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Unkempt Bedroom with Children

Date: 03 1909
Description: A young boy and girl sitting on an iron bedstead in the corner of their unkempt bedroom.
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Children Playing in Bedroom

Date: 02 10 1955
Description: Elevated view of boy sitting on a toy fire engine, another boy dressed as a cowboy, and a girl with a toy cash register playing in the bedroom.
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Hilton Guest Room

Date: 1982
Description: Typical room at the Milwaukee River Hilton Inn in MIlwaukee.
Postcard

Hotel Pfister — A Large Sample Room

Date: 1920
Description: The hotel is on the corner of Wisconsin Avenue and Jefferson Street. The view is of large sample room. Includes a bed, desk and chair, vanity dresser, a lo...
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Working Conditions on Railroad Car Ferries

Date: 09 10 1946
Description: Worker's bunks on a railroad car ferry. The spare room has a calendar, light, radiator, table, locking closet and two bunks. Workers' clothes hand on the w...
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Working Conditions on Railroad Car Ferries

Date: 09 10 1946
Description: Worker reads union newspaper while sitting on a bunk and smoking a cigar. Part of a series on working conditions aboard Lake Michigan railroad car ferries....
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Bedroom in the Home of John Johnston

Date: 1900
Description: Bedroom in the home of John Johnston (1836-1904), a successful Milwaukee banker, located at 645 Franklin Place, also known as "The Lion House." The ho...
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Esser Sisters, Julie and Jane

Date: 02 1962
Description: The Esser sisters, Julie and Jane, stand in a crib with their hands on the foot board. A lamb decal decorates the crib.
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Herbert Paul Brumder

Date: 1923
Description: Herbert Brumder is reflected in the center mirror of a vanity in the bedroom of his home at 2030 East Lafayette Place. Partially obscuring the mirrors are ...
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Bedroom

Date: 1924
Description: A floor lamp is standing on the left beside a chaise lounge in a bedroom of the George and Henriette Brumder mansion at the corner of Grand (later Wisconsi...
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Bedroom

Date: 1924
Description: A small table with books on the lower shelf is standing in front of the fireplace in a bedroom of the George and Henriette Brumder mansion at the corner of...
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Birthday in Bed

Date: 1926
Description: Philip George Brumder is sitting propped up in a single bed. He is looking at a toy sand or gravel conveyor which is standing next to a birthday cake with ...
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Bedroom

Date: 1924
Description: A view of a bedroom in the George and Henriette Brumder mansion at the corner of Grand (later Wisconsin) Avenue and 18th Street. The bed has a tall carved ...
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Staircase

Date: 1924
Description: A view of the third floor landing of the main stairway in the George and Henriette Brumder mansion at the corner of Grand (later Wisconsin) Avenue and 18th...
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Birthday in Bed

Date: 11 22 1930
Description: A metal overbed table holding a birthday cake and wrapped gift has been positioned over the bed of Philip Brumder, who sitting up in bed and is wearing a r...
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Rowing Machine

Date: 1915
Description: A profile view of Herbert Paul Brumder sitting shirtless on a rowing machine. There is an oriental-style carpet on the floor.

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