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Father Reading to Son

Date: 12 28 1981
Description: Father reading "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" by Mark Twain to his son.
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Large Radio

Date: 1927
Description: Newspaperman Alvin Steinkopf leaning on a large radio in his Milwaukee apartment. Steinkopf is wearing a bow tie and holding a cigar in his hand.
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Milwaukee Apartment

Date: 1932
Description: The living room of the East Juneau Street apartment of Alvin and Irene Steinkopf, both employed by the "Milwaukee Sentinel".
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Funny Papers and Alvin Steinkopf

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Description: Still wearing his pajamas, "Milwaukee Sentinel" editor Alvin Steinkopf reads the newspaper. The popular comic strip, "Gasoline Alley," can be seen on the ...
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Dressed to the Nines

Date: 1930
Description: Irene Steinkopf, motion picture editor of the Milwaukee Sentinel, dressed in a floor-length gown for an evening on the town.
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Library in the Home of John Johnston

Date: 1900
Description: Library in the home of John Johnston (1836-1904), a successful Milwaukee banker, located at 645 Franklin Place, also known as "The Lion House." The dining ...
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Dining Room in the Home of John Johnston

Date: 1900
Description: Dining room in the home of John Johnston (1836-1904), a successful Milwaukee banker, located at 645 Franklin Place, also known as "The Lion House." The lib...
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Thanksgiving Meal

Date: 11 25 1988
Description: Two adult women and two girls are sitting on sofas and smiling. On a shelf on a mirrored cabinet behind the sofas are several framed photographs of girls. ...
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Music Room

Date: 1890
Description: An interior view of the music room of the George Brumder home at the corner of Wells and 10th Streets. The room has a high ceiling and is decorated in Vict...
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Living Room

Date: 1890
Description: A view of the southwest corner of the living room of the George Brumder house at the corner of 10th and Wells Streets. An ornate Victorian etagere stands b...
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Bookkeeping

Date: 1920
Description: Henriette Brandhorst (Mrs. George) Brumder is sitting in an upholstered wicker chair at a small table writing in a book. There are coins and paper currency...

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