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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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Interior of Pond House

Date: 1920
Description: Interior view of home, perhaps taken through an open window. The sash and sill are in the foreground. A woman is sitting on the piano bench in front of a g...
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St. Francis House Parlor

Date: 06 03 1931
Description: View of parlor in St. Francis House Student Center, 1001 University Avenue.
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Phi Kappa Tau Living Room

Date: 05 28 1930
Description: Phi Kappa Tau living room showing trophys and baby grand piano, 615 North Henry Street.
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Council Room in Memorial Union

Date: 10 12 1928
Description: Council room in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Union.
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Spaulding House

Date: 1942
Description: Image of the drawing room on the east side in the Spaulding house. The room was furnished by Marshall Field and Co. in 1870.

East end of the room, showin...

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Guests at Party Wearing Paper Hats

Date: 05 20 1902
Description: Men, women and children seated in chairs and on the floor wearing paper hats in honor of aunt Helen's birthday. A piano is on the right, a chandelier hangs...
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Parlor in Steensland Home

Date: 1899
Description: An interior view of the Halle Steensland house at 315 North Carroll Street, showing the lavishly decorated parlor. There is a piano on the right, and a tig...
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Library at Saint Joseph's Academy of Maine

Date: 1920
Description: Interior of a small library at Saint Joseph's Academy of Maine, opened in 1912. Chairs are gathered around a table near bookcases. In the room are religiou...
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Y.W.C.A. (210 E. 77th St.) Studio and Small Stage

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Description: View of the Y.W.C.A. (210 E. 77th St.) studio and small stage. View features the stage on the right with curtains drawn, two chandeliers hanging in front o...
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Little Dutch Mill Restaurant

Date: 1929
Description: The tea room at the Little Dutch Mill Restaurant. The room has tables and chairs, a piano, and a fireplace.
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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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Music Room

Date: 1959
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...
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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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Butternut House; Living Room

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Description: Ektachrome postcard of the Butternut House living room. Text on reverse reads: "The living room in Butternut House reflects the more luxurious furnishin...
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In the Dining Room

Date: 1940
Description: A view of the dining room in the shelter house at Point Beach State Forest. There are sturdy log picnic tables set with glasses, silverware and tablecloths...
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Governor's Mansion — Parlor

Date: 1930
Description: Interior view of the parlor in the Governor's Mansion. A large mirror is on the wall on the left, chairs are arranged along the left side of the room, and ...
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Governor's Mansion — Parlor Bay Window

Date: 1930
Description: Interior view of the alcove, with three bay windows which have tied back drapes, a valance, and lace curtains. The view looks out to the right side yard of...

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