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Sunday in a Lumber Camp Bunkhouse

Date: 1900
Description: Sunday morning in a lumber camp bunk house.
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Milwaukee Grain Exchange Room

Date: 1910
Description: Sample tables in the Grain Exchange Room of the Chamber of Commerce Building. The Milwaukee Grain Exchange was a pioneer in grain trading with their develo...
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McCormick Rush Street Residence Interior

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Description: Interior view of the McCormick family residence on Rush Street, showing a piano in the left-hand foreground. The house was built for Cyrus Hall McCormick a...
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Walden Parlor

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Description: Interior of the parlor at "Walden", the estate of Cyrus McCormick, Jr.
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Assembly Chamber

Date: 1925
Description: Assembly Chamber at the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Wisconsin State Capitol Elevators

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Description: Second and third floor elevators in the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Lumberjacks Eating

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Description: Lumberjacks eating in a cook shanty; probably early twentieth century.
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Woman Reading Magazine

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Description: Woman reading "House Beautiful" magazine at Greenwood House.
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Wisconsin State Capitol's East Gallery

Date: 1920
Description: Interior of the east gallery of the Wisconsin State Capitol. By 1911, the commission learned that the quarry that supplied the red granite for the piers on...
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Out of Action

Date: 01 13 1967
Description: Dejected skier at home with cast and crutches, after breaking her leg practicing for competition.
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Ultimate Hi-Fi System

Date: 08 12 1958
Description: Urbane gentleman shows off his sophisticated high fidelity wall system with reel-to-reel tape deck, reels of tape, and record albums.
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Statue "Sequoya" in U.S. Capitol

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Description: The statue "Sequoya" by Vinnie Ream, in Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Represents the State of Oklahoma.
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Taliesin Apprentice Accommodations

Date: 1935
Description: John Howe's bedroom at Taliesin, home of Frank Lloyd Wright and the Taliesin Fellowship.
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Interior of Old Mission Inn

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Description: Interior of view of Old Mission Inn, showing stone fireplace and piano. The Old Mission Inn was razed in 1965.
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"Hearthstone" Lightswitch

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Description: Original light switch on the wall at "Hearthstone," the home built by paper mill owner, Henry J. Rogers. The residence was the first dwelling electrified ...
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Workroom at Taliesin

Date: 1911
Description: Workroom at Taliesin, the home of Frank Lloyd Wright, looking toward the door to the loggia. A corner of the fireplace with built-in shelves is in the righ...
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Draftsmen in the Workroom at Taliesin

Date: 1911
Description: Draftsmen working at drafting tables in the workroom at Taliesin, the home of Frank Lloyd Wright. A painting by George Neidecken is in the background on th...
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Bunkroom at Taliesin

Date: 1911
Description: Bedroom off the end of the workroom with bunk beds on each side framing a built-in dresser stacked with books. A t-square, and a painting by George Niedeck...
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Table in Sleeping Quarters at Taliesin

Date: 1911
Description: Bedroom with bunk beds at Taliesin, the summer home of Frank Lloyd Wright. A t-square and a painting by George Niederen are hanging on the back wall above ...
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Triptych of the Living Room Fireplace at Taliesin

Date: 1911
Description: Triptych of the living room fireplace at Taliesin, the home of Frank Lloyd Wright. A built-in bookshelf and bench are to the left of the fireplace. The tri...

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