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Emerson and Florence Ela Residence

Date: 05 23 1932
Description: Emerson and Florence Ela residence, showing interior living room at 1101 Grant Street.
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Harry L. French Drawing Room

Date: 03 21 1932
Description: Harry L. and Mazie French drawing room at 500 Farwell Drive.
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Antique Furniture Group at Ramsay Residence

Date: 03 18 1932
Description: Antique furniture group at James and Grace Ramsay residence. 835 Farwell Drive. Also shows copy of Old Madonna portrait.
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Masonic Temple Lounge

Date: 08 29 1954
Description: Masonic Temple, 301 Wisconsin Avenue, lounge with lavish furnishings.
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Fairchild Dining Room

Date: 1880
Description: The ornate interior of the Lucius Fairchild house at 302 South Wisconsin Avenue (renamed Monona Avenue in 1877). Built by Lucius' father Jairus Fairchild i...
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William F. Vilas Library

Date: 1915
Description: Interior view of the library in the William F. Vilas residence, at 12 East Gilman Street.
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Zimmerman House Interior

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Description: Interior view of the Albert G. Zimmerman house at 746 East Gorham Street. The view includes a fireplace, patterned carpeting and wicker chairs. In the fore...
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Vinje Christmas Tree

Date: 12 1947
Description: The living room of the Arthur Vinje home at 2800 Mason Street, with the family Christmas tree and other holiday decorations.
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William F. Vilas House Library

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Description: Interior view of the William F. Vilas house, showing the library after remodeling.
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Reuben Gold Thwaites

Date: 1903
Description: Interior view of the State Historical Society Library Superintendent's office with Reuben Gold Thwaites seated at his desk. There is a map of the United St...
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Killian House Living Room

Date: 01 25 1950
Description: View of the living room of the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard F. (Sylvia) Killian, 3814 Hillcrest Drive, including the large picture window framed by dr...
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Killian House Dining Room

Date: 01 24 1950
Description: Dining "L" of the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard F. (Sylvia) Killian, 3814 Hillcrest Drive, featuring a geometic patterned paper on one wall that uses t...
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Schantz Home

Date: 02 17 1950
Description: Living room of Harold and Monona Schantz's new home, located at 310 Kensington Drive. Features novel treatment of a fireplace area and custom interior des...
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Wisconsin Governor's Residence - Porch/Garden Room

Date: 03 09 1950
Description: Sun streams into the first floor porch and garden room of the Governor's residence at 101 Cambridge Road. Its color is repeated in the warm golds of the ti...
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Charles and Fern Thompson House

Date: 07 03 1951
Description: Fern Thompson is sitting in the living room of her new home at 3539 Topping Road, Shorewood Hills. A feature of the room is a redwood and brick fireplace t...
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Philip C. and Kathleen Rosenthal House Dining Room

Date: 11 19 1951
Description: Philip and Kathleen Rosenthal's salmon red-house in Shorewood Hills, designed by Milwaukee architect Alvin Jansama and built in the late 1940's, is on two ...
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Floyd Voight Home Interior

Date: 03 26 1957
Description: Marian Voight sitting in the living room of her home at 8 Fuller Court. The room features antique green grasscloth covering on the ceiling that matches the...
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Interior Decorating in Homes

Date: 04 10 1958
Description: Off-white carpeting sets the mood in the living room of Dr. and Mrs. H.L. Greene's home at 201 Del Mar Drive. Walls and draperies are off-white and woodwor...
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Library of Professor Richard Ely

Date: 1925
Description: Interior of the library/study in the residence of Prof. Richard Ely, on Prospect Street. Prof. Ely, of the University of Wisconsin, was a noted economist.
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Miss Mayhew's Room in Ladies' Hall at Easter

Date: 1900
Description: Miss Mayhew's room in the Ladies' Hall, located on the University of Wisconsin campus. The room is set for Easter, with Easter lilies on the mantel and on ...

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