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Fairlawn Hotel

Date: 1910
Description: Bedroom featuring an elaborately carved bed, a table with an embellished lamp, and chairs in a guest room. Caption reads: "Guest Room, Looking North 'Fairl...
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Nursery Room

Date: 09 19 1951
Description: 8-month old Billy Gately of 4210 Nakoma Road standing in his crib in a nursery decorated with colorful stuffed animal print drapes.
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David & Florence Bade Residence

Date: 11 29 1951
Description: Interior view of the David & Florence Bade residence at 5701 Winnequah Road in Frost Woods, Monona. The photograph shows Jimmy's (age 8) bedroom, including...
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Room in the Winter Palace of the Czar

Date: 1917
Description: Interior of a room in the Winter Palace in Petrograd (St. Petersburg), Russia. Original caption reads: "Rooms in the Winter Palace of the Czar."
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Residence of Tom and Ruth McGovern

Date: 03 19 1952
Description: Interior view of the master bedroom in the home of builder Tom McGovern and his family at 25 Hiawatha Circle. Mahogany walls form a backdrop for the twin b...
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UW Chancellor's House

Date: 04 15 1952
Description: A second floor bedroom at the UW Chancellor's house, 130 N. Prospect Avenue, has windows that look out toward Lake Mendota. The house, built in 1912 for Jo...
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Our Lady of the Valley

Date: 1950
Description: View of the sleeping area at Our Lady of the Valley abbey. Each bed has partial walls surrounding it, with a curtained entrance into each area. Radiators l...
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Smoking in Bed

Date: 06 1927
Description: A man lies in bed while smoking a pipe. A pouch of tobacco labeled: "Smoking Mixture" and a box of Red Top matches rest nearby on the blanket.
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Switzer Foundation for Girls

Date: 1920
Description: A view of a bedroom at Switzer Foundation for Girls furnished with two twin beds, two rugs, two chairs, and a bureau. The back wall has a large double wind...
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Photographic Self-Portrait of David Gander

Date: 1916
Description: A photographic self-portrait of David Gander taken in a mirror. He is posed with a camera and is wearing a jacket and a hat. In the background appears to b...
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Home of Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Voegeli

Date: 07 23 1952
Description: Interior view of the home of Mr. and Mrs. Don J. (Jean) Voegeli at 2805 Oxford Place in Shorewood Hills. The spacious one-story home was designed around th...
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Tommy Torbleau

Date: 09 02 1952
Description: Tommy Torbleau of 425 Memphis Avenue has Perthes disease and has spent the summer in bed. His plea for letters appeared in the Wisconsin State Journal
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Bedroom Interior

Date: 02 24 1932
Description: A bed covered with a decorative bedspread is standing in the middle of a bedroom, surrounded by an end table with a lamp and a dresser. What appears to be ...
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Sleeping Porch

Date: 1925
Description: Four beds line either side of the sleeping porch at the farmhouse of J.E. Joyce. A telephone is hanging on the wall and striped curtains are covering the o...
Postcard

A Merry Christmas

Date: 1907
Description: Holiday postcard showing Santa Claus peeking around a curtain to look in on two girls sleeping in a bed. Their clothes are draped over the footboard. Santa...
Postcard

A Bright and Happy Christmas to You

Date: 1910
Description: Holiday postcard of two children, one with blonde hair and one with brunette hair. They are in bed wearing their pajamas while emptying their Christmas st...
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God Bless Our World

Date: 1972
Description: Holiday card with three children of different races, Asian American, Caucasian and African American, sleeping in three beds. Each has a stocking pinned to ...
Postcard

Best Christmas Wishes

Date: 1930
Description: Holiday postcard with Santa Claus at the bedside of a child, handing out toys. There are dolls, a bear, a badminton racket and bird, ball and a toy horse. ...
Postcard

Merry Christmas

Date: 1909
Description: Holiday postcard with a little girl asleep in bed. Santa Claus is gazing at her with a doll in his left hand. He has a sack of toys on his back and is wear...
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Lewis Arms with Daughter Rita

Date: 1957
Description: Lewis Arms sits on a bed feeding his infant daughter Rita Arms (Witter).

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