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McCormick Rush Street Residence Interior

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Description: Interior view of the McCormick family residence on Rush Street, showing a piano in the left-hand foreground. The house was built for Cyrus Hall McCormick a...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Interior — Assembly Chamber

Date: 02 15 1899
Description: Elevated view of legislators in the Assembly Chamber of the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Wisconsin State Capitol Interior — Treasurer's Office

Date: 1913
Description: Staff of the State Treasurer at work. Although the office was clearly located in the third Wisconsin State Capitol, this photograph may have been taken aft...
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Nixon Cabinet Meeting

Date: 05 20 1971
Description: President Richard Nixon meeting with his cabinet in the White House. Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird, originally from Marshfield, Wisconsin, is to his l...
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Hermitage Foyer

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Description: Foyer of the Hermitage, home of Andrew Jackson, featuring bucolic murals, a curving staircase, ornate couches and sculptures.
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The Hermitage Drawing Room

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Description: Interior view of a drawing room in the Hermitage, home of Andrew Jackson, featuring chandeliers, a harpsichord and ornately carved furniture.
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Parlor of James K. Polk

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Description: Parlor in the home of James K. Polk. The room contains a fireplace along the wall on the right, two floor to ceiling windows with drapes, three carved chai...
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Morris-Jumel Mansion Entrance Hall

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Description: Interior view of the Morris-Jumel Mansion which served, at different times, as headquarters to both forces during the Revolutionary war. This view of the ...
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The Elmone Hotel

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Description: A view of the lounge at the Elmone Hotel.
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Officers Quarters

Date: 1918
Description: Officers quarters of the 310th U.S. Army Engineer Corps while he was deployed to Archangel (Arkhangelsk), Russia. This room appears to be the dining room, ...
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Ferdinand Hotz in Office

Date: 1895
Description: A young Ferdinand Hotz sits behind a large desk in his Chicago office. There is an art print and a framed collection of moths and butterflies on the wall b...
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Petersen House

Date: 1930
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...
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Fancy Ball at Villa Louis

Date: 1898
Description: Dousman family and house party guests dressed for a fancy ball. They are posed on the staircase and in the hall and are wearing fancy dress or costumes. On...
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Entry Hall

Date: 1942
Description: A portrait of Dr. Otto L. Schmidt hangs in the front hall of Black Point. A handwritten caption which accompanies the photograph states: "Portrait above — ...
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Lobby of the Eugene Hotel

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Description: Lobby of the Eugene Hotel. The hotel was located on the southwest corner of the square.
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Carl A. Johnson House Interior

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Description: Interior of Carl A. Johnson residence, showing ornate parlor room with upholstered furniture (couch, arm chair and side chairs), end tables, patterned wall...
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Living Room

Date: 1925
Description: An interior view, looking south, of the living room of Henriette (Mrs. George) Brumder's summer home at Pine Lake. An electric light is hanging from the co...
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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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Library

Date: 1924
Description: Tall bookcases flanking a large fireplace in the library of the George and Henriette Brumder mansion at the corner of Grand (later Wisconsin) Avenue and 18...

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