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| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Studio family wedding portrait in front of a painted background with a framed wreath in the center. The wreath is celebrating the wedding of the bride and ... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | A book in his hands, Postmaster Ed King sits in his wallpapered living room, staring past his wife to the window. Edna, his daughter, is seated at the pian... |
| Date: | 07 1993 |
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| Description: | David Obey and President Clinton sit together in a meeting in the Oval Office. A fireplace is in the background. |
| Date: | 02 1986 |
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| Description: | Secretary of State George Schultz during the Reagan Administration (first on the right) testifying before the Foreign Operations Subcommittee. Questioning ... |
| Date: | 03 14 1989 |
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| Description: | Secretary of State James Baker testifying before the Foreign Operations Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee. Wisconsin Congressman David R. ... |
| Date: | 1994 |
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| Description: | Congressman David Obey on a diplomatic airplane with a group of seated colleagues. He is standing on the right. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| 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 ... |
| Date: | 11 17 1951 |
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| Description: | Conrad William and Kathryn Anne (Reebie) Petersen pose for a full length portrait on their wedding day in Winnetka, Illinois. The bride wears a long satin ... |
| Date: | 09 1954 |
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| Description: | A grand piano with ornate shawl stands in front of the fireplace in the music room at Black Point. The fireplace surround is covered with ornate ceramic ti... |
| Date: | 1959 |
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| Description: | An ornate chandelier with gas light style shades and many prisms dominates a photograph of the music room at Black Point. There is a painted frieze below t... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | A room off the entrance hall of the Edward Petersen home at 1322 Astor Street in Chicago's Gold Coast area has a barrel vaulted ceiling and bookcases along... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | The fireplace in the living room of the Edward Petersen house features a classical revival surround and mantel. A small stuffed toy dog sits under a carved... |
| Date: | 09 1954 |
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| Description: | An ornate dining table with matching chairs anchors the dining room at Black Point. There is a stained glass window at the far end of the room over a built... |
| Date: | 09 1954 |
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| Description: | A view of the southeast corner of the dining room in the main house at Black Point, showing a china cabinet and tea table. The cabinet holds pieces of Cath... |
| Date: | 1980 |
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| Description: | Alma Schmidt Petersen, owner of Black Point Estate, poses seated in a green wicker chair on the porch of the main house. Standing behind her on the left an... |
| Date: | 12 25 1915 |
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| Description: | Catherine Orb Seipp, widow of prominent Chicago brewer and founder of Black Point Estate, Conrad Seipp, poses in her Chicago home with her nine grandchildr... |
| Date: | 07 1961 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the interior of the Cao Dai temple at Tay Ninh, Vietnam during services. |
| Date: | 07 22 1964 |
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| Description: | The desks and chairs of the state assemblymen are shown stored in the Assembly lounge while the Assembly chamber is recarpeted. Over a four-year period tha... |
| Date: | 12 22 1964 |
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| Description: | Henry Hinze, age 83, working on a hooked rug to give to his children. He has been hooking rugs since he had a heart attack ten years ago. |
| Date: | 03 16 1965 |
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| Description: | Baby sitters who take the six one-hour lessons sponsored by the Sun Prairie Jaycettes learn the correct methods of artificial resuscitation. Kathy Brown, ... |
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