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Winfield Martin House

Date: 07 27 1949
Description: The living room of the Winfield Martin house, 2906 Lakeland Avenue (earlier address, 611 Elmside Boulevard), with built-in bookcases, cupboards ande a free...
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James W. Geisler, National Baby Week

Date: 04 25 1949
Description: Two-year-old James William Geisler, the son of Mr. & Mrs. James Geisler of 1632 Monroe Street, sits at a piano for a portrait taken for National Baby Week.
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Groves-Barnhart School for Secretaries

Date: 02 17 1949
Description: A teacher, probably Mrs. Regina Barnhart at Groves-Barnhart School for Secretaries, giving a shorthand test to two female students.
Book or Pamphlet

"Ideals of the Ku Klux Klan" Cover

Date: 1926
Description: Cover art of a pamphlet called "Religious and Patriotic Ideals of the Ku Klux Klan" (KKK), author W. C. (Walter Carl) Wright, featuring an image of the Ame...
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Edgewater Hotel Apartment

Date: 05 02 1949
Description: T.L. Graham reading in front of the floor to ceiling bookcases in the living room of his Edgewater Hotel apartment in Madison. The Edgewater Hotel is locat...
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Agricultural Extension Exhibit

Date: 1932
Description: Room with six tables containing what appears to be an informational display of literature created by International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Depar...
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Advertising Sample Book

Date: 1931
Description: Scrap book of advertising literature for International trucks and other machinery. The scrap book, or sample book, was created by the company's Advertising...
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Man Reading in Chair

Date: 1930
Description: A man reads in a chair, with his back to the camera. His book rests on a table near a lamp with a decorated shade.
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Samson Occom

Date: 1766
Description: Portrait of Mohegan minister and preacher Samson Occom, posed sitting with his finger on a Bible on a bookstand, with Indian implements visible on the wall...
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Christmas Tree in a Dark Room

Date: 1899
Description: A Christmas tree on a tabletop is lit up in a dark living room, possibly in the home of Frederick King Conover. Toys, including a top, sled, and books, are...
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Christmas Tree on Tabletop

Date: 1897
Description: A decorated Christmas tree sits on a tabletop, possibly in the home of Frederick King Conover. Toys, including dolls, books, miniature furniture, cover tab...
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Christmas Tree on Tabletop

Date: 1895
Description: A decorated Christmas tree displayed on a tabletop in a living room with toys and books displayed in front of it, possibly in the home of Frederick King Co...
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Christmas Tree on Tabletop in Living Room

Date: 1894
Description: Christmas tree on a tabletop display in a living room, possibly in the home of Frederick King Conover. There are toys on the table and a small chair with m...
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Christmas Tree with Holiday Display

Date: 1893
Description: A holiday display in a living room, possibly in the home of Frederick King Conover, which includes a tabletop Christmas tree and a small sleigh.
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Summer Vacation Jobs for Youth

Date: 07 12 1949
Description: Ginny Hall, a West High School senior, has a summer job caring for Sharon and Sandra Sinn, the daughters of Mr. and Mrs. William F. Sinn, 3405 Blackhawk Dr...
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Couple in Farmyard

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Description: An outdoor portrait of a man wearing a hat, suit jacket, and trousers seated on a stool, and a woman standing next to him, with a fence behind them. The ma...
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Elderly Woman Holding Book

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Description: An outdoor portrait of a woman seated near a tree, holding a book titled "Our Friends," with a fence in the background.
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Young Man with Book Next to Table

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Description: An outdoor portrait of a young man standing near a porch. He is resting his hand on a book on a table.
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Man and Woman in Sitting Room

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Description: Portrait of a man and a woman posed sitting in the corner of a room near a desk and two book stands. The desk has a clock and many books on it.
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Family in Dining Room

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Description: A family is posed in a dining room with a woman seated and holding a small child. A man is seated at a desk in the corner, with a young girl standing nearb...

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