: Sitting room in Polperro House. Rocking chairs and a bench are by the fire in the fireplace. A corner china cabinet is on the right near a window.
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Polperro House Kitchen at Pendarvis Complex

Date: 1936
Description: Kitchen at Polperro House. Near the window is a chair and a butter churn. In the center is a woodburning stove, with a firewood box behind it against the w...
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Pottery Shop

Date: 1920
Description: A shopkeeper is using a feather duster to clean stacks of bowls displayed on a low table in the open air. Teapots in an array of shapes and finishes are su...

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