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Family Group

Date: 1905
Description: A group portrait of two women, a man, a boy and a girl posing in a parlor; two other rooms are visible through doorways. The girl is seated in front of a p...
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John Johnston in his Library

Date: 1900
Description: John Johnston (1836-1904) sits with his feet up on a hassock in his library while reading a paper. Johnston, a successful Milwaukee banker, lived at 645 Fr...
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Man Carrying Chair into House with Children and Dog

Date: 11 1976
Description: A man is carrying a chair into a house from an International Harvester model 1700 truck owned by A. Arnold and Son Transfer & Storage Co. of Louisville, Ke...
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Clifford Vickers Home

Date: 1932
Description: Sunlight from the front bay window illuminates the parlor of the Vickers house, identified as the home of Marian Hintz, a pupil at the Prairie School. A co...
Postcard

The Lobby, Gordon Lodge

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Description: Interior view of the lobby of Gordon Lodge. There is a deer head trophy mounted above the mantle of the stone fireplace, and a large spinning wheel between...
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Menu for the 7th Annual Banquet of the Merchants Association

Date: 06 05 1884
Description: Die cut elongated octagonal menu for the 7th annual banquet of the Merchants Association at The Plankinton. On the cover is an oval portrait of a deer with...
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School Exhibit

Date: 1925
Description: An autumn exhibit and fair has been set up in the Centerville School. A post supports streamers which extend to the walls, and examples of needlework and c...
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Dining Room at the Birchcliff Hotel

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Description: Dining room set with table settings. A mirror and a sideboard are next to the double doors on the right, and a Victrola is in the corner next to two window...
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A Corner of the Dining Room, Birchcliff Hotel

Date: 1926
Description: The dining room at the Birchcliff Hotel, with tables set for a midday meal.
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Mt. Sinai Hospital Ball

Date: 1967
Description: Physicians and their guests around the punchbowl and refreshment table at the Mt. Sinai Hospital Ball, at the Sheraton-Schroeder Hotel.
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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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Church Interior Decorated for a Funeral

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Description: Interior view of a church from the rear, probably decorated for a funeral, with flowers arranged around the altar.
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Terry Andrae Park Shelter House

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Description: An interior view of the shelter house in Terry Andrae Park, including a stone fireplace. Terry Andrae is one part of the Kohler-Andrae Park system.
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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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Music Room

Date: 09 1954
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...
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Dining Porch at Black Point

Date: 1970
Description: Low flower arrangements decorate a table set for at least 25 people on the screened dining porch at the main house at Black Point Estate. There is a large...
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Wedding Day

Date: 09 10 1966
Description: Bride Catherine Bakieff Petersen and groom Peter Seipp Goltra, left, pose with their wedding party under the crystal chandelier in the music room at Black ...
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Christmas Tree

Date: 12 1899
Description: Christmas tree in the home of Edward Petersen decorated with a wide assortment of ornaments and tinsel garland. It is standing on a low table in front of a...
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William F. Vilas House Parlor

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Description: An interior view of a sumptuous Victorian parlor, with a Steinway piano, chandelier and ferns at the William Vilas house, 12 E. Gilman Street. A curtained ...
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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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