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Mrs. Kate Gay's Living Room

Date: 12 18 1937
Description: Mrs. Kate (widow of Leonard) Gay's living room, looking north, Apartment 101, Lyon Apartment Building, 330 N. Carroll Street.
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Mrs. Kate Gay's Apartment

Date: 12 18 1937
Description: Mrs. Kate (widow of Leonard) Gay's living room, looking south into the dining room, in her apartment 101, Lyon Apartments, 330 N. Carroll Street.
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Foyer in Lyon Apartments

Date: 12 18 1937
Description: Interior view of the foyer of Gay apartment building called the Lyon Apartments, 330 N. Carroll Street, featuring the new carpet.
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Murder and Suicide Room on Henry Street

Date: 09 24 1934
Description: Room where murder, suicide occurred. Adele Burnton was murdered by Harold Kotvis, who then committed suicide. 521 North Henry Street.
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Mrs. Lehman and Son John

Date: 09 28 1932
Description: Mrs. C.D. Lehman, a writer of children's books, with her son, John, a University of Wisconsin student. They are pictured in their home in the Princeton apa...
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Four Women Share a House

Date: 03 21 1955
Description: Joan Williams and Dolores Roegner repair a furnace with a hammer and pliers in the house they share with two other young women at 2253 Rugby Row.
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Mrs. Theodore Statz with Her Baby in Apartment

Date: 09 18 1948
Description: Mrs. Theodore Statz and her 6-month old daughter Cindy in the kitchen of their basement apartment at 425 West Wilson Street. They are soon to be evicted be...
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Fire at 15 S. Bedford Street

Date: 11 28 1948
Description: Fire-charred apartment of Annie Simmons and her four children, at the rear of the tiny bedroom in which Florence Dinger and her three children died.
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Eagle Heights Apartment Interior

Date: 01 26 1949
Description: Mrs. J.E. Hurff standing on the stairway of her Eagle Heights apartment, furnished with Chinese art objects purchased during Captain J.E. Hurff's naval dut...
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University Houses in Eagle Heights

Date: 01 20 1949
Description: University Houses at Eagle Heights. This is the living room of Professor and Mrs. C.A. Brandly.
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University Houses in Eagle Heights

Date: 01 20 1949
Description: University Houses at Eagle Heights. This is the dining room of Associate Professor and Mrs. Schott Cutlips.
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University Houses In Eagle Heights

Date: 01 20 1949
Description: University Houses at Eagle Heights. This is the dining room of Lieutenant Colonel and Mrs. Harry E. Hagerty.
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National Business Women's Week

Date: 10 04 1949
Description: The Madison Business and Professional Women's club celebrates National Business Women's Week by honoring some of its members. Ms. Clara Effinger, 842 Spaig...
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Decorating First Apartment

Date: 04 17 1950
Description: Newlyweds George and Lorna Homes decorate their first apartment at 1028 Erin Street. The couple is shown hanging up a bedsheet to serve as a window curtai...
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Decorating First Apartment

Date: 04 17 1950
Description: Newlyweds George and Lorna Holmes decorate their first apartment at 1028 Erin Street. Lorna is painting a living room wall as George is looking on.
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Air Force Families

Date: 04 02 1951
Description: Mrs. Robert C. (Marion) Dennison posing for a portrait with her daughter, Holly, age 2, and her son, Scott, 3 months. She is the wife of Captain Robert C. ...
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Air Force Families

Date: 04 02 1951
Description: Mrs. Robert F. (Jean) Wall poses for a portrait with her three children. Left to right are Nancy Sue, age 2 years, Patricia Ann, age 4 years, and Robert Wa...
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Air Force Families

Date: 04 02 1951
Description: Mrs. Ernest F. (Babette) Rice is shown with her daughter, Kathy, 10 months, and her son, Johnny, 3 1/2 years old, in their apartment at Sherman Terrace whe...
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Forest and Hares

Date: 1900
Description: Forest Middleton rests on the kitchen floor with two Dutch hares. There is a woodburning stove and a "Detroit Jewel" gas stove in the background. A table...
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Japanese Home Furnishings

Date: 09 14 1953
Description: The W.H. Wikoff residence, 34C University Houses, contains many Japanese furnishings. Mrs. Catherine (William H.) Wikoff is shown with a Japanese dish and ...

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