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Dieder Women

Date: 07 04 1936
Description: Group portrait of seven Dieder women.
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Isabel La Follette & Her Children

Date: 01 07 1935
Description: Mrs. Phillip (Isabel) La Follette reading to Bob and Judy, her children, at the Governor's Residence, 130 East Gilman Street.
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Red Cross Sewing Circle

Date: 12 08 1932
Description: Large group of women sewing for the Red Cross in the home of James and Mary McManamy, 2005 Jefferson.
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Kate Schmedeman

Date: 09 23 1932
Description: Portrait of Kate Schmedeman, Mayor Albert G. Schmedeman's wife, sitting in a chair beside a fireplace reading a book in her home, 504 Wisconsin Avenue.
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Lois Kerl's Three Children

Date: 09 11 1931
Description: Portrait of Lois Kerl's three children: one daughter is sitting and holding a baby, and the second daughter is standing on the right in front of the firepl...
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Christmas Scene

Date: 12 28 1928
Description: A little girl posing in a living room with a Christmas tree, toys, and a doll she got for Christmas.
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Alice Brown

Date: 1899
Description: Alice Brown in the Fred & Annie Brown house, 121 East Gilman Street.
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Mary Jean Hird and Children

Date: 08 30 1948
Description: Mrs. Edward W. (Sally Jean) Hird, Wapakoneta, Ohio, seated in chair with children Jack, Bill, and Sally Jean. The family is visiting her parents, Mrs. and ...
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1010 Walker Court, Living Room

Date: 1918
Description: Jenkin Lloyd Jones, born Nov. 1, 1911, sleeping on the sofa in the living room of his parents, the Richard & Georgia Lloyd Jones, home 1010 Walker Court (n...
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Madison Visitors

Date: 09 14 1948
Description: From the left is Caryl Kennedy Benish (Mrs. George A.), San Pedro, California, with her son Robert, visiting with her lifelong friend Jane Weston Johnson (...
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Shorewood Hills Community League

Date: 09 21 1948
Description: Mrs. David E. (Doris) Green and her two daughters, who have just moved into their new home at 1525 Sumac Drive, are shown being visited by Mrs. John (Nell)...
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Edward B.A. Sokoloski Home

Date: 02 10 1949
Description: The knotty pine living room in the home of the Edward B.A. Sokoloski family at 874 Woodrow Street. Mrs. Lucille Sokoloski is reading a book, and the family...
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Bakke House on Odana Road

Date: 02 24 1949
Description: Portrait of Mrs. Westye F. (Mary) Bakke seated before the fireplace in the living room of the Bakke house at 4818 Odana Road (now 4817 Sherwood Road) with ...
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Mr. and Mrs. E.W. Brandel at Home

Date: 1934
Description: E.W. and Mary Brandel relax together in their home in front of a brick fireplace. They are both wearing eyeglasses; he is reading a newspaper and she is kn...
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Killian House Living Room

Date: 01 25 1950
Description: Living room of the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard F. (Sylvia) Killian, 3814 Hillcrest Drive. Mrs. Killian and her daughter Elaine are shown seated in fr...
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George Kaeser Residence

Date: 02 06 1950
Description: Virginia Kaeser perches on an easy chair, key to the living room's color scheme. Notice how the dining area's ceiling extends to form an indirect lighting ...
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YWCA Lounge at Christmas

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Description: A view of the YWCA lounge at Christmas. Four women and a dog sit in front of an ornate fireplace. A large Christmas tree stands to the left of the fireplac...
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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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Ernst Friedlander Family in Home

Date: 10 03 1951
Description: Portrait of Ernst and Marie Friedlander with their baby, Helen, in the living room of their home that Ernst designed. The room includes a stone wall firepl...
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Residence of Tom and Ruth McGovern

Date: 03 19 1952
Description: Interior view of the living room in the home of builder Tom McGovern and his family at 25 Hiawatha Circle which is decorated in shades of green and brown. ...

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